Steve Darcis vs Ivan Ljubicic — Rome Masters Round of 64

Rome Masters · ATP · Round of 64
BEL
Steve Darcis
42 yrs · 178 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 5 May 2008
clay
CRO
Ivan Ljubicic
47 yrs · 193 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLWWLLWLL
Darcis S.
7-5 7-6
Ljubicic I.
Darcis S.
7772
Ljubicic I.
565–

Steve Darcis defeated Ivan Ljubicic 7-5 7-6 in the Rome Masters round of 64 on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Ivan Ljubicic came in leading the head-to-head 1–0, defending last year's round of 32. Steve Darcis claimed a first win over Ivan Ljubicic in two meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 1–1.

Key context

Head to head

0–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2008-05-11Hamburg MastersR64clayIvan Ljubicic6-7(6) 7-5 7-6(4)

Serve vs return

This season
Darcis S.serving82% hold

wins 64% of points on serve vs Ljubicic I.

Ljubicic I.serving80% hold

wins 63% of points on serve vs Darcis S.

Even serve battle

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
Darcis S.Ljubicic I.
1st serve in·Even
61%
59%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
70%
77%
2nd serve points won·Even
52%
51%
Service points won·Even
63%
66%
Return points won·Even
39%
35%
Break points saved·Even
61%
64%
Aces / match·Dominant
3.6
11.6
Double faults / match·Even
1.8
1.9

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Darcis S.Ljubicic I.
Clutch Rating·Slight edge
69
64
Break points saved·Even
87
91
Break points won·Clear edge
52
35
Deciding sets·Even
79
79
Tiebreaks·Even
84
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
Weather
20°COvercast
Wind 3 km/hHumidity 62%

Draw

Final
Djokovic N.
Wawrinka S.
4-66-36-3
Semi-finals
Djokovic N.
Stepanek R.
6-01-0
Wawrinka S.
Roddick A.
3-0
Quarter-finals
Roddick A.
Robredo T.
6-34-67-64
Wawrinka S.
Blake J.
6-757-656-1
Djokovic N.
Almagro N.
6-11-0
Stepanek R.
Federer R.
7-647-67
R16
Federer R.
Karlovic I.
7-646-3
Stepanek R.
Horna L.
6-41-66-3
Djokovic N.
Andreev I.
6-33-66-3
Roddick A.
Bolelli S.
7-656-3
Robredo T.
Davydenko N.
4-66-27-64
Blake J.
Verdasco F.
5-77-56-2
Almagro N.
Gonzalez F.
W/O
Wawrinka S.
Ferrero J.
6-46-3
R32
Wawrinka S.
Murray A.
6-27-65
Gonzalez F.
Korolev E.
6-36-2
Andreev I.
Monaco J.
4-66-16-4
Ferrero J.
Nadal R.
7-56-1
Verdasco F.
Lapentti N.
6-25-76-2
Stepanek R.
Ferrer D.
4-66-26-1
Djokovic N.
Darcis S.
6-46-0
Horna L.
Acasuso J.
6-37-61
Karlovic I.
Starace P.
6-36-757-63
Federer R.
Canas G.
6-36-3
Robredo T.
Mahut N.
7-57-65
Davydenko N.
Ancic M.
6-26-2
Blake J.
Seppi A.
7-653-66-1
Roddick A.
Fish M.
6-16-4
Bolelli S.
Simon G.
6-46-4
Almagro N.
Nalbandian D.
6-47-5
R64
Murray A.
del Potro J.
5-76-41-0
Ferrero J.
Kiefer N.
6-756-36-4
Wawrinka S.
Safin M.
6-756-26-1
Stepanek R.
Nieminen J.
6-33-66-3
Canas G.
Naso G.
6-786-36-2
Starace P.
Cilic M.
6-42-66-4
Karlovic I.
Mathieu P.
7-646-2
Horna L.
Gasquet R.
6-46-1
Acasuso J.
Tursunov D.
6-46-2
Andreev I.
Lee H.
6-47-5
Darcis S.
Ljubicic I.
7-57-65
Almagro N.
Cipolla F.
6-16-3
Korolev E.
Soderling R.
1-66-36-4
Gonzalez F.
Tipsarevic J.
3-67-607-66
Monaco J.
Cuevas P.
6-06-4
Mahut N.
Fabbiano T.
6-756-47-5
Simon G.
Tsonga J.
6-24-67-66
Bolelli S.
Patience O.
6-06-3
Fish M.
Llodra M.
7-53-67-62
Seppi A.
Santoro F.
6-46-2
Ancic M.
Lopez F.
6-46-4
Robredo T.
Chela J.
6-46-1
Lapentti N.
Volandri F.
7-662-66-2
Verdasco F.
Moya C.
6-36-4