Ivan Ljubicic vs Xavier Malisse — Cincinnati Masters Round of 64
Cincinnati Masters · ATP · Round of 64
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 2 August 2004
hard
Ljubicic I.4-6 7-6 7-6
Malisse X.
Ljubicic I.
477772
Malisse X.
665651
Ivan Ljubicic defeated Xavier Malisse 4-6 7-6 7-6 in the Cincinnati Masters round of 64 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Xavier Malisse came in leading the head-to-head 2–1, defending last year's round of 32, but Ivan Ljubicic had been the form player, winning 2 of their last 5 on hard. Ivan Ljubicic narrowed the head-to-head to 2–2.
Key context
- Match story: Ivan Ljubicic dropped the opening set before beating Xavier Malisse 4–6 7–6 7–6.
Head to head
1–2| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010-09-20 | Metz | R16 | hard | Xavier Malisse | 7-5 6-2 |
| 2003-05-05 | Rome Masters | R64 | clay | Ivan Ljubicic | 6-2 6-4 |
| 2002-08-05 | Cincinnati Masters | R32 | hard | Xavier Malisse | 4-6 7-6(7) 7-6(7) |
Serve vs return
This seasonServe-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 season1st serve in·Even
59%
58%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
78%
73%
2nd serve points won·Even
51%
51%
Service points won·Even
67%
64%
Return points won·Even
34%
37%
Break points saved·Even
64%
60%
Aces / match·Dominant
11.8
6.9
Double faults / match·Even
1.9
2.0
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Clutch
Under pressureClutch Rating·Clear edge
64
52
Break points saved·Slight edge
91
85
Break points won·Clear edge
35
52
Deciding sets·Dominant
79
53
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
80
56
Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About
Conditions
Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
SlowFast
Weather
27°CClear
Wind 4 km/hHumidity 55%
Draw
Quarter-finals
Agassi A.
Moya C.
7-6126-3
Hewitt L.
Safin M.
6-46-4
Roddick A.
Haas T.
6-36-3
Robredo T.
Santoro F.
6-26-3
R16
Robredo T.
Rusedski G.
7-647-62
Hewitt L.
Henman T.
6-16-4
Agassi A.
Chela J.
6-36-3
Safin M.
Karlovic I.
7-646-736-4
Moya C.
Arthurs W.
7-654-67-65
Haas T.
Soderling R.
6-35-76-4
Roddick A.
Srichaphan P.
6-26-3
Santoro F.
Bjorkman J.
6-06-3
R32
Chela J.
Gonzalez F.
2-66-36-2
Henman T.
Arazi H.
4-66-37-5
Hewitt L.
Kuerten G.
6-36-4
Robredo T.
Ferrero J.
7-654-66-4
Moya C.
Ljubicic I.
6-44-66-4
Roddick A.
Kiefer N.
6-46-4
Srichaphan P.
Schalken S.
6-36-4
Safin M.
Morrison J.
6-46-4
Karlovic I.
Lopez F.
7-696-4
Rusedski G.
Gaudio G.
4-67-636-4
Agassi A.
Johansson T.
6-13-66-1
Santoro F.
Youzhny M.
7-56-3
Arthurs W.
Zabaleta M.
6-27-66
Bjorkman J.
Hrbaty D.
6-766-36-3
Haas T.
Sargsian S.
6-36-3
Soderling R.
Horna L.
6-26-3
R64
Horna L.
Verdasco F.
7-647-63
Santoro F.
Ginepri R.
6-37-66
Bjorkman J.
Labadze I.
2-66-26-1
Sargsian S.
Kratochvil M.
2-66-27-5
Haas T.
Schuettler R.
6-31-66-4
Johansson T.
Carraz G.
7-637-63
Arazi H.
Spadea V.
6-737-55-3
Agassi A.
Fish M.
4-67-634-1
Karlovic I.
Moodie W.
6-727-677-69
Safin M.
Novak J.
6-36-0
Morrison J.
Melzer J.
7-636-2
Lopez F.
Reid T.
6-46-4
Robredo T.
Dent T.
7-646-3
Ferrero J.
Clement A.
6-46-4
Chela J.
Nadal R.
6-44-67-63
Gaudio G.
Gambill J.
6-46-2
Youzhny M.
Massu N.
6-33-66-3
Hrbaty D.
Federer R.
1-67-676-4
Roddick A.
Mirnyi M.
6-757-656-3
Kiefer N.
Johansson J.
6-37-62
Schalken S.
Norman D.
6-46-3
Srichaphan P.
Ferrer D.
6-35-76-3
Soderling R.
Grosjean S.
3-66-36-4
Moya C.
Parmar A.
3-67-56-2
Ljubicic I.
Malisse X.
4-67-657-65
Zabaleta M.
Llodra M.
6-47-61
Arthurs W.
Pavel A.
7-656-3
Gonzalez F.
Tursunov D.
6-46-4
Rusedski G.
Enqvist T.
3-66-36-2
Henman T.
El Aynaoui Y.
6-16-0
Kuerten G.
Lu Y.
6-43-66-3
Hewitt L.
Bogomolov Jr A.
6-26-4