Ivan Ljubicic vs Steve Darcis — Hamburg Round of 64
Ivan Ljubicic defeated Steve Darcis 6-7 7-5 7-6 in the Hamburg round of 64 on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Steve Darcis came in leading the head-to-head 1–0. Ivan Ljubicic claimed a first win over Steve Darcis in two meetings, levelling the head-to-head at 1–1.
Key context
- Match story: Ivan Ljubicic dropped the opening set before beating Steve Darcis 6–7 7–5 7–6.
How the match was decided
Auto-generatedLjubicic I. came through in three sets.
Common opponents
1 shared · last 12 monthsLjubicic I. and Darcis S. faced 1 of the same opponent in the last 12 months. Ljubicic I. went 0–1 (0%) against them, Darcis S. 0–1 (0%).
0–10%Ljubicic I. · better vs 0Record vs common opponents0–10%Darcis S. · better vs 0
Vs common opponents · derived from scorelines
0–2Sets0–2
6–12Games4–12
Only 1 common opponent — too few for any conclusion. Shown without assessment.
vs Djokovic N.#11L3-6 3-6Monte Carlo Masters · clayL4-6 0-6Rome Masters · clay
Head-to-head
2 meetings · level 1–111
- Ljubicic I.May 2008HamburgThis matchClay6-7(6) 7-5 7-6(4)
- Darcis S.May 2008Rome MastersClay7-5 7-6
Draw
Closing odds
Player context
Before the matchLjubicic I.Darcis S.1 868ELO1 8001 784Clay ELO1 7283–7Last 105–529Age24193 cmHeight178 cmRightPlaysRight
Cite this
Ivan Ljubicic beat Steve Darcis 6-7(6) 7-5 7-6(4). Umpiry, "Ivan Ljubicic vs Steve Darcis — Hamburg Round of 64", https://umpiry.com/match/2008-05-11/darcis-vs-ljubicic-hamburg-r64?utm_source=cite (as of 11 May 2008).