Ivan Ljubicic vs Carlos Moya — Chennai Final

Chennai · ATP · Final
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Ivan Ljubicic
47 yrs · 193 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 2 January 2006
hard
ESP
Carlos Moya
49 yrs · 190 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Ljubicic I.
7-6 6-2
Moya C.
Ljubicic I.
7862
Moya C.
662–

Ivan Ljubicic defeated Carlos Moya 7-6 6-2 in the Chennai final on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Carlos Moya came in defending the title, but Ivan Ljubicic had been the form player, winning 3 of their last 7 on hard. Ivan Ljubicic extended the head-to-head to 4–3.

Key context

  • Match story: Ivan Ljubicic closed it out in two sets, 7–6 6–2.

Head to head

3–3
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2004-08-02Cincinnati MastersR32hardCarlos Moya6-4 4-6 6-4
2004-05-03Rome MastersR32clayCarlos Moya6-2 6-4
2003-04-04Davis Cup WG QF: ESP vs CRORRclayCarlos Moya6-7(5) 6-1 6-4 6-4
2001-10-29Paris MastersR64hardIvan Ljubicic7-5 6-1
2001-08-06Cincinnati MastersR32hardIvan Ljubicic7-6(5) 7-5
2001-03-19Miami MastersR16hardIvan Ljubicic6-3 4-6 6-4

Serve vs return

This season
Ljubicic I.serving90% hold

wins 70% of points on serve vs Moya C.

Moya C.serving89% hold

wins 69% 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.Moya C.
1st serve in·Even
59%
60%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
77%
72%
2nd serve points won·Even
51%
52%
Service points won·Even
67%
64%
Return points won·Even
34%
36%
Break points saved·Even
64%
65%
Aces / match·Dominant
11.8
5.6
Double faults / match·Clear edge
1.9
2.7

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 178). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Ljubicic I.Moya C.
Clutch Rating·Slight edge
64
58
Break points saved·Slight edge
91
84
Break points won·Slight edge
35
44
Deciding sets·Slight edge
79
68
Tiebreaks·Slight edge
80
69

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

Conditions

Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
SlowFast

Draw

Final
Ljubicic I.
Moya C.
7-666-2
Semi-finals
Moya C.
Stepanek R.
6-46-757-63
Ljubicic I.
Vliegen K.
6-33-67-66
Quarter-finals
Moya C.
Phau B.
6-44-66-1
Vliegen K.
Srichaphan P.
6-16-2
Ljubicic I.
Muller G.
6-16-3
Stepanek R.
Ascione T.
6-36-4
R16
Stepanek R.
Amritraj P.
3-66-06-4
Ljubicic I.
Vanek J.
6-33-66-3
Muller G.
Bopanna R.
6-36-4
Srichaphan P.
Gicquel M.
6-36-756-2
Vliegen K.
Schuettler R.
6-26-4
Phau B.
Berrer M.
1-66-26-4
Moya C.
Gimelstob J.
3-66-36-4
Ascione T.
Behrend T.
6-46-1
R32
Vanek J.
Uppal V.
6-36-1
Bopanna R.
Saulnier C.
6-36-3
Ljubicic I.
Garcia Lopez G.
7-667-5
Muller G.
Sabau R.
6-27-65
Srichaphan P.
Delgado R.
4-66-17-63
Gicquel M.
Lee H.
7-56-4
Vliegen K.
Wang J.
6-36-2
Schuettler R.
Vicente F.
6-46-3
Phau B.
Reynolds B.
6-36-0
Berrer M.
Dlouhy L.
3-66-36-2
Gimelstob J.
Waske A.
6-26-2
Moya C.
Norman D.
6-43-66-1
Behrend T.
Daniel M.
6-37-5
Ascione T.
Greul S.
7-56-1
Amritraj P.
Mello R.
2-66-26-3
Stepanek R.
Navarro I.
6-47-63