Ivan Ljubicic vs Jose Acasuso — Metz Round of 32

Metz · ATP · Round of 32
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Ivan Ljubicic
47 yrs · 193 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 3 October 2005
hard
ARG
Jose Acasuso
43 yrs · 190 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Ljubicic I.
7-6 6-3
Acasuso J.
Ljubicic I.
7762
Acasuso J.
623–

Ivan Ljubicic defeated Jose Acasuso 7-6 6-3 in the Metz round of 32 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Jose Acasuso came in leading the head-to-head 2–0, defending last year's round of 32, but Ivan Ljubicic had been the form player, winning 2 of their last 5 on hard. Ivan Ljubicic claimed a first win over Jose Acasuso in three meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 2–1.

Key context

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

Head to head

0–2
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2007-05-07Rome MastersR32clayJose Acasuso6-4 6-3
2006-05-15Hamburg MastersR32clayJose Acasuso6-2 6-0

Serve vs return

This season
Ljubicic I.serving88% hold

wins 68% of points on serve vs Acasuso J.

Acasuso J.serving88% hold

wins 68% 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.Acasuso J.
1st serve in·Even
59%
55%
1st serve points won·Even
77%
73%
2nd serve points won·Even
51%
51%
Service points won·Even
67%
63%
Return points won·Even
34%
38%
Break points saved·Even
64%
60%
Aces / match·Dominant
11.8
5.7
Double faults / match·Slight edge
1.9
2.5

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Ljubicic I.Acasuso J.
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
64
49
Break points saved·Clear edge
91
79
Break points won·Slight edge
35
42
Deciding sets·Clear edge
79
62
Tiebreaks·Dominant
80
45

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

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast

Draw

Final
Ljubicic I.
Monfils G.
7-676-0
Semi-finals
Monfils G.
Hrbaty D.
7-611-66-2
Ljubicic I.
Davydenko N.
6-16-4
Quarter-finals
Davydenko N.
Seppi A.
6-36-1
Monfils G.
Gasquet R.
7-636-3
Ljubicic I.
Soderling R.
6-766-36-4
Hrbaty D.
Philippoussis M.
6-44-66-1
R16
Monfils G.
Clement A.
6-26-2
Ljubicic I.
Santoro F.
4-66-17-63
Davydenko N.
Llodra M.
6-46-4
Seppi A.
Pavel A.
7-57-62
Soderling R.
Luczak P.
7-646-3
Philippoussis M.
Calleri A.
7-686-4
Hrbaty D.
Mayer F.
7-656-1
Gasquet R.
Mathieu P.
6-26-2
R32
Davydenko N.
Mello R.
6-36-1
Hrbaty D.
Ascione T.
6-36-4
Monfils G.
Chela J.
2-66-17-64
Soderling R.
Zib T.
7-656-4
Llodra M.
Simon G.
6-46-0
Clement A.
Summerer T.
7-636-4
Mathieu P.
Andreev I.
7-656-4
Gasquet R.
Beck K.
6-46-2
Ljubicic I.
Acasuso J.
7-626-3
Philippoussis M.
Behrend T.
6-13-66-3
Mayer F.
El Aynaoui Y.
4-67-56-1
Luczak P.
Schukin Y.
6-47-64
Santoro F.
Melzer J.
4-66-36-2
Calleri A.
Massu N.
7-57-5
Pavel A.
Sanguinetti D.
6-756-36-3
Seppi A.
Sabau R.
7-56-3