Ivan Ljubicic vs Jiri Vanek — Chennai Round of 16

Chennai · ATP · Round of 16
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Ivan Ljubicic
47 yrs · 193 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 2 January 2006
hard
CZE
Jiri Vanek
48 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Ljubicic I.
6-3 3-6 6-3
Vanek J.
Ljubicic I.
6362
Vanek J.
3631

Ivan Ljubicic defeated Jiri Vanek 6-3 3-6 6-3 in the Chennai round of 16 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Jiri Vanek came in defending last year's round of 32, but Ivan Ljubicic had been the form player, winning 2 of their last 6 on hard.

Key context

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

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Ljubicic I.serving90% hold

wins 70% of points on serve vs Vanek J.

Vanek J.serving80% hold

wins 63% of points on serve vs Ljubicic I.

Serve advantage — Ljubicic I.

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.Vanek J.
1st serve in·Even
59%
62%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
77%
67%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
51%
43%
Service points won·Slight edge
67%
58%
Return points won·Even
34%
36%
Break points saved·Slight edge
64%
59%
Aces / match·Dominant
11.8
5.2
Double faults / match·Clear edge
1.9
3.1

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 70). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

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