Ivan Ljubicic vs Radek Stepanek — 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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0 — 0
Sets
Sunday, 15 April 2007
clay
CZE
Radek Stepanek
47 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Ljubicic I.
7-6 7-6
Stepanek R.
Ljubicic I.
78772
Stepanek R.
6665–

Ivan Ljubicic defeated Radek Stepanek 7-6 7-6 in the Monte Carlo Masters round of 32 on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Radek Stepanek came in leading the head-to-head 2–0, defending last year's round of 32. Ivan Ljubicic claimed a first win over Radek Stepanek in three meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 2–1.

Key context

Head to head

0–2
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2011-06-06Queen's ClubR32grassRadek Stepanek0-6 7-5 6-4
2005-01-31MilanSFcarpetRadek Stepanek6-4 6-2

Serve vs return

This season
Ljubicic I.serving82% hold

wins 64% of points on serve vs Stepanek R.

Stepanek R.serving84% hold

wins 65% of points on serve vs Ljubicic I.

Even serve battle

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.Stepanek R.
1st serve in·Even
59%
61%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
77%
71%
2nd serve points won·Even
51%
50%
Service points won·Even
67%
63%
Return points won·Slight edge
34%
39%
Break points saved·Even
64%
61%
Aces / match·Dominant
11.8
4.9
Double faults / match·Clear edge
1.9
3.2

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Ljubicic I.Stepanek R.
Clutch Rating·Even
64
64
Break points saved·Even
91
92
Break points won·Even
35
39
Deciding sets·Even
79
79
Tiebreaks·Slight edge
80
74

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
21°CMainly clear
Wind 11 km/hHumidity 54%

Draw

Final
Nadal R.
Federer R.
6-46-4
Semi-finals
Nadal R.
Berdych T.
6-07-5
Federer R.
Ferrero J.
6-36-4
Quarter-finals
Federer R.
Ferrer D.
6-46-0
Ferrero J.
Gasquet R.
5-77-56-2
Nadal R.
Kohlschreiber P.
6-26-3
Berdych T.
Soderling R.
5-76-36-0
R16
Nadal R.
Vliegen K.
6-16-1
Berdych T.
Robredo T.
1-66-36-2
Federer R.
Lee H.
6-46-3
Ferrero J.
Andreev I.
6-36-3
Gasquet R.
Ljubicic I.
6-36-757-5
Kohlschreiber P.
Garcia Lopez G.
5-77-647-64
Ferrer D.
Djokovic N.
7-56-4
Soderling R.
Mirnyi M.
7-656-2
R32
Kohlschreiber P.
Nalbandian D.
7-54-1
Federer R.
Seppi A.
7-647-66
Ljubicic I.
Stepanek R.
7-667-65
Garcia Lopez G.
Gicquel M.
6-41-66-3
Vliegen K.
Safin M.
0-67-686-4
Gasquet R.
Hrbaty D.
6-36-2
Djokovic N.
Gaudio G.
6-13-66-1
Ferrer D.
Benneteau J.
6-17-5
Nadal R.
Chela J.
6-36-1
Andreev I.
Gonzalez F.
6-22-66-3
Ferrero J.
Massu N.
6-26-0
Berdych T.
Becker B.
6-16-2
Robredo T.
Clement A.
6-36-2
Mirnyi M.
Roitman S.
7-56-4
Soderling R.
Davydenko N.
6-46-766-3
Lee H.
Youzhny M.
6-46-3
R64
Lee H.
Bjorkman J.
7-666-1
Kohlschreiber P.
Pavel A.
6-25-76-4
Youzhny M.
Moya C.
6-23-1
Berdych T.
Almagro N.
5-0
Stepanek R.
Monfils G.
6-02-0
Massu N.
Volandri F.
4-67-56-3
Seppi A.
Gabashvili T.
6-16-3
Chela J.
Verkerk M.
7-56-2
Vliegen K.
Mathieu P.
7-56-3
Safin M.
Nieminen J.
5-76-36-2
Gicquel M.
Mayer F.
7-55-77-5
Benneteau J.
Balleret B.
7-55-76-2
Roitman S.
Melzer J.
3-66-16-4
Mirnyi M.
Baghdatis M.
7-56-4
Nalbandian D.
Luzzi F.
3-66-26-1
Becker B.
Johansson T.
7-646-2
Clement A.
Serra F.
6-47-65
Hrbaty D.
Portas A.
7-637-5
Ferrer D.
Simon G.
6-36-1
Gasquet R.
Verdasco F.
7-56-7127-63
Ferrero J.
Henman T.
7-56-2
Soderling R.
Rochus O.
6-46-4
Andreev I.
Acasuso J.
6-46-1
Gaudio G.
Tursunov D.
5-76-26-2