Jo-Wilfried Tsonga vs Ivan LjubicicAustralian Open Round of 64

Australian Open · ATP · Round of 64
41 yrs · 188 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Sets
Monday, 19 January 2009
hard
47 yrs · 193 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Tsonga J.
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Ljubicic I.
Tsonga J.
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Ljubicic I.
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Jo-Wilfried Tsonga defeated Ivan Ljubicic 6-7 7-6 7-6 6-2 in the Australian Open round of 64 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Ivan Ljubicic came in leading the head-to-head 3–2, defending last year's round of 128. Jo-Wilfried Tsonga narrowed the head-to-head to 3–3.

Key context

Head to head

23
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2011-09-19MetzFhardJo-Wilfried Tsonga6-3 6-7(4) 6-3
2011-04-10Monte Carlo MastersR32clayIvan Ljubicic7-6(2) 6-4
2011-02-07RotterdamSFhardJo-Wilfried Tsonga6-4 7-6(6)
2010-02-22DubaiR16hardIvan Ljubicic7-5 6-3
2009-05-10Madrid MastersR32clayIvan Ljubicic6-4 7-5

Serve vs return

This season
Tsonga J.serving92% hold

wins 72% of points on serve vs Ljubicic I.

Ljubicic I.serving90% hold

wins 70% of points on serve vs Tsonga J.

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

Statistics

This season
1st serve in·Even
61%
59%
1st serve points won·Even
79%
77%
2nd serve points won·Even
52%
50%
Service points won·Even
68%
66%
Return points won·Even
35%
35%
Break points saved·Even
67%
64%
Aces / match·Clear edge
9.6
11.3
Double faults / match·Slight edge
2.5
1.9

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 151). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Slight edge
75
64
Break points saved·Slight edge
99
91
Break points won·Even
39
35
Deciding sets·Clear edge
91
79
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
92
80

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

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