Ivan Ljubicic vs Marcos Baghdatis — Beijing Quarter-final
Beijing · ATP · Quarter-final
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 10 September 2007
hard
Ljubicic I.6-4 4-6 7-6
Baghdatis M.
Ljubicic I.
64772
Baghdatis M.
46651
Ivan Ljubicic defeated Marcos Baghdatis 6-4 4-6 7-6 in the Beijing quarter-final on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Marcos Baghdatis came in leading the head-to-head 4–1, defending the title. Ivan Ljubicic narrowed the head-to-head to 4–2.
Key context
- Match story: Ivan Ljubicic edged Marcos Baghdatis in three tight sets (6–4 4–6 7–6).
Head to head
1–4| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011-02-07 | Rotterdam | QF | hard | Ivan Ljubicic | 6-4 6-7(6) 7-6(4) |
| 2007-10-28 | Paris Masters | R32 | hard | Marcos Baghdatis | 6-4 7-6(4) |
| 2007-01-29 | Zagreb | F | hard | Marcos Baghdatis | 7-6(4) 4-6 6-4 |
| 2006-01-16 | Australian Open | QF | hard | Marcos Baghdatis | 6-4 6-2 4-6 3-6 6-3 |
| 2005-01-17 | Australian Open | R64 | hard | Marcos Baghdatis | 7-6(1) 6-4 6-7(2) 6-2 |
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·Slight edge
59%
54%
1st serve points won·Even
77%
75%
2nd serve points won·Even
51%
51%
Service points won·Even
67%
64%
Return points won·Even
35%
38%
Break points saved·Even
64%
60%
Aces / match·Dominant
11.8
7.1
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 pressureClutch Rating·Slight edge
64
59
Break points saved·Even
91
92
Break points won·Even
35
36
Deciding sets·Clear edge
79
64
Tiebreaks·Even
80
81
Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About
Conditions
Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
SlowFast
Weather
33°COvercast
Wind 4 km/hHumidity 29%
Draw
Quarter-finals
Gonzalez F.
Lee H.
7-56-756-4
Kiefer N.
Cilic M.
6-37-5
Robredo T.
Kunitsyn I.
6-36-1
Ljubicic I.
Baghdatis M.
6-44-67-65
R16
Kiefer N.
Tsonga J.
6-36-4
Kunitsyn I.
Kim K.
7-646-4
Gonzalez F.
Capdeville P.
6-16-2
Lee H.
Phau B.
7-646-1
Robredo T.
De Voest R.
6-26-3
Cilic M.
Davydenko N.
6-36-4
Baghdatis M.
Pashanski B.
6-46-4
Ljubicic I.
Troicki V.
6-16-1
R32
Lee H.
Garcia A.
6-46-3
Tsonga J.
Bopanna R.
6-31-0
Troicki V.
Gabashvili T.
6-736-36-4
Pashanski B.
Lu Y.
6-746-27-66
Phau B.
Sanguinetti D.
5-77-696-2
Cilic M.
Schuettler R.
6-756-36-3
Baghdatis M.
Zeng S.
7-637-5
Robredo T.
Gremelmayr D.
6-26-4
Kim K.
Yu X.
6-37-5
Kunitsyn I.
Sun P.
6-27-67
Davydenko N.
Fleishman Z.
6-36-3
Gonzalez F.
Peya A.
3-66-37-5
Capdeville P.
Udomchoke D.
6-26-2
Ljubicic I.
Nishikori K.
6-36-4
Kiefer N.
Sela D.
6-26-3
De Voest R.
Jun W.
6-47-64