Tomas Berdych vs Ivan Ljubicic — Rotterdam Round of 32

Rotterdam · ATP · Round of 32
CZE
Tomas Berdych
40 yrs · 196 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWLLLWLWL
0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 18 February 2008
hard
CRO
Ivan Ljubicic
47 yrs · 193 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLWWLLWLL
Berdych T.
6-3 6-3
Ljubicic I.
Berdych T.
662
Ljubicic I.
33–

Tomas Berdych defeated Ivan Ljubicic 6-3 6-3 in the Rotterdam round of 32 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Ivan Ljubicic came in leading the head-to-head 3–1, defending last year's final. Tomas Berdych narrowed the head-to-head to 3–2.

Key context

Head to head

1–3
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2011-04-10Monte Carlo MastersR16clayIvan Ljubicic6-4 6-2
2005-10-31Paris MastersFhardTomas Berdych6-3 6-4 3-6 4-6 6-4
2005-03-07Indian Wells MastersR32hardIvan Ljubicic6-4 6-1
2004-10-18Madrid MastersR64clayIvan Ljubicic6-4 6-4

Serve vs return

This season
Berdych T.serving91% hold

wins 71% of points on serve vs Ljubicic I.

Ljubicic I.serving88% hold

wins 68% of points on serve vs Berdych T.

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
Berdych T.Ljubicic I.
1st serve in·Even
58%
59%
1st serve points won·Even
77%
77%
2nd serve points won·Even
52%
51%
Service points won·Even
67%
66%
Return points won·Even
37%
35%
Break points saved·Even
64%
64%
Aces / match·Dominant
7.9
11.6
Double faults / match·Slight edge
2.5
1.9

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 185). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Berdych T.Ljubicic I.
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
82
64
Break points saved·Slight edge
98
91
Break points won·Dominant
70
35
Deciding sets·Slight edge
87
79
Tiebreaks·Slight edge
85
80

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

Conditions

Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
SlowFast
Weather
2°CPartly cloudy
Wind 2 km/hHumidity 89%

Draw

Final
Llodra M.
Soderling R.
6-736-37-64
Semi-finals
Soderling R.
Simon G.
6-26-1
Llodra M.
Karlovic I.
7-57-64
Quarter-finals
Llodra M.
Haase R.
7-657-65
Soderling R.
Seppi A.
6-36-2
Karlovic I.
Zverev M.
6-36-1
Simon G.
Gabashvili T.
6-36-2
R16
Simon G.
Tipsarevic J.
7-647-64
Zverev M.
Ferrer D.
6-27-5
Karlovic I.
Berdych T.
6-46-4
Gabashvili T.
Mahut N.
6-27-67
Soderling R.
Verdasco F.
6-46-1
Llodra M.
Davydenko N.
6-37-5
Seppi A.
Nadal R.
3-66-36-4
Haase R.
Berrer M.
5-76-36-3
R32
Haase R.
Murray A.
7-56-3
Nadal R.
Tursunov D.
6-46-4
Berdych T.
Ljubicic I.
6-36-3
Seppi A.
Hewitt L.
3-67-647-64
Berrer M.
Bachinger M.
6-36-2
Tipsarevic J.
Youzhny M.
7-636-4
Simon G.
Lopez F.
6-36-4
Llodra M.
Sluiter R.
6-17-66
Davydenko N.
Hernych J.
6-36-3
Ferrer D.
Bolelli S.
6-47-5
Zverev M.
Kohlschreiber P.
7-57-5
Verdasco F.
Nieminen J.
6-26-2
Soderling R.
Baghdatis M.
6-33-66-4
Mahut N.
Robredo T.
7-56-4
Gabashvili T.
Ferrero J.
7-56-1
Karlovic I.
Rochus O.
6-16-2