David Ferrer vs Ivan Ljubicic — Dubai Round of 32

Dubai · ATP · Round of 32
ESP
David Ferrer
44 yrs · 175 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWWLWWLW
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 23 February 2009
hard
CRO
Ivan Ljubicic
47 yrs · 193 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLWWLLWLL
Ferrer D.
3-6 6-2 6-1
Ljubicic I.
Ferrer D.
3662
Ljubicic I.
6211

David Ferrer defeated Ivan Ljubicic 3-6 6-2 6-1 in the Dubai round of 32 on hard. The result followed the form book — David Ferrer came in leading the head-to-head 5–1, defending last year's quarter-final. David Ferrer extended the head-to-head to 6–1.

Key context

Head to head

5–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2010-10-04BeijingSFhardDavid Ferrer6-4 4-6 6-4
2010-04-11Monte Carlo MastersR16clayDavid Ferrer6-0 7-6(4)
2007-05-14Hamburg MastersR16clayDavid Ferrer6-3 6-3
2006-05-22DusseldorfRRclayDavid Ferrer6-2 6-2
2003-07-14StuttgartR32grassDavid Ferrer7-6(3) 6-1
2003-05-05Rome MastersR32clayIvan Ljubicic6-2 6-3

Serve vs return

This season
Ferrer D.serving85% hold

wins 66% of points on serve vs Ljubicic I.

Ljubicic I.serving82% hold

wins 64% of points on serve vs Ferrer D.

Even serve battle

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
Ferrer D.Ljubicic I.
1st serve in·Even
61%
59%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
69%
77%
2nd serve points won·Even
52%
50%
Service points won·Even
62%
66%
Return points won·Slight edge
41%
35%
Break points saved·Even
60%
64%
Aces / match·Dominant
2.5
11.3
Double faults / match·Dominant
3.5
1.9

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Ferrer D.Ljubicic I.
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
84
64
Break points saved·Even
95
91
Break points won·Dominant
73
35
Deciding sets·Clear edge
95
79
Tiebreaks·Even
78
80

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

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
SlowFast
Weather
29°CClear
Wind 21 km/hHumidity 31%

Draw

Final
Djokovic N.
Ferrer D.
7-56-3
Semi-finals
Djokovic N.
Simon G.
3-67-57-5
Ferrer D.
Gasquet R.
6-26-2
Quarter-finals
Gasquet R.
Murray A.
W/O
Djokovic N.
Cilic M.
6-36-4
Simon G.
Santoro F.
7-636-1
Ferrer D.
Andreev I.
7-56-1
R16
Ferrer D.
Kohlschreiber P.
6-46-2
Andreev I.
Tursunov D.
5-76-46-3
Santoro F.
Chiudinelli M.
3-66-17-61
Simon G.
Gabashvili T.
6-16-2
Cilic M.
Benneteau J.
6-34-67-5
Djokovic N.
Hernych J.
6-33-66-4
Gasquet R.
Bolelli S.
6-746-37-65
Murray A.
Clement A.
6-26-3
R32
Murray A.
Stakhovsky S.
6-736-35-3
Andreev I.
De Voest R.
6-46-0
Chiudinelli M.
Karlovic I.
7-644-67-67
Simon G.
Ghareeb M.
5-76-46-4
Gasquet R.
Safin M.
6-35-76-3
Bolelli S.
Troicki V.
6-36-4
Clement A.
Schuettler R.
1-66-36-3
Kohlschreiber P.
Lammer M.
6-16-1
Tursunov D.
Seppi A.
6-16-4
Gabashvili T.
Recouderc L.
5-77-646-3
Santoro F.
Hanescu V.
6-46-2
Djokovic N.
Cipolla F.
6-36-2
Hernych J.
Youzhny M.
4-66-16-4
Benneteau J.
Melzer J.
1-66-36-3
Cilic M.
Tipsarevic J.
2-67-636-4
Ferrer D.
Ljubicic I.
3-66-26-1