Ivan Ljubicic vs Gilles Muller — Chennai Quarter-final

Chennai · ATP · Quarter-final
CRO
Ivan Ljubicic
47 yrs · 193 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 2 January 2006
hard
LUX
Gilles Muller
43 yrs · 193 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWLLWLWLL
Ljubicic I.
6-1 6-3
Muller G.
Ljubicic I.
662
Muller G.
13–

Ivan Ljubicic defeated Gilles Muller 6-1 6-3 in the Chennai quarter-final on hard. The result followed the form book — Ivan Ljubicic came in leading the head-to-head 1–0. Ivan Ljubicic extended the head-to-head to 2–0.

Key context

Head to head

1–0
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2011-09-19MetzSFhardIvan Ljubicic7-6(3) 7-6(5)

Serve vs return

This season
Ljubicic I.serving94% hold

wins 74% of points on serve vs Muller G.

Muller G.serving94% hold

wins 74% 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.Muller G.
1st serve in·Even
59%
61%
1st serve points won·Even
77%
80%
2nd serve points won·Even
51%
51%
Service points won·Even
67%
69%
Return points won·Even
34%
32%
Break points saved·Slight edge
64%
69%
Aces / match·Clear edge
11.8
14.4
Double faults / match·Dominant
1.9
3.9

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Ljubicic I.Muller G.
Clutch Rating·Slight edge
64
57
Break points saved·Slight edge
91
97
Break points won·Dominant
35
4
Deciding sets·Even
79
76
Tiebreaks·Slight edge
80
87

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