Ivan Ljubicic vs Florent Serra — Monte Carlo Masters Round of 32

Monte Carlo Masters · ATP · Round of 32
CRO
Ivan Ljubicic
47 yrs · 193 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 17 April 2006
clay
FRA
Florent Serra
45 yrs · 180 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Ljubicic I.
4-6 6-3 7-5
Serra F.
Ljubicic I.
4672
Serra F.
6351

Ivan Ljubicic defeated Florent Serra 4-6 6-3 7-5 in the Monte Carlo Masters round of 32 on clay. The result followed the form book — Ivan Ljubicic came in leading the head-to-head 4–0, defending last year's round of 64. Ivan Ljubicic extended the head-to-head to 5–0.

Key context

Head to head

4–0
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2012-02-20MarseilleR32hardIvan Ljubicic6-4 6-7(3) 6-3
2009-10-26LyonQFclayIvan Ljubicic7-6(6) 6-2
2009-08-16Cincinnati MastersR64hardIvan Ljubicic4-6 6-3 6-4
2007-05-14Hamburg MastersR32clayIvan Ljubicic4-6 6-2 6-2

Serve vs return

This season
Ljubicic I.serving87% hold

wins 67% of points on serve vs Serra F.

Serra F.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.Serra F.
1st serve in·Even
59%
61%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
77%
68%
2nd serve points won·Even
51%
50%
Service points won·Slight edge
67%
61%
Return points won·Even
34%
36%
Break points saved·Even
64%
60%
Aces / match·Dominant
11.8
3.8
Double faults / match·Even
1.9
1.8

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Ljubicic I.Serra F.
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
64
40
Break points saved·Slight edge
91
83
Break points won·Even
35
37
Deciding sets·Dominant
79
50
Tiebreaks·Dominant
80
22

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

Conditions

Court speed
Slowlow bounce, long rallies
SlowFast
Weather
16°CPartly cloudy
Wind 4 km/hHumidity 83%

Draw

Final
Nadal R.
Federer R.
6-26-726-37-65
Semi-finals
Nadal R.
Gaudio G.
5-76-16-1
Federer R.
Gonzalez F.
6-26-4
Quarter-finals
Nadal R.
Coria G.
6-26-1
Gaudio G.
Robredo T.
6-16-3
Gonzalez F.
Ljubicic I.
7-56-1
Federer R.
Ferrer D.
6-16-3
R16
Gonzalez F.
Soderling R.
6-23-1
Nadal R.
Vliegen K.
6-36-3
Robredo T.
Nalbandian D.
5-76-17-5
Federer R.
Balleret B.
6-36-2
Gaudio G.
Di Mauro A.
6-26-4
Ferrer D.
Ferrero J.
6-16-756-3
Coria G.
Kiefer N.
6-756-46-3
Ljubicic I.
Simon G.
6-36-2
R32
Balleret B.
Grosjean S.
4-67-53-2
Coria G.
Mathieu P.
1-67-666-4
Nadal R.
Lisnard J.
6-46-1
Vliegen K.
Hernych J.
7-56-1
Kiefer N.
Llodra M.
7-646-4
Nalbandian D.
Seppi A.
7-57-5
Robredo T.
Rochus O.
7-56-4
Di Mauro A.
Stepanek R.
6-22-67-64
Gaudio G.
Acasuso J.
6-33-66-4
Soderling R.
Starace P.
6-46-4
Gonzalez F.
Lopez F.
6-746-27-5
Simon G.
Berdych T.
7-626-756-4
Ljubicic I.
Serra F.
4-66-37-5
Ferrer D.
Hrbaty D.
6-43-66-4
Ferrero J.
Chela J.
6-16-2
Federer R.
Martin A.
6-06-1
R64
Serra F.
Srichaphan P.
6-17-5
Ferrer D.
Massu N.
6-04-66-2
Coria G.
Youzhny M.
6-36-1
Hrbaty D.
Bracciali D.
6-43-66-4
Robredo T.
Horna L.
6-36-4
Kiefer N.
Mirnyi M.
6-44-67-62
Starace P.
Mahut N.
7-626-2
Soderling R.
Davydenko N.
6-32-66-4
Lisnard J.
Murray A.
4-67-657-5
Rochus O.
Monfils G.
4-66-46-1
Nadal R.
Clement A.
6-46-4
Nalbandian D.
Malisse X.
6-46-4
Llodra M.
Pashanski B.
6-36-0
Federer R.
Djokovic N.
6-32-66-3
Lopez F.
Hanescu V.
6-44-67-62
Gonzalez F.
Moya C.
6-33-66-1
Grosjean S.
Verdasco F.
7-666-3
Gaudio G.
Henman T.
6-16-3
Acasuso J.
Volandri F.
6-46-2
Balleret B.
Rochus C.
6-36-3
Di Mauro A.
Wawrinka S.
6-26-4
Chela J.
Rusedski G.
6-46-756-1
Stepanek R.
Korolev E.
6-27-65
Simon G.
Gabashvili T.
6-46-2
Berdych T.
Santoro F.
6-26-4
Ferrero J.
Tursunov D.
6-16-2
Mathieu P.
Safin M.
6-07-5
Ljubicic I.
Andreev I.
6-34-66-2
Martin A.
Karlovic I.
6-47-63
Hernych J.
Benneteau J.
7-694-67-64
Seppi A.
Sanguinetti D.
2-66-16-4
Vliegen K.
Nieminen J.
1-66-47-65