Ivan Ljubicic vs Vincent Spadea — Miami Masters Round of 32

Miami Masters · ATP · Round of 32
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Ivan Ljubicic
47 yrs · 193 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 21 March 2005
hard
USA
Vincent Spadea
51 yrs · 183 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Ljubicic I.
6-3 4-6 7-6
Spadea V.
Ljubicic I.
64772
Spadea V.
36631

Ivan Ljubicic defeated Vincent Spadea 6-3 4-6 7-6 in the Miami Masters round of 32 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Vincent Spadea came in leading the head-to-head 3–1, defending last year's semi-final, but Ivan Ljubicic had been the form player, winning 3 of their last 7 on hard. Ivan Ljubicic narrowed the head-to-head to 3–2.

Key context

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

Head to head

1–3
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2007-06-25WimbledonR128grassIvan Ljubicic6-4 6-4 4-6 7-6(4)
2005-10-24LyonR32clayVincent Spadea7-6(5) 7-5
2004-10-04LyonR16clayVincent Spadea6-4 7-6(4)
2003-04-14Monte Carlo MastersR16clayVincent Spadea1-6 6-4 7-6(8)

Serve vs return

This season
Ljubicic I.serving88% hold

wins 68% of points on serve vs Spadea V.

Spadea V.serving85% hold

wins 66% 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.Spadea V.
1st serve in·Even
59%
59%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
77%
68%
2nd serve points won·Even
51%
50%
Service points won·Slight edge
67%
61%
Return points won·Even
34%
38%
Break points saved·Slight edge
64%
59%
Aces / match·Dominant
11.8
3.3
Double faults / match·Clear edge
1.9
2.9

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 186). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Ljubicic I.Spadea V.
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
64
45
Break points saved·Clear edge
91
75
Break points won·Slight edge
35
45
Deciding sets·Dominant
79
53
Tiebreaks·Dominant
80
46

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

Conditions

Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
SlowFast
Weather
24°CPartly cloudy
Wind 22 km/hHumidity 67%

Draw

Final
Federer R.
Nadal R.
2-66-747-656-36-1
Semi-finals
Federer R.
Agassi A.
6-46-3
Nadal R.
Ferrer D.
6-46-3
Quarter-finals
Nadal R.
Johansson T.
6-26-4
Ferrer D.
Hrbaty D.
6-26-3
Agassi A.
Dent T.
7-56-0
Federer R.
Henman T.
6-46-2
R16
Dent T.
Mayer F.
6-36-4
Agassi A.
Gaudio G.
7-676-2
Johansson T.
Novak J.
7-626-2
Hrbaty D.
Monfils G.
6-36-3
Nadal R.
Ljubicic I.
6-46-756-3
Henman T.
Stepanek R.
7-56-3
Federer R.
Ancic M.
6-34-66-4
Ferrer D.
Ferrero J.
6-776-37-5
R32
Novak J.
Robredo T.
W/O
Ferrero J.
Andreev I.
6-46-3
Nadal R.
Verdasco F.
6-26-2
Hrbaty D.
Safin M.
7-666-1
Johansson T.
Moya C.
7-663-66-2
Henman T.
Chela J.
6-36-1
Dent T.
Coria G.
6-36-4
Agassi A.
Clement A.
6-26-4
Ancic M.
Haas T.
6-46-4
Gaudio G.
Grosjean S.
6-26-3
Ferrer D.
Nalbandian D.
7-606-1
Federer R.
Zabaleta M.
6-25-76-3
Monfils G.
Lee H.
7-653-67-61
Ljubicic I.
Spadea V.
6-34-67-63
Mayer F.
Gonzalez F.
7-632-66-3
Stepanek R.
Morrison J.
6-36-0
R64
Johansson T.
Rusedski G.
6-36-4
Novak J.
Kim K.
6-16-2
Robredo T.
Bjorkman J.
6-46-0
Verdasco F.
Roddick A.
7-694-3
Spadea V.
Ginepri R.
6-36-4
Nadal R.
Schuettler R.
6-47-65
Federer R.
Rochus O.
6-36-1
Zabaleta M.
Srichaphan P.
7-656-3
Morrison J.
Johansson J.
7-636-4
Stepanek R.
Benneteau J.
7-56-0
Henman T.
Minar I.
6-37-5
Ljubicic I.
Martin A.
6-36-3
Ferrer D.
Malisse X.
3-65-5
Safin M.
Labadze I.
6-42-67-65
Hrbaty D.
Nieminen J.
6-36-4
Lee H.
Youzhny M.
6-16-4
Monfils G.
Davydenko N.
4-66-16-4
Ferrero J.
Canas G.
6-42-66-4
Andreev I.
Pavel A.
6-26-1
Coria G.
Sanguinetti D.
6-16-4
Grosjean S.
Lapentti N.
6-16-3
Clement A.
Lopez F.
6-17-5
Gonzalez F.
Philippoussis M.
W/O
Dent T.
Hanescu V.
2-66-14-0
Agassi A.
Mathieu P.
7-56-4
Mayer F.
Kiefer N.
6-46-2
Moya C.
Blake J.
4-67-57-66
Nalbandian D.
Acasuso J.
6-36-3
Gaudio G.
Phau B.
6-26-2
Ancic M.
Mello R.
6-16-4
Haas T.
Fish M.
7-667-5
Chela J.
Lisnard J.
1-66-26-2
R128
Kim K.
Horna L.
6-44-67-60
Ginepri R.
Volandri F.
7-646-1
Acasuso J.
Melzer J.
6-46-3
Phau B.
Calatrava A.
7-676-0
Clement A.
Berdych T.
6-33-0
Lapentti N.
Beck K.
6-17-68
Philippoussis M.
Rochus C.
6-46-2
Mathieu P.
Tabara M.
4-67-626-4
Mayer F.
Burgsmuller L.
6-26-3
Lee H.
Enqvist T.
3-66-46-3
Sanguinetti D.
Hernych J.
7-666-1
Labadze I.
El Aynaoui Y.
6-41-66-1
Nieminen J.
Saulnier C.
6-27-64
Minar I.
Monaco J.
4-66-36-3
Bjorkman J.
Mirnyi M.
2-66-46-1
Benneteau J.
Sargsian S.
6-06-3
Mello R.
Ventura S.
6-01-0
Fish M.
Zib T.
7-626-736-3
Zabaleta M.
Muller G.
6-46-2
Rochus O.
Karlovic I.
5-77-657-63
Verdasco F.
Wessels P.
6-47-5
Andreev I.
Almagro N.
7-642-67-612
Ferrer D.
Kohlschreiber P.
6-27-66
Ferrero J.
Evans B.
6-26-4
Martin A.
Calleri A.
3-66-37-63
Rusedski G.
Seppi A.
4-66-46-4
Hanescu V.
Dupuis A.
6-46-1
Lisnard J.
Young D.
6-47-5
Morrison J.
Koubek S.
6-26-4
Schuettler R.
Starace P.
7-645-77-65
Blake J.
Carlsen K.
6-36-2
Monfils G.
Llodra M.
3-66-46-3