Ivan Ljubicic vs Kei Nishikori — Beijing Round of 32

Beijing · ATP · Round of 32
CRO
Ivan Ljubicic
47 yrs · 193 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLWWLLWLL
0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 10 September 2007
hard
JPN
Kei Nishikori
#717ATP
1714ELO
1680Hard ELO
36 yrs · 178 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWLWWLWL
Ljubicic I.
6-3 6-4
Nishikori K.
Ljubicic I.
662
Nishikori K.
34–

Ivan Ljubicic defeated Kei Nishikori 6-3 6-4 in the Beijing round of 32 on hard. The result followed the form book — Ivan Ljubicic came in leading the head-to-head 1–0, defending last year's quarter-final. Ivan Ljubicic extended the head-to-head to 2–0.

Key context

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

Head to head

1–0
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2009-03-12Indian Wells MastersR128hardIvan Ljubicic6-3 6-3

Serve vs return

This season
Ljubicic I.serving86% hold

wins 67% of points on serve vs Nishikori K.

Nishikori K.serving88% hold

wins 68% 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.Nishikori K.
1st serve in·Slight edge
59%
64%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
77%
68%
2nd serve points won·Even
51%
54%
Service points won·Even
67%
63%
Return points won·Slight edge
34%
39%
Break points saved·Slight edge
64%
59%
Aces / match·Dominant
11.8
2.7
Double faults / match·Slight edge
1.9
2.2

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Ljubicic I.Nishikori K.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
64
89
Break points saved·Slight edge
91
97
Break points won·Dominant
35
74
Deciding sets·Clear edge
79
100
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
80
97

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

Final
Gonzalez F.
Robredo T.
6-13-66-1
Semi-finals
Gonzalez F.
Ljubicic I.
2-66-36-4
Robredo T.
Kiefer N.
7-657-5
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