Ivan Ljubicic vs Tomas Berdych — Madrid Masters Round of 64

Madrid Masters · ATP · Round of 64
CRO
Ivan Ljubicic
47 yrs · 193 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 18 October 2004
clay
CZE
Tomas Berdych
40 yrs · 196 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Ljubicic I.
6-4 6-4
Berdych T.
Ljubicic I.
662
Berdych T.
44–

Ivan Ljubicic defeated Tomas Berdych 6-4 6-4 in the Madrid Masters round of 64 on clay. The result followed the form book — Ivan Ljubicic came in defending last year's round of 64. Ivan Ljubicic extended the head-to-head to 3–2.

Key context

  • Match story: Ivan Ljubicic edged a tight contest from start to finish — 6–4 6–4.

Head to head

2–2
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2011-04-10Monte Carlo MastersR16clayIvan Ljubicic6-4 6-2
2008-02-18RotterdamR32hardTomas Berdych6-3 6-3
2005-10-31Paris MastersFhardTomas Berdych6-3 6-4 3-6 4-6 6-4
2005-03-07Indian Wells MastersR32hardIvan Ljubicic6-4 6-1

Serve vs return

This season
Ljubicic I.serving85% hold

wins 66% of points on serve vs Berdych T.

Berdych T.serving89% hold

wins 69% 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.Berdych T.
1st serve in·Even
59%
58%
1st serve points won·Even
78%
77%
2nd serve points won·Even
51%
52%
Service points won·Even
67%
67%
Return points won·Even
34%
37%
Break points saved·Even
64%
64%
Aces / match·Dominant
11.8
7.9
Double faults / match·Slight edge
1.9
2.5

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Ljubicic I.Berdych T.
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
64
82
Break points saved·Slight edge
91
98
Break points won·Dominant
35
70
Deciding sets·Slight edge
79
87
Tiebreaks·Slight edge
80
85

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

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
SlowFast
Weather
14°COvercast
Wind 5 km/hHumidity 53%

Draw

Final
Safin M.
Nalbandian D.
6-26-46-3
Semi-finals
Safin M.
Agassi A.
6-37-64
Nalbandian D.
Ljubicic I.
6-46-4
Quarter-finals
Agassi A.
Robredo T.
6-736-36-2
Ljubicic I.
Johansson J.
7-626-717-63
Nalbandian D.
Dent T.
7-646-3
Safin M.
Horna L.
6-46-4
R16
Johansson J.
Dupuis A.
6-17-66
Nalbandian D.
Srichaphan P.
6-36-1
Dent T.
Haas T.
7-636-2
Horna L.
Pavel A.
7-56-4
Safin M.
Koubek S.
6-36-3
Robredo T.
Verdasco F.
2-66-46-3
Agassi A.
Spadea V.
6-16-3
Ljubicic I.
Henman T.
6-44-66-2
R32
Pavel A.
Fish M.
6-13-67-62
Nalbandian D.
Soderling R.
7-656-3
Agassi A.
Mirnyi M.
7-656-3
Ljubicic I.
Schuettler R.
6-36-0
Verdasco F.
Hrbaty D.
6-47-64
Spadea V.
Nadal R.
6-44-66-3
Koubek S.
Gonzalez F.
6-13-67-65
Robredo T.
Ginepri R.
6-43-66-3
Dent T.
Massu N.
6-33-66-3
Henman T.
Costa A.
6-46-2
Johansson J.
Canas G.
7-637-5
Dupuis A.
Chela J.
7-646-3
Safin M.
Lopez F.
7-56-756-3
Haas T.
Novak J.
6-16-4
Srichaphan P.
Corretja A.
7-656-3
Horna L.
Ferrero J.
6-36-1
R64
Verdasco F.
Bjorkman J.
6-16-2
Koubek S.
Schalken S.
6-46-4
Fish M.
Ancic M.
0-66-46-4
Haas T.
Malisse X.
6-46-1
Mirnyi M.
Sanchez D.
6-37-63
Dent T.
Youzhny M.
6-36-2
Nadal R.
Sanguinetti D.
6-26-1
Corretja A.
Ferrer D.
7-56-1
Soderling R.
Mayer F.
6-37-62
Canas G.
Vliegen K.
5-77-56-1
Ljubicic I.
Berdych T.
6-46-4
Costa A.
Labadze I.
6-25-77-5
Lopez F.
Karlovic I.
6-46-7107-65
Horna L.
Arazi H.
6-47-5
Dupuis A.
Calleri A.
6-46-4
Ginepri R.
Rascon J.
6-16-4