Ivan Ljubicic vs Igor Kunitsyn — Australian Open Round of 128

Australian Open · ATP · Round of 128
CRO
Ivan Ljubicic
47 yrs · 193 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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3 — 2
Sets
Monday, 19 January 2009
hard
RUS
Igor Kunitsyn
44 yrs · 180 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Ljubicic I.
4-6 7-6 7-6 5-7 6-3
Kunitsyn I.
Ljubicic I.
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Kunitsyn I.
66367732

Ivan Ljubicic defeated Igor Kunitsyn 4-6 7-6 7-6 5-7 6-3 in the Australian Open round of 128 on hard. The result followed the form book — Ivan Ljubicic came in defending last year's round of 128.

Key context

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Ljubicic I.serving89% hold

wins 69% of points on serve vs Kunitsyn I.

Kunitsyn I.serving80% hold

wins 63% of points on serve vs Ljubicic I.

Serve advantage — Ljubicic I.

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
Ljubicic I.Kunitsyn I.
1st serve in·Even
58%
62%
1st serve points won·Clear edge
77%
65%
2nd serve points won·Even
50%
49%
Service points won·Slight edge
66%
59%
Return points won·Even
35%
36%
Break points saved·Slight edge
65%
55%
Aces / match·Dominant
11.2
3.1
Double faults / match·Even
1.9
1.6

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (151 vs 127). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Ljubicic I.Kunitsyn I.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
64
36
Break points saved·Clear edge
91
67
Break points won·Slight edge
35
42
Deciding sets·Dominant
79
39
Tiebreaks·Dominant
80
50

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

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast
Weather
33°CClear
Wind 9 km/hHumidity 18%

Draw

Final
Nadal R.
Federer R.
7-53-67-633-66-2
Semi-finals
Nadal R.
Verdasco F.
6-746-47-626-716-4
Federer R.
Roddick A.
6-27-57-5
Quarter-finals
Roddick A.
Djokovic N.
6-736-46-22-1
Nadal R.
Simon G.
6-27-57-5
Verdasco F.
Tsonga J.
7-623-66-36-2
Federer R.
del Potro J.
6-36-06-0
R16
Simon G.
Monfils G.
6-42-66-1
Federer R.
Berdych T.
4-66-746-46-46-2
del Potro J.
Cilic M.
5-76-46-46-2
Djokovic N.
Baghdatis M.
6-17-616-756-2
Roddick A.
Robredo T.
7-56-16-3
Tsonga J.
Blake J.
6-46-47-63
Verdasco F.
Murray A.
2-66-11-66-36-4
Nadal R.
Gonzalez F.
6-36-26-4
R32
Gonzalez F.
Gasquet R.
3-63-67-6106-212-10
Monfils G.
Almagro N.
6-46-37-5
Roddick A.
Santoro F.
6-36-46-2
Simon G.
Ancic M.
7-626-46-2
Murray A.
Melzer J.
7-56-06-3
Robredo T.
Lu Y.
6-16-36-2
Baghdatis M.
Fish M.
6-26-46-4
Djokovic N.
Delic A.
6-24-66-37-64
Blake J.
Andreev I.
6-36-23-66-1
Verdasco F.
Stepanek R.
6-46-06-0
Tsonga J.
Sela D.
6-46-21-66-1
Federer R.
Safin M.
6-36-27-65
Berdych T.
Wawrinka S.
4-66-16-36-4
Cilic M.
Ferrer D.
7-656-36-4
del Potro J.
Muller G.
6-757-56-37-5
Nadal R.
Haas T.
6-46-26-2
R64
Wawrinka S.
Klein B.
6-36-46-4
Gasquet R.
Istomin D.
6-36-46-4
Murray A.
Granollers M.
6-46-26-2
Melzer J.
Beck A.
5-77-676-46-3
Delic A.
Mathieu P.
1-63-66-37-639-7
Djokovic N.
Chardy J.
7-56-16-3
del Potro J.
Mayer F.
6-17-56-2
Muller G.
Tomic B.
3-66-16-46-2
Cilic M.
Tipsarevic J.
6-26-34-66-3
Ferrer D.
Hrbaty D.
6-26-26-1
Berdych T.
Dabul B.
6-16-16-3
Safin M.
Garcia Lopez G.
7-56-26-2
Federer R.
Korolev E.
6-26-36-1
Stepanek R.
Berrer M.
6-36-26-737-5
Ancic M.
Karlovic I.
5-77-54-66-46-3
Almagro N.
Fognini F.
6-27-56-0
Monfils G.
Koubek S.
6-46-43-66-2
Gonzalez F.
Canas G.
7-56-36-4
Simon G.
Guccione C.
6-756-46-16-2
Haas T.
Cipolla F.
6-16-26-1
Nadal R.
Karanusic R.
6-26-36-2
Verdasco F.
Clement A.
6-16-16-2
Blake J.
De Chaunac S.
6-36-26-3
Andreev I.
Gulbis E.
6-46-45-73-66-4
Sela D.
Hanescu V.
6-36-36-2
Tsonga J.
Ljubicic I.
6-747-687-676-2
Roddick A.
Malisse X.
4-66-27-616-2
Santoro F.
Kohlschreiber P.
5-77-53-67-56-3
Robredo T.
Troicki V.
6-16-36-0
Lu Y.
Nalbandian D.
6-45-74-66-46-2
Baghdatis M.
Soderling R.
3-67-56-36-3
Fish M.
Bolelli S.
6-46-17-5
R128
Mathieu P.
Nieminen J.
6-24-1
Murray A.
Pavel A.
6-23-1
Korolev E.
Moya C.
6-36-17-67
Haas T.
Schwank E.
6-36-36-4
Karanusic R.
Serra F.
6-31-66-33-66-3
Nadal R.
Rochus C.
6-06-26-2
Lu Y.
Bellucci T.
6-37-56-4
Troicki V.
Martin A.
6-33-66-26-4
Robredo T.
Reynolds B.
6-27-56-1
Kohlschreiber P.
Querrey S.
7-666-36-2
Santoro F.
Ferrero J.
6-36-26-756-2
Nalbandian D.
Gicquel M.
6-14-66-26-3
Soderling R.
Kendrick R.
5-76-46-47-5
Baghdatis M.
Benneteau J.
6-37-656-2
Bolelli S.
Vliegen K.
7-657-637-5
Fish M.
Groth S.
6-736-47-56-0
Delic A.
Dent T.
6-43-64-66-36-4
Chardy J.
Daniel M.
6-46-46-1
Djokovic N.
Stoppini A.
6-26-37-5
del Potro J.
Zverev M.
6-36-46-2
Mayer F.
Ouahab L.
6-26-16-2
Tomic B.
Starace P.
7-651-67-657-66
Muller G.
Lopez F.
6-37-654-64-616-14
Cilic M.
Anderson K.
6-36-26-746-3
Tipsarevic J.
Hernandez O.
4-66-16-34-66-0
Hrbaty D.
Isner J.
7-642-66-27-5
Ferrer D.
Gremelmayr D.
6-16-766-16-746-4
Wawrinka S.
Minar I.
6-12-67-57-69
Klein B.
Phau B.
6-46-34-66-3
Dabul B.
Petzschner P.
6-16-26-4
Berdych T.
Ginepri R.
6-46-46-3
Safin M.
Navarro I.
6-36-36-4
Garcia Lopez G.
Calleri A.
3-67-656-26-0
Federer R.
Seppi A.
6-17-647-5
Malisse X.
Llodra M.
7-686-16-1
Roddick A.
Rehnquist B.
6-06-26-2
Tsonga J.
Monaco J.
6-46-46-0
Ljubicic I.
Kunitsyn I.
4-67-637-675-76-3
Hanescu V.
Hernych J.
3-63-67-677-648-6
Sela D.
Schuettler R.
1-66-26-46-4
Andreev I.
Polansky P.
5-73-66-46-36-4
Gulbis E.
Montanes A.
6-36-26-3
De Chaunac S.
Darcis S.
2-66-30-66-26-2
Blake J.
Dancevic F.
6-46-37-5
Verdasco F.
Mannarino A.
6-06-26-2
Clement A.
Stakhovsky S.
6-32-64-66-26-1
Berrer M.
Ball C.
6-26-46-3
Stepanek R.
Lapentti N.
3-66-36-46-4
Melzer J.
Nishikori K.
7-56-26-1
Beck A.
Ebelthite C.
7-56-16-0
Granollers M.
Gabashvili T.
6-47-634-66-0
Simon G.
Andujar P.
6-46-16-1
Guccione C.
Devilder N.
6-46-26-4
Ancic M.
Odesnik W.
7-56-44-66-2
Karlovic I.
Gimeno Traver D.
6-36-46-4
Almagro N.
Massu N.
6-46-43-65-76-3
Fognini F.
Golubev A.
3-67-676-46-2
Koubek S.
Youzhny M.
6-36-26-2
Monfils G.
Vassallo Arguello M.
6-16-37-5
Gonzalez F.
Hewitt L.
5-76-26-23-66-3
Canas G.
Kindlmann D.
3-67-55-76-07-5
Istomin D.
Spadea V.
6-27-56-4
Gasquet R.
Junqueira D.
6-757-636-36-4
Cipolla F.
Tursunov D.
4-66-27-677-5