Stefan Koubek vs Ivan Ljubicic — Madrid Masters Round of 32
Madrid Masters · ATP · Round of 32
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 15 October 2007
clay
Koubek S.6-3 6-7 7-5
Ljubicic I.
Koubek S.
66272
Ljubicic I.
37751
Stefan Koubek defeated Ivan Ljubicic 6-3 6-7 7-5 in the Madrid Masters round of 32 on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Ivan Ljubicic came in leading the head-to-head 6–2, defending last year's round of 32. Stefan Koubek narrowed the head-to-head to 6–3.
Key context
- Match story: Stefan Koubek closed it out in three sets, 6–3 6–7 7–5.
Head to head
2–6| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007-12-31 | Doha | R32 | hard | Ivan Ljubicic | 6-4 6-4 |
| 2007-01-29 | Zagreb | R16 | hard | Ivan Ljubicic | 7-6(6) 6-7(5) 6-4 |
| 2006-02-10 | Davis Cup WG R1: AUT vs CRO | RR | clay | Ivan Ljubicic | 6-2 6-2 6-4 |
| 2006-01-30 | Zagreb | F | hard | Ivan Ljubicic | 6-3 6-4 |
| 2004-10-25 | Basel | QF | hard | Stefan Koubek | 2-6 7-5 7-5 |
| 2004-05-24 | Roland Garros | R64 | clay | Stefan Koubek | 6-0 1-6 6-4 6-2 |
| 2002-07-08 | Gstaad | R16 | clay | Ivan Ljubicic | 6-4 6-4 |
| 2001-04-06 | Davis Cup G1 QF: CRO vs AUT | RR | carpet | Ivan Ljubicic | 5-7 6-3 7-6(3) 6-3 |
Serve vs return
This seasonServe advantage — Ljubicic I.
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·Even
59%
59%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
68%
77%
2nd serve points won·Even
51%
51%
Service points won·Slight edge
61%
67%
Return points won·Even
37%
35%
Break points saved·Slight edge
57%
64%
Aces / match·Dominant
4.0
11.7
Double faults / match·Clear edge
2.9
1.9
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (82 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Clutch
Under pressureClutch Rating·Clear edge
46
64
Break points saved·Clear edge
71
91
Break points won·Clear edge
54
35
Deciding sets·Dominant
49
79
Tiebreaks·Dominant
50
80
Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About
Conditions
Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
SlowFast
Weather
16°COvercast
Wind 9 km/hHumidity 66%
Draw
Quarter-finals
Kiefer N.
Gonzalez F.
7-656-2
Djokovic N.
Ancic M.
7-626-2
Nalbandian D.
Nadal R.
6-16-2
Federer R.
Lopez F.
7-646-4
R16
Kiefer N.
Karlovic I.
7-657-63
Federer R.
Canas G.
6-06-3
Lopez F.
Koubek S.
7-696-1
Djokovic N.
Ferrero J.
6-32-66-4
Nalbandian D.
del Potro J.
6-26-4
Nadal R.
Murray A.
7-656-4
Gonzalez F.
Monaco J.
6-46-2
Ancic M.
Mathieu P.
6-46-3
R32
Ancic M.
Blake J.
6-36-4
Gonzalez F.
Almagro N.
7-6117-5
Mathieu P.
Gasquet R.
7-687-5
Nadal R.
Baghdatis M.
6-46-4
Murray A.
Chela J.
6-16-3
Nalbandian D.
Berdych T.
4-66-47-62
del Potro J.
Robredo T.
6-746-46-3
Djokovic N.
Verdasco F.
6-776-36-3
Ferrero J.
Moya C.
7-626-4
Monaco J.
Haas T.
6-47-5
Kiefer N.
Youzhny M.
6-16-3
Karlovic I.
Hernandez O.
7-56-2
Lopez F.
Ferrer D.
7-637-5
Koubek S.
Ljubicic I.
6-36-727-5
Canas G.
Calleri A.
6-33-67-5
Federer R.
Ginepri R.
7-626-4
R64
del Potro J.
Starace P.
7-56-1
Verdasco F.
Montanes A.
6-16-1
Baghdatis M.
Pavel A.
6-34-66-1
Murray A.
Stepanek R.
6-46-1
Calleri A.
Tursunov D.
3-67-646-4
Ginepri R.
Melzer J.
2-67-626-4
Koubek S.
Nieminen J.
6-33-66-4
Lopez F.
Volandri F.
6-36-2
Karlovic I.
Safin M.
6-36-4
Kiefer N.
Wawrinka S.
7-56-3
Monaco J.
Andreev I.
6-756-06-4
Almagro N.
Santoro F.
6-46-4
Ancic M.
Gicquel M.
6-46-2
Mathieu P.
Fish M.
6-32-67-5
Ferrero J.
Falla A.
6-47-5
Nalbandian D.
Clement A.
5-76-26-4