Nikolay Davydenko vs Ivan Ljubicic | Nikolay Davydenko Wins 6-4 6-1

HamburgR32ClayTue 13 MayFinal

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Nikolay Davydenko defeated Ivan Ljubicic 6-4 6-1 in the Hamburg round of 32 on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Ivan Ljubicic came in leading the head-to-head 3–2, defending last year's round of 16. That levelled the head-to-head at 3–3.

Key context

Match story: Nikolay Davydenko dropped just 5 games past Ivan Ljubicic.

How the match was decided

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Davydenko N. took it in straight sets.

Match statistics

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Common opponents

10 shared · last 12 months

Davydenko N. and Ljubicic I. faced 10 of the same opponents in the last 12 months. Davydenko N. went 6–7 (46%) against them, Ljubicic I. 6–5 (55%). Results against comparable opponents are close (2 : 3 better-results split).

6–746%Davydenko N. · better vs 2Record vs common opponents6–555%Ljubicic I. · better vs 3

Vs common opponents · derived from scorelines

15–21Sets13–13

171–179Games132–121

0–5Tiebreaks2–2

1–1Deciding sets3–1

vs Cilic M.#80L3-6 4-6Beijing · hardW7-6 7-5Indian Wells Masters · hard
vs Monfils G.#254W6-3 7-5 6-3Wimbledon · grassW3-6 6-3 6-0s Hertogenbosch · grass
vs Federer R.L4-6 3-6Masters Cup · hardL3-6 4-6Indian Wells Masters · hard

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vs Baghdatis M.L2-6 2-6Paris Masters · hardL4-6 6-7Paris Masters · hard
vs Almagro N.W7-5 6-0 7-5US Open · hardL4-6 4-6Cincinnati Masters · hard
vs Troicki V.W6-1 1-6 6-3 1-6 6-2RUS vs SRB · hardW6-1 6-1Beijing · hard
vs Gonzalez F.W6-4 6-3Masters Cup · hardL6-2 3-6 4-6Beijing · hard
vs Robredo T.L6-4 2-6 6-7Rome Masters · clayW6-3 6-4Indian Wells Masters · hard
vs Djokovic N.#11Hard to compareW4-6 3-6 6-4 0-0RUS vs SRB · hardL3-6 3-6Monte Carlo Masters · clay
vs Tipsarevic J.Hard to compareW6-2 6-1Miami Masters · hardW6-3 6-7 6-3s Hertogenbosch · grass

Head-to-head

6 meetings · level 3–3

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

Davydenko N.May 2008HamburgThis matchClay6-4 6-1
Ljubicic I.February 2007RotterdamHard4-6 7-6 7-6
Ljubicic I.October 2005MetzHard6-1 6-4
Ljubicic I.September 2005Davis Cup WG SF: CRO vs RUSCarpet6-3 7-6 6-4
Davydenko N.April 2004Monte Carlo MastersClay6-2 6-2

Draw

Closing odds

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vs Kiefer N.View tournament

Player context

Before the match

Davydenko N.Ljubicic I.1 804ELO1 8681 685Clay ELO1 7843–7Last 103–726Age29178 cmHeight193 cmRightPlaysRight

Cite this

Nikolay Davydenko beat Ivan Ljubicic 6-4 6-1. Umpiry, "Nikolay Davydenko vs Ivan Ljubicic — Hamburg Round of 32", https://umpiry.com/match/2008-05-13/davydenko-vs-ljubicic-hamburg-r32?utm_source=cite (as of 13 May 2008).