Ivan Ljubicic vs Julien Benneteau — s Hertogenbosch Semi-final

s Hertogenbosch · ATP · Semi-final
CRO
Ivan Ljubicic
47 yrs · 193 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 1
Sets
Sunday, 17 June 2007
grass
FRA
Julien Benneteau
44 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLLWWLWL
Ljubicic I.
7-6 3-6 6-4
Benneteau J.
Ljubicic I.
77362
Benneteau J.
61641

Ivan Ljubicic defeated Julien Benneteau 7-6 3-6 6-4 in the s Hertogenbosch semi-final on grass. The result followed the form book — Ivan Ljubicic came in leading the head-to-head 3–2. Ivan Ljubicic extended the head-to-head to 4–2.

Key context

  • Match story: Ivan Ljubicic closed it out in three sets, 7–6 3–6 6–4.

Head to head

3–2
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2010-02-08RotterdamR32hardJulien Benneteau6-3 6-3
2009-10-11Shanghai MastersR64hardIvan Ljubicic6-3 3-6 6-1
2006-05-29Roland GarrosQFclayIvan Ljubicic6-2 6-2 6-3
2004-03-22Miami MastersR32hardJulien Benneteau7-6(3) 6-1
2001-10-08LyonR16clayIvan Ljubicic7-5 7-5

Serve vs return

This season
Ljubicic I.serving92% hold

wins 72% of points on serve vs Benneteau J.

Benneteau J.serving92% hold

wins 72% 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.Benneteau J.
1st serve in·Even
59%
62%
1st serve points won·Even
77%
73%
2nd serve points won·Even
51%
50%
Service points won·Even
67%
64%
Return points won·Even
34%
37%
Break points saved·Even
64%
61%
Aces / match·Dominant
11.8
7.6
Double faults / match·Clear edge
1.9
3.3

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Ljubicic I.Benneteau J.
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
64
52
Break points saved·Even
91
91
Break points won·Slight edge
35
30
Deciding sets·Dominant
79
53
Tiebreaks·Even
80
78

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

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
SlowFast

Draw

Final
Ljubicic I.
Wessels P.
7-654-67-64
Semi-finals
Ljubicic I.
Benneteau J.
7-613-66-4
Wessels P.
Dupuis A.
7-657-63
Quarter-finals
Benneteau J.
Berrer M.
7-627-5
Wessels P.
Robredo T.
6-36-3
Dupuis A.
Becker B.
7-626-3
Ljubicic I.
Tipsarevic J.
6-36-786-3
R16
Tipsarevic J.
Dlouhy L.
6-22-67-5
Ljubicic I.
Seppi A.
6-36-4
Wessels P.
Berlocq C.
6-27-63
Dupuis A.
Roitman S.
6-47-62
Berrer M.
Canas G.
3-66-46-4
Benneteau J.
Haase R.
7-656-3
Robredo T.
Vliegen K.
6-46-736-3
Becker B.
Allegro Y.
6-47-66
R32
Roitman S.
Kohlschreiber P.
6-2
Vliegen K.
Santoro F.
6-31-1
Canas G.
Gulbis E.
7-657-5
Seppi A.
Peya A.
6-46-4
Ljubicic I.
Monfils G.
3-66-36-0
Benneteau J.
Chela J.
6-46-4
Haase R.
Serra F.
5-76-46-4
Berrer M.
Hartfield D.
6-36-0
Tipsarevic J.
Gicquel M.
6-46-2
Dlouhy L.
Udomchoke D.
4-66-36-4
Wessels P.
Devilder N.
6-46-3
Robredo T.
Koning M.
6-47-64
Allegro Y.
Pless K.
7-643-66-4
Becker B.
Rochus O.
6-37-64
Dupuis A.
De Bakker T.
7-57-61
Berlocq C.
Ferrero J.
2-66-36-2