Ivan Ljubicic vs Marin CilicIndian Wells Masters Round of 64

Indian Wells Masters · ATP · Round of 64
47 yrs · 193 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLWWLLWLL
0 — 0
Sets
Thursday, 13 March 2008
hard
#88ATP
1800ELO
1762Hard ELO
$776kYTD
$33MCAREER
37 yrs · 198 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLWWLLLWL
Ljubicic I.
7-6 7-5
Cilic M.
Ljubicic I.
7972
Cilic M.
675

Ivan Ljubicic defeated Marin Cilic 7-6 7-5 in the Indian Wells Masters round of 64 on hard. The result followed the form book — Ivan Ljubicic came in defending last year's quarter-final. Ivan Ljubicic extended the head-to-head to 2–1.

Key context

Head to head

11
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2011-10-03BeijingSFhardMarin Cilic6-4 6-3
2011-06-20WimbledonR128grassIvan Ljubicic7-6(2) 3-6 6-3 6-4

Serve vs return

This season
Ljubicic I.serving88% hold

wins 68% of points on serve vs Cilic M.

Cilic M.serving90% hold

wins 70% of points on serve vs Ljubicic I.

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

Ljubicic I.Cilic M.
Serve
57
Return
10

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
59%
58%
1st serve points won·Even
77%
78%
2nd serve points won·Even
51%
50%
Service points won·Even
66%
66%
Return points won·Even
35%
37%
Break points saved·Even
64%
66%
Aces / match·Slight edge
11.6
10.6
Double faults / match·Dominant
1.9
3.4

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (185 vs 199). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
64
76
Break points saved·Slight edge
91
99
Break points won·Slight edge
35
41
Deciding sets·Clear edge
79
94
Tiebreaks·Slight edge
80
87

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

Freshness

Recent load
Freshness·
98

Cilic M.: 14 days rest · 1 match (14d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
SlowFast
Weather
27°CMainly clear
Wind 12 km/hHumidity 24%

Draw