Ivan Ljubicic vs Karol Kucera — Davis Cup WG F: SVK vs CRO Round Robin

Davis Cup WG F: SVK vs CRO · ATP · Round Robin
CRO
Ivan Ljubicic
47 yrs · 193 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLWWLLWLL
0 — 0
Sets
Friday, 2 December 2005
hard
SVK
Karol Kucera
52 yrs · 188 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWLWLWLL
Ljubicic I.
6-3 6-4 6-3
Kucera K.
Ljubicic I.
6663
Kucera K.
343–

Ivan Ljubicic defeated Karol Kucera 6-3 6-4 6-3 in the Davis Cup WG F: SVK vs CRO round robin on hard. The result followed the form book — Ivan Ljubicic came in leading the head-to-head 2–0. Ivan Ljubicic extended the head-to-head to 3–0.

Key context

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

Head to head

2–0
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2003-05-26Roland GarrosR128clayIvan Ljubicic6-2 6-3 6-2
2000-01-10SydneyQFhardIvan Ljubicic6-3 3-6 7-5

Serve vs return

This season
Ljubicic I.serving90% hold

wins 70% of points on serve vs Kucera K.

Kucera K.serving84% 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.Kucera K.
1st serve in·Even
59%
57%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
77%
66%
2nd serve points won·Even
51%
52%
Service points won·Slight edge
67%
60%
Return points won·Even
34%
36%
Break points saved·Even
64%
64%
Aces / match·Dominant
11.8
6.0
Double faults / match·Dominant
1.9
4.8

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 8). ATP, WTA & Challenger.