Ivan Ljubicic vs Fabrice Santoro — Metz Round of 16
Metz · ATP · Round of 16
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 3 October 2005
hard
Ljubicic I.4-6 6-1 7-6
Santoro F.
Ljubicic I.
46772
Santoro F.
61631
Ivan Ljubicic defeated Fabrice Santoro 4-6 6-1 7-6 in the Metz round of 16 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Fabrice Santoro came in leading the head-to-head 5–3. Ivan Ljubicic narrowed the head-to-head to 5–4.
Key context
- Match story: Ivan Ljubicic dropped the opening set before beating Fabrice Santoro 4–6 6–1 7–6.
Head to head
3–5| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009-06-14 | Eastbourne | QF | grass | Fabrice Santoro | 3-6 4-2 RET |
| 2008-03-27 | Miami Masters | R64 | hard | Fabrice Santoro | 7-6(4) 2-6 6-3 |
| 2007-03-19 | Miami Masters | R32 | hard | Ivan Ljubicic | 3-6 6-3 6-4 |
| 2005-08-15 | Cincinnati Masters | R64 | hard | Fabrice Santoro | 6-7(4) 7-6(7) 7-5 |
| 2004-07-26 | Canada Masters | R32 | hard | Fabrice Santoro | 6-4 7-6(4) |
| 2002-08-26 | US Open | R128 | hard | Ivan Ljubicic | 7-6(3) 6-4 6-7(2) 7-5 |
| 2002-02-25 | Dubai | QF | hard | Fabrice Santoro | 6-4 7-6(5) |
| 2000-11-20 | Brighton | R32 | hard | Ivan Ljubicic | 7-6(5) 6-2 |
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·Even
59%
58%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
77%
69%
2nd serve points won·Even
51%
51%
Service points won·Slight edge
67%
61%
Return points won·Even
34%
38%
Break points saved·Even
64%
60%
Aces / match·Dominant
11.8
4.2
Double faults / match·Even
1.9
1.8
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 192). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Clutch
Under pressureClutch Rating·Clear edge
64
51
Break points saved·Slight edge
91
80
Break points won·Clear edge
35
54
Deciding sets·Dominant
79
50
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
80
59
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