Ivan Ljubicic vs Kristof Vliegen — Chennai Semi-final

Chennai · ATP · Semi-final
CRO
Ivan Ljubicic
47 yrs · 193 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 2 January 2006
hard
BEL
Kristof Vliegen
44 yrs · 193 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLLWLLLLL
Ljubicic I.
6-3 3-6 7-6
Vliegen K.
Ljubicic I.
63782
Vliegen K.
36661

Ivan Ljubicic defeated Kristof Vliegen 6-3 3-6 7-6 in the Chennai semi-final 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 3–6 7–6.

Head to head

2–0
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2009-04-12Monte Carlo MastersR64clayIvan Ljubicic6-4 6-7(5) 6-4
2007-08-27US OpenR128hardIvan Ljubicic6-1 7-6(1) 6-1

Serve vs return

This season
Ljubicic I.serving90% hold

wins 70% of points on serve vs Vliegen K.

Vliegen K.serving86% hold

wins 67% 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.Vliegen K.
1st serve in·Even
59%
61%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
77%
70%
2nd serve points won·Even
51%
50%
Service points won·Slight edge
67%
62%
Return points won·Even
34%
36%
Break points saved·Slight edge
64%
57%
Aces / match·Dominant
11.8
6.2
Double faults / match·Even
1.9
2.1

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 144). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Ljubicic I.Vliegen K.
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
64
44
Break points saved·Clear edge
91
69
Break points won·Slight edge
35
44
Deciding sets·Dominant
79
50
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
80
62

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