Marat Safin vs Ivan Ljubicic — Paris Masters Round of 32

Paris Masters · ATP · Round of 32
RUS
Marat Safin
46 yrs · 193 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWWWLWLW
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 1 November 2004
hard
CRO
Ivan Ljubicic
47 yrs · 193 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLWWLLWLL
Safin M.
6-7 6-3 7-5
Ljubicic I.
Safin M.
61672
Ljubicic I.
77351

Marat Safin defeated Ivan Ljubicic 6-7 6-3 7-5 in the Paris Masters round of 32 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Ivan Ljubicic came in leading the head-to-head 2–1, but Marat Safin had been the form player, winning 3 of their last 6 on hard. Marat Safin narrowed the head-to-head to 2–2.

Key context

Head to head

1–2
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2001-10-08LyonSFclayIvan Ljubicic6-7(3) 7-6(4) 7-6(7)
2001-08-27US OpenR64hardMarat Safin7-6(5) 6-7(2) 7-6(5) 7-6(5)
2000-01-10SydneyR32hardIvan Ljubicic6-7(4) 6-3 6-3

Serve vs return

This season
Safin M.serving89% hold

wins 69% of points on serve vs Ljubicic I.

Ljubicic I.serving89% hold

wins 69% of points on serve vs Safin M.

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
Safin M.Ljubicic I.
1st serve in·Even
58%
59%
1st serve points won·Even
74%
78%
2nd serve points won·Even
52%
51%
Service points won·Even
64%
67%
Return points won·Even
37%
34%
Break points saved·Even
64%
64%
Aces / match·Dominant
8.6
11.8
Double faults / match·Slight edge
2.6
1.9

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Safin M.Ljubicic I.
Clutch Rating·Slight edge
53
64
Break points saved·Slight edge
83
91
Break points won·Clear edge
47
35
Deciding sets·Clear edge
61
79
Tiebreaks·Dominant
52
80

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
10°CDrizzle
Wind 17 km/hHumidity 89%

Draw

Final
Safin M.
Stepanek R.
6-37-656-3
Semi-finals
Safin M.
Canas G.
6-27-65
Stepanek R.
Mirnyi M.
3-67-616-4
Quarter-finals
Canas G.
Lopez F.
6-36-3
Stepanek R.
Youzhny M.
7-616-3
Safin M.
Hewitt L.
6-47-62
Mirnyi M.
Soderling R.
6-756-47-65
R16
Canas G.
Haas T.
7-646-2
Hewitt L.
Massu N.
4-3
Lopez F.
Pavel A.
5-76-46-4
Stepanek R.
Spadea V.
6-26-3
Mirnyi M.
Roddick A.
7-626-2
Soderling R.
Saulnier C.
7-646-2
Youzhny M.
Henman T.
7-56-1
Safin M.
Melzer J.
6-27-5
R32
Spadea V.
Davydenko N.
7-646-0
Haas T.
Malisse X.
6-17-61
Roddick A.
Sargsian S.
6-26-2
Mirnyi M.
Gonzalez F.
7-686-3
Saulnier C.
Hrbaty D.
7-646-2
Soderling R.
Sanguinetti D.
4-67-666-0
Pavel A.
Fish M.
7-636-4
Canas G.
Tsonga J.
6-16-3
Massu N.
Rochus C.
6-27-64
Safin M.
Ljubicic I.
6-716-37-5
Melzer J.
Robredo T.
6-33-66-1
Henman T.
Srichaphan P.
6-36-4
Youzhny M.
Novak J.
6-37-5
Stepanek R.
Hanescu V.
6-46-1
Lopez F.
Gaudio G.
7-53-66-1
Hewitt L.
Monfils G.
6-37-63
R64
Sargsian S.
Johansson T.
7-56-2
Fish M.
Ferrer D.
6-33-66-2
Saulnier C.
Horna L.
7-667-60
Mirnyi M.
Arazi H.
6-36-0
Soderling R.
Dent T.
6-26-4
Srichaphan P.
Zabaleta M.
7-636-4
Youzhny M.
Bjorkman J.
6-27-62
Rochus C.
Volandri F.
2-66-44-1
Monfils G.
Enqvist T.
1-66-46-3
Davydenko N.
Verdasco F.
6-26-3
Stepanek R.
Llodra M.
7-626-1
Lopez F.
Schuettler R.
7-636-4
Tsonga J.
Ancic M.
4-67-656-3
Malisse X.
Mathieu P.
7-56-4
Ljubicic I.
Clement A.
6-37-64
Melzer J.
Chela J.
6-16-4