Ivan Ljubicic vs Andy Roddick — Davis Cup WG R1: USA vs CRO Round Robin

Davis Cup WG R1: USA vs CRO · ATP · Round Robin
CRO
Ivan Ljubicic
47 yrs · 193 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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3 — 2
Sets
Friday, 4 March 2005
hard
USA
Andy Roddick
43 yrs · 188 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Ljubicic I.
4-6 6-3 7-6 6-7 6-2
Roddick A.
Ljubicic I.
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Roddick A.
636117922

Ivan Ljubicic defeated Andy Roddick 4-6 6-3 7-6 6-7 6-2 in the Davis Cup WG R1: USA vs CRO round robin on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Andy Roddick came in leading the head-to-head 7–3. Ivan Ljubicic narrowed the head-to-head to 7–4.

Key context

Head to head

3–7
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2010-03-11Indian Wells MastersFhardIvan Ljubicic7-6(3) 7-6(5)
2007-03-05Indian Wells MastersQFhardAndy Roddick7-6(7) 7-6(8)
2006-11-13Masters CupRRhardAndy Roddick6-4 6-7(9) 6-1
2005-10-31Paris MastersSFhardIvan Ljubicic6-3 7-5
2004-07-19IndianapolisSFhardAndy Roddick1-6 7-6(10) 7-6(3)
2003-08-25US OpenR64hardAndy Roddick6-3 6-7(4) 6-3 7-6(8)
2003-08-11Cincinnati MastersR32hardAndy Roddick6-1 6-4
2003-05-12Hamburg MastersR64clayAndy Roddick6-4 6-4
2002-10-28Paris MastersR32hardAndy Roddick7-6(4) 7-6(3)
2002-01-14Australian OpenR64hardIvan Ljubicic7-6(11) 3-2 RET

Serve vs return

This season
Ljubicic I.serving91% hold

wins 71% of points on serve vs Roddick A.

Roddick A.serving96% hold

wins 76% 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.Roddick A.
1st serve in·Slight edge
59%
68%
1st serve points won·Even
77%
78%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
51%
56%
Service points won·Even
67%
71%
Return points won·Even
34%
35%
Break points saved·Even
64%
64%
Aces / match·Even
11.8
11.8
Double faults / match·Even
1.9
1.7

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Ljubicic I.Roddick A.
Clutch Rating·Even
64
68
Break points saved·Even
91
91
Break points won·Even
35
35
Deciding sets·Slight edge
79
84
Tiebreaks·Slight edge
80
89

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