Stan Wawrinka vs Ivan Ljubicic | Stan Wawrinka Wins 7-6 6-4

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DohaSemi-finalHardFri 4 JanFinal

Stan WawrinkaATP #142 · SUI

Ivan LjubicicCRO

SetsGames2

7⁷6

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 3–0, defending the title. Stan Wawrinka claimed a first win over Ivan Ljubicic in four meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 3–1.

Key context

Match story: Stan Wawrinka edged Ivan Ljubicic in two tight sets (7–6 6–4).

How the match was decided

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Wawrinka S. took it in straight sets.

Match statistics

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Common opponents

3 shared · last 12 months

Wawrinka S. and Ljubicic I. faced 3 of the same opponents in the last 12 months. Wawrinka S. went 3–2 (60%) against them, Ljubicic I. 2–2 (50%). Results against comparable opponents are close (2 : 1 better-results split).

3–260%Wawrinka S. · better vs 2Record vs common opponents2–250%Ljubicic I. · better vs 1

Vs common opponents · derived from scorelines

8–8Sets6–5

82–69Games57–59

0–5Tiebreaks3–0

1–1Deciding sets0–1

Only 3 common opponents — small sample, treat as indicative.

vs Stepanek R.L6-7 3-6 6-7CZE vs SUI · carpetW7-6 7-6Monte Carlo Masters · clay
vs Canas G.W6-7 6-2 1-0Stuttgart · grassL5-7 2-6Miami Masters · hard
vs Chela J.L6-4 2-6 6-7 6-1 4-6US Open · hardL4-6 7-6 6-2 3-6 3-6US Open · hard

Head-to-head

4 meetings · Ljubicic I. leads 3–1

Hard: Ljubicic I. leads 2–1 · Clay: Ljubicic I. leads 1–0

Wawrinka S.January 2008DohaThis matchHard7-6(1) 6-4
Ljubicic I.May 2007Roland GarrosClay6-4 6-3 6-7 6-3
Ljubicic I.October 2006ViennaHard6-3 6-2
Ljubicic I.January 2005DohaHard6-3 6-4

Draw

Closing odds

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Player context

Before the match

Wawrinka S.Ljubicic I.1 808ELO1 8681 769Hard ELO1 7363–7Last 103–722Age28183 cmHeight193 cmRightPlaysRight

Cite this

Stan Wawrinka beat Ivan Ljubicic 7-6(1) 6-4. Umpiry, "Stan Wawrinka vs Ivan Ljubicic — Doha Semi-final", https://umpiry.com/match/2008-01-04/ljubicic-vs-wawrinka-doha-sf?utm_source=cite (as of 4 January 2008).