James Blake vs Ivan Ljubicic — Bangkok Final
Bangkok · ATP · Final
0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 25 September 2006
hard
Blake J.6-3 6-1
Ljubicic I.
Blake J.
662
Ljubicic I.
31–
James Blake defeated Ivan Ljubicic 6-3 6-1 in the Bangkok final on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Ivan Ljubicic came in leading the head-to-head 4–1. James Blake narrowed the head-to-head to 4–2.
Key context
- Match story: James Blake dropped just 4 games past Ivan Ljubicic.
Head to head
1–4| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009-06-08 | Queen's Club | R32 | grass | James Blake | 6-2 7-6(4) |
| 2006-05-22 | Dusseldorf | RR | clay | Ivan Ljubicic | 5-7 6-3 7-6(4) |
| 2005-10-31 | Paris Masters | R32 | hard | Ivan Ljubicic | 6-3 6-4 |
| 2003-05-26 | Roland Garros | R64 | clay | Ivan Ljubicic | 6-3 4-6 7-6(2) 6-4 |
| 2003-02-07 | Davis Cup WG R1: CRO vs USA | RR | carpet | Ivan Ljubicic | 6-3 6-7(5) 6-4 6-3 |
Serve vs return
This seasonServe-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 season1st serve in·Even
57%
59%
1st serve points won·Even
73%
77%
2nd serve points won·Even
51%
51%
Service points won·Even
64%
67%
Return points won·Even
36%
34%
Break points saved·Even
61%
64%
Aces / match·Dominant
6.0
11.8
Double faults / match·Clear edge
3.0
1.9
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Clutch
Under pressureClutch Rating·Slight edge
54
64
Break points saved·Even
88
91
Break points won·Clear edge
51
35
Deciding sets·Dominant
54
79
Tiebreaks·Dominant
55
80
Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About
Draw
Final
Blake J.
Ljubicic I.
6-36-1
Quarter-finals
Srichaphan P.
Henman T.
6-726-47-64
Ljubicic I.
Ginepri R.
4-66-36-4
Blake J.
Nieminen J.
6-22-67-5
Safin M.
Zverev M.
7-645-77-5
R16
Henman T.
Bogdanovic A.
6-35-76-1
Ginepri R.
Udomchoke D.
6-36-3
Blake J.
Balleret B.
6-36-2
Ljubicic I.
Becker B.
7-667-5
Safin M.
Benneteau J.
7-656-736-2
Zverev M.
Schuettler R.
7-677-5
Nieminen J.
Dancevic F.
2-67-636-4
Srichaphan P.
Ledovskikh M.
6-45-76-2
R32
Srichaphan P.
Lopez F.
6-16-4
Dancevic F.
Burgsmuller L.
7-53-67-67
Balleret B.
Waske A.
7-52-66-1
Ginepri R.
Carlsen K.
6-36-4
Benneteau J.
Iwabuchi S.
6-46-2
Zverev M.
Ferrero J.
4-66-26-4
Blake J.
Cilic M.
6-16-2
Nieminen J.
Massa E.
6-766-36-2
Ljubicic I.
Vicente F.
6-33-66-4
Becker B.
Daniel M.
6-36-2
Udomchoke D.
Bastl G.
6-36-0
Schuettler R.
Lee H.
6-16-4
Bogdanovic A.
Wang J.
6-776-46-4
Henman T.
Murray A.
6-46-2
Safin M.
Kim K.
2-66-16-4
Ledovskikh M.
Ryderstedt M.
6-17-67