Ivan Ljubicic vs Nikolay Davydenko — Metz Semi-final
Metz · ATP · Semi-final
0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 3 October 2005
hard
Ljubicic I.6-1 6-4
Davydenko N.
Ljubicic I.
662
Davydenko N.
14–
Ivan Ljubicic defeated Nikolay Davydenko 6-1 6-4 in the Metz semi-final on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Nikolay Davydenko came in leading the head-to-head 4–3. Ivan Ljubicic narrowed the head-to-head to 4–4.
Key context
- Match story: Ivan Ljubicic dropped just 5 games past Nikolay Davydenko.
Head to head
3–4| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008-10-26 | Paris Masters | R32 | hard | Nikolay Davydenko | 7-6(5) 7-5 |
| 2008-05-25 | Roland Garros | R32 | clay | Ivan Ljubicic | 4-6 2-6 6-3 6-2 6-4 |
| 2008-05-11 | Hamburg Masters | R32 | clay | Nikolay Davydenko | 6-4 6-1 |
| 2007-02-19 | Rotterdam | SF | hard | Ivan Ljubicic | 4-6 7-6(4) 7-6(4) |
| 2005-09-23 | Davis Cup WG SF: CRO vs RUS | RR | carpet | Ivan Ljubicic | 6-3 7-6(6) 6-4 |
| 2004-04-19 | Monte Carlo Masters | R16 | clay | Nikolay Davydenko | 6-2 6-2 |
| 2002-12-30 | Adelaide | R16 | hard | Nikolay Davydenko | 4-6 6-4 7-6(9) |
Serve vs return
This seasonServe-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 season1st serve in·Slight edge
59%
68%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
77%
67%
2nd serve points won·Even
51%
49%
Service points won·Slight edge
67%
61%
Return points won·Slight edge
34%
40%
Break points saved·Even
64%
61%
Aces / match·Dominant
11.8
2.7
Double faults / match·Clear edge
1.9
3.0
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Clutch
Under pressureClutch Rating·Slight edge
64
72
Break points saved·Even
91
91
Break points won·Dominant
35
74
Deciding sets·Slight edge
79
71
Tiebreaks·Slight edge
80
72
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
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