Alejandro Falla vs Ivan Ljubicic — Lyon Quarter-final

Lyon · ATP · Quarter-final
COL
Alejandro Falla
42 yrs · 185 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 22 October 2007
clay
CRO
Ivan Ljubicic
47 yrs · 193 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Falla A.
7-5 6-7 7-5
Ljubicic I.
Falla A.
76372
Ljubicic I.
57751

Alejandro Falla defeated Ivan Ljubicic 7-5 6-7 7-5 in the Lyon quarter-final on clay. The result followed the form book — Alejandro Falla came in defending last year's round of 32. Alejandro Falla extended the head-to-head to 2–1.

Key context

Head to head

1–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2010-06-13s HertogenboschR16grassAlejandro Falla6-2 7-6(6)
2007-03-05Indian Wells MastersR64hardIvan Ljubicic6-7(4) 6-4 6-4

Serve vs return

This season
Falla A.serving74% hold

wins 60% of points on serve vs Ljubicic I.

Ljubicic I.serving80% hold

wins 63% of points on serve vs Falla A.

Serve 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 season
Falla A.Ljubicic I.
1st serve in·Even
58%
59%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
67%
77%
2nd serve points won·Even
49%
51%
Service points won·Slight edge
59%
67%
Return points won·Slight edge
40%
35%
Break points saved·Slight edge
58%
64%
Aces / match·Dominant
2.9
11.7
Double faults / match·Clear edge
3.2
1.9

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Falla A.Ljubicic I.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
32
64
Break points saved·Clear edge
73
91
Break points won·Even
39
35
Deciding sets·Dominant
22
79
Tiebreaks·Dominant
55
80

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

Conditions

Court speed
Slowlow bounce, long rallies
SlowFast

Draw

Final
Grosjean S.
Gicquel M.
7-656-4
Semi-finals
Grosjean S.
Tsonga J.
6-16-2
Gicquel M.
Falla A.
4-66-27-67
Quarter-finals
Tsonga J.
Rochus O.
6-36-2
Gicquel M.
Hartfield D.
7-56-3
Falla A.
Ljubicic I.
7-56-737-5
Grosjean S.
Benneteau J.
6-766-27-64
R16
Rochus O.
Fish M.
6-757-667-615
Falla A.
Marach O.
6-26-1
Grosjean S.
Santoro F.
4-66-16-2
Benneteau J.
Simon G.
7-56-4
Gicquel M.
Becker B.
6-36-3
Ljubicic I.
Ascione T.
6-36-747-65
Hartfield D.
Monaco J.
6-46-3
Tsonga J.
Gasquet R.
6-46-4
R32
Ljubicic I.
Querrey S.
7-657-67
Marach O.
Seppi A.
7-677-65
Becker B.
Clement A.
7-607-63
Rochus O.
Llodra M.
7-666-2
Benneteau J.
Roger-Vasselin E.
5-76-36-1
Simon G.
Pavel A.
6-22-66-1
Gasquet R.
Rochus C.
7-656-3
Tsonga J.
Spadea V.
6-36-4
Fish M.
Almagro N.
2-66-37-64
Ascione T.
Tipsarevic J.
6-37-63
Santoro F.
Roddick A.
7-652-66-4
Grosjean S.
Cadart R.
6-36-2
Falla A.
Andreev I.
7-626-1
Monaco J.
De Chaunac S.
6-7116-37-63
Hartfield D.
Mahut N.
7-686-4
Gicquel M.
Robredo T.
6-47-65