Ivan Ljubicic vs Rajeev Ram — Indianapolis Round of 32

Indianapolis · ATP · Round of 32
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Ivan Ljubicic
47 yrs · 193 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 19 July 2004
hard
USA
Rajeev Ram
42 yrs · 193 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Ljubicic I.
6-2 6-3
Ram R.
Ljubicic I.
662
Ram R.
23–

Ivan Ljubicic defeated Rajeev Ram 6-2 6-3 in the Indianapolis round of 32 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Rajeev Ram came in defending last year's round of 32, but Ivan Ljubicic had been the form player, winning 2 of their last 4 on hard.

Key context

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Ljubicic I.serving91% hold

wins 71% of points on serve vs Ram R.

Ram R.serving90% hold

wins 70% of points on serve vs Ljubicic I.

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
Ljubicic I.Ram R.
1st serve in·Slight edge
59%
64%
1st serve points won·Even
78%
74%
2nd serve points won·Even
51%
50%
Service points won·Even
67%
65%
Return points won·Even
34%
35%
Break points saved·Even
64%
63%
Aces / match·Dominant
11.8
7.1
Double faults / match·Slight edge
1.9
2.2

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Ljubicic I.Ram R.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
64
31
Break points saved·Slight edge
91
85
Break points won·Dominant
35
9
Deciding sets·Dominant
79
16
Tiebreaks·Slight edge
80
85

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

Draw

Final
Roddick A.
Kiefer N.
6-26-3
Semi-finals
Roddick A.
Ljubicic I.
1-67-6107-63
Kiefer N.
Carraz G.
6-26-2
Quarter-finals
Kiefer N.
Srichaphan P.
7-677-65
Roddick A.
Hrbaty D.
6-26-3
Ljubicic I.
Grosjean S.
5-77-56-2
Carraz G.
Okun N.
4-66-36-2
R16
Okun N.
Beck K.
7-626-2
Carraz G.
Reid T.
7-56-3
Srichaphan P.
Bogomolov Jr A.
6-36-0
Kiefer N.
De Voest R.
6-17-5
Ljubicic I.
Hernych J.
6-36-4
Hrbaty D.
Johansson J.
7-694-67-61
Roddick A.
Ginepri R.
7-656-4
Grosjean S.
Malisse X.
7-646-2
R32
Malisse X.
Morrison J.
6-16-2
Roddick A.
Kratochvil M.
6-42-66-4
Carraz G.
Fish M.
7-647-64
Hernych J.
Schalken S.
7-51-0
Reid T.
Kuznetsov A.
6-17-5
Srichaphan P.
Ascione T.
7-646-1
Bogomolov Jr A.
Soderling R.
6-26-2
Hrbaty D.
Santoro F.
6-36-2
Johansson J.
Rusedski G.
6-756-36-4
Kiefer N.
Karlovic I.
6-07-60
De Voest R.
Chiudinelli M.
1-66-16-3
Ljubicic I.
Ram R.
6-26-3
Ginepri R.
De Chaunac S.
6-33-66-2
Grosjean S.
Jeanpierre J.
6-766-26-2
Okun N.
Enqvist T.
7-672-67-65
Beck K.
Mirnyi M.
6-47-65
R64
De Voest R.
Arthurs W.
7-666-1
Reid T.
Llodra M.
4-66-33-0
Karlovic I.
Vahaly B.
5-76-36-4
Bogomolov Jr A.
Carlsen K.
6-46-4
Okun N.
Lu Y.
6-36-1
Hernych J.
Gambill J.
6-43-0
Ascione T.
Salzenstein J.
7-57-63
Carraz G.
Sargsian S.
6-36-3
Beck K.
Delic A.
6-13-66-1
Kratochvil M.
Vacek J.
6-25-76-3
De Chaunac S.
Dupuis A.
2-67-56-4
Rusedski G.
Johansson T.
7-656-736-4
Santoro F.
Lee H.
6-34-66-4
Jeanpierre J.
Elseneer G.
6-33-66-3
Morrison J.
Benneteau J.
6-47-66
Ram R.
Moodie W.
6-736-37-65