Stefan Koubek vs Ivan LjubicicRoland Garros Round of 64

Roland Garros · ATP · Round of 64
49 yrs · 175 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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3 — 1
Sets
Monday, 24 May 2004
clay
47 yrs · 193 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Koubek S.
6-0 1-6 6-4 6-2
Ljubicic I.
Koubek S.
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Ljubicic I.
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Stefan Koubek defeated Ivan Ljubicic 6-0 1-6 6-4 6-2 in the Roland Garros round of 64 on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Ivan Ljubicic came in leading the head-to-head 6–2, defending last year's round of 32. Stefan Koubek narrowed the head-to-head to 6–3.

Key context

Head to head

26
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2007-12-31DohaR32hardIvan Ljubicic6-4 6-4
2007-10-15Madrid MastersR32clayStefan Koubek6-3 6-7(2) 7-5
2007-01-29ZagrebR16hardIvan Ljubicic7-6(6) 6-7(5) 6-4
2006-02-10Davis Cup WG R1: AUT vs CRORRclayIvan Ljubicic6-2 6-2 6-4
2006-01-30ZagrebFhardIvan Ljubicic6-3 6-4
2004-10-25BaselQFhardStefan Koubek2-6 7-5 7-5
2002-07-08GstaadR16clayIvan Ljubicic6-4 6-4
2001-04-06Davis Cup G1 QF: CRO vs AUTRRcarpetIvan Ljubicic5-7 6-3 7-6(3) 6-3

Serve vs return

This season
Koubek S.serving78% hold

wins 62% of points on serve vs Ljubicic I.

Ljubicic I.serving84% hold

wins 65% of points on serve vs Koubek S.

Serve advantage — Ljubicic I.

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
1st serve in·Even
60%
59%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
67%
78%
2nd serve points won·Even
50%
51%
Service points won·Slight edge
60%
67%
Return points won·Even
38%
34%
Break points saved·Slight edge
58%
64%
Aces / match·Dominant
3.9
11.8
Double faults / match·Clear edge
3.1
1.9

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (170 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
46
64
Break points saved·Clear edge
71
91
Break points won·Clear edge
54
35
Deciding sets·Dominant
49
79
Tiebreaks·Dominant
50
80

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

Conditions

Court speed
Slowlow bounce, long rallies
SlowFast
Weather
15°CClear
Wind 13 km/hHumidity 52%

Draw

R128
Elseneer G.
Ramirez Hidalgo R.
3-67-54-66-46-3
Kuerten G.
Almagro N.
7-57-621-63-67-5
Lee H.
Soderling R.
0-63-66-36-47-5
Grosjean S.
Kim K.
6-16-16-4
Starace P.
Tursunov D.
6-26-36-4
Safin M.
Calleri A.
5-76-14-1
Mutis O.
Ginepri R.
6-46-46-0
Ferrer D.
Rochus O.
6-16-16-3
Bjorkman J.
Dent T.
6-32-66-33-66-2
Enqvist T.
Carlsen K.
6-26-36-4
Gaudio G.
Canas G.
6-22-64-66-36-2
Costa A.
Saretta F.
6-26-26-726-4
Rochus C.
Lopez M.
6-46-16-1
Malisse X.
Schuettler R.
6-47-56-4
Moya C.
Van Lottum J.
6-36-43-66-2
Vicente F.
Gicquel M.
3-67-646-46-2
Sluiter R.
Mello R.
7-56-13-66-1
Hrbaty D.
Ulihrach B.
6-13-1
Robredo T.
Martin A.
6-36-36-2
Garcia Lopez G.
Reid T.
4-66-16-26-2
Massu N.
Tipsarevic J.
3-66-16-47-63
Mayer F.
Gonzalez F.
6-766-16-07-65
Labadze I.
Johansson J.
7-57-657-5
Santoro F.
Clement A.
6-46-36-753-616-14
Chela J.
Levy H.
6-36-16-4
Verdasco F.
Rusedski G.
7-676-06-0
Youzhny M.
Van Scheppingen D.
6-06-46-2
Corretja A.
Gambill J.
6-14-66-36-2
Pavel A.
Hernandez O.
6-2
Zabaleta M.
Robert S.
7-646-36-2
Srichaphan P.
Berdych T.
6-36-43-66-1
Henman T.
Saulnier C.
4-64-67-626-46-3
Ancic M.
Sargsian S.
7-644-66-46-4
Burgsmuller L.
Mahut N.
7-56-33-66-1
Monaco J.
Bogomolov Jr A.
6-16-15-76-4
Coria G.
Davydenko N.
6-46-26-0
Haehnel J.
Agassi A.
6-47-646-3
Llodra M.
Popp A.
4-66-36-46-2
Jeanpierre J.
Beck K.
6-26-47-5
Nalbandian D.
Gasquet R.
6-47-57-61
Ferrero J.
Haas T.
3-66-46-46-2
Andreev I.
Vacek J.
6-36-16-4
Voltchkov V.
Stepanek R.
6-32-63-66-311-9
Hewitt L.
Di Pasquale A.
6-07-654-66-1
Melzer J.
Ferreira W.
6-746-26-46-3
Hanescu V.
Lisnard J.
7-56-26-4
Spadea V.
Serra F.
7-51-64-67-679-7
Blanco G.
Portas A.
7-57-53-66-4
Horna L.
Philippoussis M.
6-17-696-3
Roddick A.
Martin T.
7-656-47-5
Kiefer N.
Ascione T.
6-36-26-2
Federer R.
Vliegen K.
6-16-26-1
Ljubicic I.
Arazi H.
6-736-46-726-36-3
Koubek S.
Sanchez D.
6-37-53-66-706-0
Falla A.
Pless K.
6-24-66-16-2
Lopez F.
Lapentti N.
5-76-46-46-4
Kucera K.
Karlovic I.
7-646-46-4
Patience O.
Volandri F.
6-37-656-0
Mantilla F.
Salzenstein J.
6-46-16-766-2
Benneteau J.
Mirnyi M.
7-57-51-66-3
Novak J.
Dupuis A.
6-46-46-746-3
Verkerk M.
Boutter J.
7-56-36-1
Elsner D.
Peya A.
6-17-646-2
Escude N.
Arthurs W.
7-676-26-2