Stan Wawrinka vs Ivan LjubicicDoha Semi-final

Doha · ATP · Semi-final
#117ATP
1678ELO
1664Hard ELO
$657kYTD
$38MCAREER
41 yrs · 183 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLWLWLLLL
0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 31 December 2007
hard
47 yrs · 193 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLWWLLWLL
Wawrinka S.
7-6 6-4
Ljubicic I.
Wawrinka S.
7762
Ljubicic I.
614

Stan Wawrinka defeated Ivan Ljubicic 7-6 6-4 in the Doha semi-final on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Ivan Ljubicic came in leading the head-to-head 3–2. Stan Wawrinka narrowed the head-to-head to 3–3.

Key context

Head to head

23
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2010-11-07Paris MastersR32hardStan Wawrinka6-4 6-4
2009-11-02BaselR32hardStan Wawrinka6-7(5) 6-3 6-4
2007-05-28Roland GarrosR64clayIvan Ljubicic6-4 6-3 6-7(3) 6-3
2006-10-09ViennaQFhardIvan Ljubicic6-3 6-2
2005-01-03DohaR32hardIvan Ljubicic6-3 6-4

Serve vs return

This season
Wawrinka S.serving89% hold

wins 69% of points on serve vs Ljubicic I.

Ljubicic I.serving91% hold

wins 71% of points on serve vs Wawrinka S.

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

Serve & return on hard

Wawrinka S.Ljubicic I.
48
Serve
8
Return

Per-surface Serve / Return Rating (0–100, percentile within the hard field, opponent-adjusted over 52 weeks). About

Statistics

This season
1st serve in·Even
57%
59%
1st serve points won·Even
74%
77%
2nd serve points won·Even
53%
51%
Service points won·Even
65%
67%
Return points won·Even
35%
35%
Break points saved·Even
63%
64%
Aces / match·Dominant
7.0
11.8
Double faults / match·Even
2.0
1.9

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (198 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Even
65
64
Break points saved·Slight edge
99
91
Break points won·Slight edge
30
35
Deciding sets·Slight edge
71
79
Tiebreaks·Slight edge
90
80

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

Freshness

Recent load
Freshness·
95

Wawrinka S.: 14 days rest · 1 match (14d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
SlowFast
Weather
23°CClear
Wind 16 km/hHumidity 54%

Draw