Julien Benneteau vs Ivan Ljubicic — Miami Masters Round of 32

Miami Masters · ATP · Round of 32
FRA
Julien Benneteau
44 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLLWWLWL
0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 22 March 2004
hard
CRO
Ivan Ljubicic
47 yrs · 193 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLWWLLWLL
Benneteau J.
7-6 6-1
Ljubicic I.
Benneteau J.
7762
Ljubicic I.
631–

Julien Benneteau defeated Ivan Ljubicic 7-6 6-1 in the Miami Masters round of 32 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Ivan Ljubicic came in leading the head-to-head 4–1, defending last year's round of 128, but Julien Benneteau had been the form player, winning 5 of their last 9 on hard. Julien Benneteau narrowed the head-to-head to 4–2.

Key context

  • Match story: Julien Benneteau came through a tight passage before pulling clear — 7–6 6–1.

Head to head

1–4
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2010-02-08RotterdamR32hardJulien Benneteau6-3 6-3
2009-10-11Shanghai MastersR64hardIvan Ljubicic6-3 3-6 6-1
2007-06-17s HertogenboschSFgrassIvan Ljubicic7-6(1) 3-6 6-4
2006-05-29Roland GarrosQFclayIvan Ljubicic6-2 6-2 6-3
2001-10-08LyonR16clayIvan Ljubicic7-5 7-5

Serve vs return

This season
Benneteau J.serving89% hold

wins 69% of points on serve vs Ljubicic I.

Ljubicic I.serving89% hold

wins 69% of points on serve vs Benneteau J.

Serve-dominated — both hold easily, expect tiebreaks

Each player's serve crossed against the other's return, converted to expected hold of serve. Recent completed matches, ATP, WTA & Challenger. About

Statistics

This season
Benneteau J.Ljubicic I.
1st serve in·Even
62%
59%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
73%
78%
2nd serve points won·Even
50%
51%
Service points won·Even
64%
67%
Return points won·Even
37%
34%
Break points saved·Even
61%
64%
Aces / match·Dominant
7.6
11.8
Double faults / match·Clear edge
3.3
1.9

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Benneteau J.Ljubicic I.
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
52
64
Break points saved·Even
91
91
Break points won·Slight edge
30
35
Deciding sets·Dominant
53
79
Tiebreaks·Even
78
80

Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About

Conditions

Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
SlowFast
Weather
25°CClear
Wind 10 km/hHumidity 49%

Draw

Final
Roddick A.
Coria G.
6-726-36-1
Semi-finals
Coria G.
Gonzalez F.
4-67-666-1
Roddick A.
Spadea V.
6-16-3
Quarter-finals
Spadea V.
Calleri A.
7-56-1
Roddick A.
Moya C.
5-76-27-5
Coria G.
Kiefer N.
6-36-3
Gonzalez F.
Pavel A.
6-756-36-4
R16
Pavel A.
Martin T.
7-657-61
Roddick A.
Canas G.
6-36-3
Gonzalez F.
Nadal R.
7-614-66-2
Coria G.
Benneteau J.
7-632-67-5
Kiefer N.
Grosjean S.
6-46-2
Spadea V.
Srichaphan P.
5-76-36-2
Calleri A.
Agassi A.
6-27-62
Moya C.
Robredo T.
6-36-3
R32
Coria G.
Chela J.
6-23-66-3
Martin T.
Melzer J.
7-646-3
Agassi A.
Mirnyi M.
6-26-2
Nadal R.
Federer R.
6-36-3
Gonzalez F.
Novak J.
6-46-2
Pavel A.
Hewitt L.
6-47-5
Benneteau J.
Ljubicic I.
7-636-1
Moya C.
Hrbaty D.
7-51-66-3
Grosjean S.
Ascione T.
6-34-67-61
Kiefer N.
Ginepri R.
7-633-66-4
Spadea V.
Stepanek R.
6-32-67-63
Srichaphan P.
Monaco J.
1-66-46-4
Calleri A.
Reid T.
6-47-63
Canas G.
Malisse X.
6-42-66-3
Roddick A.
Bjorkman J.
6-43-66-3
Robredo T.
Hernych J.
3-66-37-64
R64
Moya C.
Sanchez D.
4-66-46-4
Canas G.
Schalken S.
6-13-0
Stepanek R.
Verdasco F.
7-667-63
Nadal R.
Ivanisevic G.
6-4
Ginepri R.
Gaudio G.
7-656-2
Ascione T.
Lopez F.
7-646-4
Grosjean S.
Lapentti N.
6-36-4
Benneteau J.
Fish M.
6-46-4
Ljubicic I.
Clement A.
3-66-36-2
Reid T.
Verkerk M.
4-66-47-5
Robredo T.
Rochus O.
4-66-17-63
Roddick A.
Beck K.
6-26-4
Bjorkman J.
Dent T.
7-646-2
Malisse X.
Costa A.
6-46-2
Hernych J.
Philippoussis M.
6-46-2
Hrbaty D.
Ulihrach B.
6-33-66-3
Agassi A.
Zabaleta M.
6-07-61
Mirnyi M.
Squillari F.
6-47-63
Calleri A.
Burgsmuller L.
6-37-5
Srichaphan P.
Mello R.
6-11-66-3
Monaco J.
Kuerten G.
6-13-67-5
Spadea V.
Safin M.
7-676-746-4
Kiefer N.
Schuettler R.
6-44-67-63
Chela J.
Saulnier C.
2-66-47-5
Coria G.
Ferreira W.
7-626-0
Melzer J.
Henman T.
7-632-67-64
Martin T.
Nieminen J.
6-35-77-5
Hewitt L.
Soderling R.
6-46-2
Pavel A.
Massu N.
7-636-1
Novak J.
Koubek S.
6-46-0
Federer R.
Davydenko N.
6-23-67-5
Gonzalez F.
Kucera K.
7-57-67
R128
Mello R.
Salzenstein J.
7-637-66
Malisse X.
Labadze I.
6-26-0
Beck K.
Hanescu V.
6-16-3
Dent T.
Youzhny M.
6-36-3
Ivanisevic G.
Escude N.
6-45-77-67
Davydenko N.
Johansson T.
6-22-66-3
Ferreira W.
Sluiter R.
6-36-1
Melzer J.
Karlovic I.
6-46-4
Martin T.
Heuberger I.
3-66-46-2
Soderling R.
Ferrer D.
7-656-4
Pavel A.
Tursunov D.
6-27-64
Koubek S.
Martin A.
2-67-636-0
Kucera K.
Bogomolov Jr A.
0-67-636-4
Ascione T.
Arazi H.
7-56-4
Lapentti N.
Enqvist T.
7-52-66-4
Benneteau J.
Morrison J.
6-32-67-5
Ljubicic I.
Sanguinetti D.
6-16-3
Saulnier C.
Baker B.
6-46-3
Sanchez D.
Horna L.
6-46-4
Kiefer N.
Andreev I.
6-36-4
Stepanek R.
Sargsian S.
6-36-4
Canas G.
Haas T.
6-17-66
Hernych J.
Santoro F.
7-57-5
Ginepri R.
Ramirez Hidalgo R.
6-26-2
Rochus O.
Carlsen K.
7-56-1
Ulihrach B.
Muller G.
6-47-5
Zabaleta M.
Carraz G.
6-47-5
Squillari F.
Lee H.
2-66-26-3
Burgsmuller L.
Gambill J.
7-56-4
Reid T.
Saretta F.
6-46-4
Monaco J.
Johansson J.
7-666-2
Spadea V.
Blake J.
6-7127-646-1