Ivan Ljubicic vs Sjeng Schalken — Rotterdam Round of 16

Rotterdam · ATP · Round of 16
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Ivan Ljubicic
47 yrs · 193 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 14 February 2005
hard
NED
Sjeng Schalken
49 yrs · 193 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWLWLWWWW
Ljubicic I.
6-4 5-7 6-3
Schalken S.
Ljubicic I.
6562
Schalken S.
4731

Ivan Ljubicic defeated Sjeng Schalken 6-4 5-7 6-3 in the Rotterdam round of 16 on hard. The result followed the form book — Ivan Ljubicic came in leading the head-to-head 2–1. Ivan Ljubicic extended the head-to-head to 3–1.

Key context

  • Match story: Ivan Ljubicic closed it out in three sets, 6–4 5–7 6–3.

Head to head

2–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2005-02-07MarseilleQFhardIvan Ljubicic6-3 6-4
2002-10-14Madrid MastersR32clayIvan Ljubicic7-6(9) 6-4
2002-08-26US OpenR64hardSjeng Schalken6-3 6-3 6-4

Serve vs return

This season
Ljubicic I.serving87% hold

wins 67% of points on serve vs Schalken S.

Schalken S.serving82% hold

wins 65% 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.Schalken S.
1st serve in·Clear edge
59%
71%
1st serve points won·Clear edge
77%
62%
2nd serve points won·Even
51%
51%
Service points won·Slight edge
67%
59%
Return points won·Slight edge
34%
39%
Break points saved·Slight edge
64%
54%
Aces / match·Dominant
11.8
1.3
Double faults / match·Even
1.9
1.6

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 16). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Conditions

Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
SlowFast
Weather
5°CPartly cloudy
Wind 27 km/hHumidity 82%

Draw

Final
Federer R.
Ljubicic I.
5-77-57-65
Semi-finals
Federer R.
Ancic M.
7-56-3
Ljubicic I.
Johansson T.
7-647-5
Quarter-finals
Ancic M.
Henman T.
7-657-64
Federer R.
Davydenko N.
7-57-5
Ljubicic I.
Srichaphan P.
3-66-46-2
Johansson T.
Stepanek R.
6-27-65
R16
Davydenko N.
Berdych T.
7-686-0
Federer R.
Wawrinka S.
6-16-4
Johansson T.
Johansson J.
6-46-4
Henman T.
Llodra M.
6-46-1
Ancic M.
Rochus O.
6-46-3
Ljubicic I.
Schalken S.
6-45-76-3
Stepanek R.
Ferrero J.
6-46-766-3
Srichaphan P.
Coria G.
2-67-626-3
R32
Stepanek R.
Nalbandian D.
6-24-66-1
Federer R.
Ulihrach B.
6-36-4
Ljubicic I.
Hrbaty D.
6-41-66-2
Wawrinka S.
Grosjean S.
7-656-2
Berdych T.
Soderling R.
7-56-2
Srichaphan P.
Andreev I.
7-641-67-5
Coria G.
Sluiter R.
6-26-4
Rochus O.
Lopez F.
6-47-64
Johansson J.
Wang J.
6-26-726-3
Johansson T.
Beck K.
6-23-66-1
Ferrero J.
Schuettler R.
6-46-2
Schalken S.
Pavel A.
4-67-56-4
Davydenko N.
Verdasco F.
7-52-66-4
Henman T.
Kiefer N.
7-56-4
Llodra M.
Wessels P.
6-746-46-2
Ancic M.
Dent T.
7-657-5