Nicolas Almagro vs Ivan Ljubicic — Cincinnati Masters Round of 32

Cincinnati Masters · ATP · Round of 32
ESP
Nicolas Almagro
40 yrs · 183 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 13 August 2007
hard
CRO
Ivan Ljubicic
47 yrs · 193 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Almagro N.
6-4 6-4
Ljubicic I.
Almagro N.
662
Ljubicic I.
44–

Nicolas Almagro defeated Ivan Ljubicic 6-4 6-4 in the Cincinnati Masters round of 32 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Ivan Ljubicic came in leading the head-to-head 3–1, defending last year's quarter-final. Nicolas Almagro narrowed the head-to-head to 3–2.

Key context

  • Match story: Nicolas Almagro edged a tight contest from start to finish — 6–4 6–4.

Head to head

1–3
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2011-01-17Australian OpenR32hardNicolas Almagro6-4 7-6(8) 6-3
2010-04-25Rome MastersR32clayIvan Ljubicic7-5 7-6(3)
2009-07-27UmagR16clayIvan Ljubicic7-5 7-6(2)
2006-08-07Canada MastersR64hardIvan Ljubicic7-5 6-1

Serve vs return

This season
Almagro N.serving90% hold

wins 70% of points on serve vs Ljubicic I.

Ljubicic I.serving89% hold

wins 69% of points on serve vs Almagro N.

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
Almagro N.Ljubicic I.
1st serve in·Even
56%
59%
1st serve points won·Even
75%
77%
2nd serve points won·Even
52%
51%
Service points won·Even
65%
67%
Return points won·Even
37%
34%
Break points saved·Slight edge
59%
64%
Aces / match·Dominant
8.1
11.8
Double faults / match·Clear edge
2.8
1.9

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Almagro N.Ljubicic I.
Clutch Rating·Slight edge
53
64
Break points saved·Even
91
91
Break points won·Clear edge
23
35
Deciding sets·Slight edge
71
79
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
57
80

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

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
SlowFast
Weather
30°CMainly clear
Wind 11 km/hHumidity 53%

Draw

Final
Federer R.
Blake J.
6-16-4
Semi-finals
Blake J.
Davydenko N.
6-46-2
Federer R.
Hewitt L.
6-36-777-61
Quarter-finals
Blake J.
Querrey S.
5-76-46-4
Davydenko N.
Ferrer D.
6-26-4
Hewitt L.
Moya C.
6-26-4
Federer R.
Almagro N.
6-33-66-2
R16
Almagro N.
Nieminen J.
6-26-2
Querrey S.
Monaco J.
6-37-5
Blake J.
Ferrero J.
6-16-4
Ferrer D.
Roddick A.
7-646-4
Federer R.
Baghdatis M.
7-657-5
Davydenko N.
Berdych T.
6-36-2
Hewitt L.
Melzer J.
6-36-3
Moya C.
del Potro J.
7-53-67-5
R32
Monaco J.
Nadal R.
7-654-1
Hewitt L.
Gasquet R.
6-13-2
Berdych T.
Clement A.
7-617-64
Melzer J.
Ancic M.
6-32-67-69
Querrey S.
Youzhny M.
5-76-36-4
Roddick A.
Verdasco F.
7-636-2
Davydenko N.
Ginepri R.
6-26-776-3
Ferrero J.
Gonzalez F.
6-27-67
Blake J.
Kiefer N.
6-46-4
del Potro J.
Kohlschreiber P.
6-12-66-4
Moya C.
Djokovic N.
6-46-1
Nieminen J.
Robredo T.
6-46-1
Almagro N.
Ljubicic I.
6-46-4
Baghdatis M.
Chela J.
6-766-46-2
Federer R.
Benneteau J.
6-36-3
Ferrer D.
Stepanek R.
6-27-5
R64
Melzer J.
Karlovic I.
7-647-62
Ancic M.
Haas T.
3-67-636-3
Hewitt L.
Wawrinka S.
7-53-67-65
Ginepri R.
Bjorkman J.
6-36-3
Benneteau J.
Tursunov D.
6-43-66-3
Moya C.
Nalbandian D.
7-647-62
Stepanek R.
Fish M.
7-57-63
Ferrer D.
Isner J.
7-636-3
Baghdatis M.
Murray A.
6-16-2
Chela J.
Henman T.
6-43-66-3
Ljubicic I.
Delic A.
1-67-636-3
Berdych T.
Becker B.
6-36-4
Clement A.
Mathieu P.
6-46-2
Monaco J.
Lopez F.
6-46-756-3
Querrey S.
Gicquel M.
7-55-76-4
Youzhny M.
Hrbaty D.
6-36-1
Blake J.
Falla A.
7-656-1
Kiefer N.
Safin M.
6-37-61
Ferrero J.
Rochus O.
6-13-67-5
Verdasco F.
Volandri F.
6-26-2
Almagro N.
Mayer F.
7-656-4
Nieminen J.
Spadea V.
6-26-0
Kohlschreiber P.
Calleri A.
7-622-67-67
del Potro J.
Canas G.
6-26-2