Ivan Ljubicic vs Tim Henman — Madrid Masters Round of 16

Madrid Masters · ATP · Round of 16
CRO
Ivan Ljubicic
47 yrs · 193 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 18 October 2004
clay
GBR
Tim Henman
51 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
WLWLLLWLWL
Ljubicic I.
6-4 4-6 6-2
Henman T.
Ljubicic I.
6462
Henman T.
4621

Ivan Ljubicic defeated Tim Henman 6-4 4-6 6-2 in the Madrid Masters round of 16 on clay. The result followed the form book — Ivan Ljubicic came in leading the head-to-head 3–1, defending last year's round of 64. Ivan Ljubicic extended the head-to-head to 4–1.

Key context

  • Match story: Ivan Ljubicic closed it out in three sets, 6–4 4–6 6–2.

Head to head

3–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2005-02-21DubaiQFhardIvan Ljubicic7-5 6-4
2004-01-05DohaSFhardIvan Ljubicic7-6(2) 3-6 7-6(5)
2003-02-17RotterdamR32hardIvan Ljubicic6-4 6-2
2002-02-18RotterdamSFhardTim Henman7-5 6-4

Serve vs return

This season
Ljubicic I.serving84% hold

wins 65% of points on serve vs Henman T.

Henman T.serving87% hold

wins 67% 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.Henman T.
1st serve in·Even
59%
61%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
78%
72%
2nd serve points won·Even
51%
52%
Service points won·Even
67%
65%
Return points won·Even
34%
38%
Break points saved·Even
64%
62%
Aces / match·Dominant
11.8
5.4
Double faults / match·Dominant
1.9
3.4

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 167). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Ljubicic I.Henman T.
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
64
46
Break points saved·Clear edge
91
76
Break points won·Clear edge
35
55
Deciding sets·Dominant
79
43
Tiebreaks·Dominant
80
54

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