Ivan Ljubicic vs Christophe Rochus — Zagreb Round of 32

Zagreb · ATP · Round of 32
CRO
Ivan Ljubicic
47 yrs · 193 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 2 February 2009
hard
BEL
Christophe Rochus
47 yrs · 170 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLLLLLLL
Ljubicic I.
6-4 6-1
Rochus C.
Ljubicic I.
662
Rochus C.
41–

Ivan Ljubicic defeated Christophe Rochus 6-4 6-1 in the Zagreb round of 32 on hard. The result followed the form book — Ivan Ljubicic came in defending last year's final. Ivan Ljubicic extended the head-to-head to 2–1.

Key context

Head to head

1–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2006-03-20Miami MastersR16hardIvan Ljubicic6-3 6-1
2005-05-09Hamburg MastersR32clayChristophe Rochus6-4 6-2

Serve vs return

This season
Ljubicic I.serving89% hold

wins 69% of points on serve vs Rochus C.

Rochus C.serving77% hold

wins 61% 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.Rochus C.
1st serve in·Even
59%
61%
1st serve points won·Clear edge
77%
65%
2nd serve points won·Even
50%
46%
Service points won·Slight edge
66%
57%
Return points won·Even
35%
36%
Break points saved·Slight edge
64%
53%
Aces / match·Dominant
11.3
2.1
Double faults / match·Slight edge
1.9
2.5

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (151 vs 50). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Ljubicic I.Rochus C.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
64
33
Break points saved·Dominant
91
57
Break points won·Slight edge
35
46
Deciding sets·Dominant
79
38
Tiebreaks·
80
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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

Draw

Final
Cilic M.
Ancic M.
6-36-4
Semi-finals
Ancic M.
Hernych J.
6-746-37-69
Cilic M.
Troicki V.
6-27-5
Quarter-finals
Hernych J.
Zverev M.
5-4
Troicki V.
Stakhovsky S.
6-36-2
Cilic M.
Veic A.
6-27-66
Ancic M.
Dodig I.
6-16-3
R16
Hernych J.
Mathieu P.
6-776-46-2
Cilic M.
Serra F.
6-27-5
Veic A.
Korolev E.
3-67-656-4
Dodig I.
Gulbis E.
7-636-4
Ancic M.
Gabashvili T.
6-16-1
Stakhovsky S.
Karlovic I.
6-43-66-3
Troicki V.
Ljubicic I.
6-45-76-4
Zverev M.
Hanescu V.
6-45-77-67
R32
Korolev E.
Melzer J.
6-46-0
Hernych J.
Mektic N.
6-37-5
Hanescu V.
Zovko L.
6-37-5
Zverev M.
Seppi A.
7-643-66-2
Troicki V.
Bolelli S.
6-36-4
Ljubicic I.
Rochus C.
6-46-1
Stakhovsky S.
Hrbaty D.
6-24-66-1
Karlovic I.
Petzschner P.
6-36-4
Veic A.
Canas G.
4-66-46-2
Mathieu P.
Karanusic R.
6-766-17-63
Ancic M.
Lacko L.
6-46-767-5
Serra F.
Gicquel M.
6-24-67-62
Cilic M.
Clement A.
6-46-3
Gabashvili T.
Youzhny M.
6-36-4
Gulbis E.
Tursunov D.
4-66-46-4
Dodig I.
Andreev I.
6-16-4