Ivan Ljubicic vs Kei Nishikori — Indian Wells Masters Round of 128

Indian Wells Masters · ATP · Round of 128
CRO
Ivan Ljubicic
47 yrs · 193 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLWWLLWLL
0 — 0
Sets
Thursday, 12 March 2009
hard
JPN
Kei Nishikori
#717ATP
1714ELO
1680Hard ELO
36 yrs · 178 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWLWWLWL
Ljubicic I.
6-3 6-3
Nishikori K.
Ljubicic I.
662
Nishikori K.
33–

Ivan Ljubicic defeated Kei Nishikori 6-3 6-3 in the Indian Wells Masters round of 128 on hard. The result followed the form book — Ivan Ljubicic came in leading the head-to-head 1–0, defending last year's round of 16. Ivan Ljubicic extended the head-to-head to 2–0.

Key context

Head to head

1–0
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2007-09-10BeijingR32hardIvan Ljubicic6-3 6-4

Serve vs return

This season
Ljubicic I.serving85% hold

wins 66% of points on serve vs Nishikori K.

Nishikori K.serving86% hold

wins 67% of points on serve vs Ljubicic I.

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
Ljubicic I.Nishikori K.
1st serve in·Slight edge
59%
64%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
77%
68%
2nd serve points won·Even
50%
54%
Service points won·Even
66%
63%
Return points won·Even
35%
39%
Break points saved·Slight edge
64%
59%
Aces / match·Dominant
11.4
2.7
Double faults / match·Slight edge
1.9
2.2

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Ljubicic I.Nishikori K.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
64
89
Break points saved·Slight edge
91
97
Break points won·Dominant
35
74
Deciding sets·Clear edge
79
100
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
80
97

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

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
SlowFast
Weather
21°CClear
Wind 7 km/hHumidity 22%

Draw

Final
Nadal R.
Murray A.
6-16-2
Semi-finals
Nadal R.
Roddick A.
6-47-64
Murray A.
Federer R.
6-34-66-1
Quarter-finals
Federer R.
Verdasco F.
6-37-65
Murray A.
Ljubicic I.
7-57-66
Nadal R.
del Potro J.
6-26-4
Roddick A.
Djokovic N.
6-36-2
R16
Murray A.
Robredo T.
6-23-0
del Potro J.
Isner J.
7-647-63
Djokovic N.
Wawrinka S.
7-677-66
Roddick A.
Ferrer D.
7-653-66-3
Ljubicic I.
Andreev I.
4-67-657-64
Nadal R.
Nalbandian D.
3-67-656-0
Verdasco F.
Kohlschreiber P.
6-43-66-1
Federer R.
Gonzalez F.
6-35-76-2
R32
Ljubicic I.
Simon G.
6-37-63
Andreev I.
Tsonga J.
7-56-4
Robredo T.
Cilic M.
7-57-62
Murray A.
Mathieu P.
6-36-2
Kohlschreiber P.
Lapentti N.
6-23-66-3
Verdasco F.
Gasquet R.
6-36-2
Gonzalez F.
Blake J.
7-56-1
Wawrinka S.
Querrey S.
2-67-57-68
Djokovic N.
Haas T.
6-27-61
del Potro J.
Melzer J.
6-22-67-62
Federer R.
Karlovic I.
7-646-3
Isner J.
Safin M.
6-46-4
Nalbandian D.
Troicki V.
6-46-2
Nadal R.
Tursunov D.
6-36-3
Ferrer D.
Chardy J.
3-66-46-4
Roddick A.
Kiefer N.
6-47-64
R64
Chardy J.
Fish M.
7-647-61
Ljubicic I.
Ancic M.
3-3
Kiefer N.
Reynolds B.
6-46-2
Verdasco F.
Bellucci T.
7-56-1
Lapentti N.
Soderling R.
6-47-67
Nadal R.
Berrer M.
6-26-1
Tursunov D.
Russell M.
7-654-66-3
Troicki V.
Berdych T.
6-36-1
Nalbandian D.
Kendrick R.
6-46-4
Isner J.
Monfils G.
6-756-16-4
Safin M.
Massu N.
6-37-62
Melzer J.
Dent T.
7-56-2
del Potro J.
Sweeting R.
6-766-36-1
Djokovic N.
Vassallo Arguello M.
7-56-4
Haas T.
Schuettler R.
6-746-26-4
Querrey S.
Stepanek R.
6-46-3
Wawrinka S.
Seppi A.
6-16-3
Ferrer D.
Widom T.
6-47-5
Roddick A.
Koellerer D.
6-17-63
Simon G.
Lu Y.
5-76-46-4
Andreev I.
Gulbis E.
6-46-4
Tsonga J.
Gabashvili T.
7-56-3
Robredo T.
Kunitsyn I.
6-16-4
Federer R.
Gicquel M.
7-646-4
Karlovic I.
Stakhovsky S.
6-46-2
Gonzalez F.
Hewitt L.
4-66-26-3
Blake J.
Nieminen J.
6-36-766-3
Gasquet R.
Llodra M.
6-46-0
Kohlschreiber P.
Patience O.
6-756-36-3
Mathieu P.
Starace P.
6-46-7116-4
Murray A.
Montanes A.
7-56-3
Cilic M.
Darcis S.
6-746-26-1
R128
Seppi A.
Chela J.
6-24-1
Darcis S.
Granollers M.
5-0
Troicki V.
Youzhny M.
7-52-1
Widom T.
Navarro I.
6-47-64
Chardy J.
Hanescu V.
6-43-66-2
Reynolds B.
Fognini F.
4-66-06-2
Koellerer D.
Zverev M.
2-67-56-2
Lu Y.
Lammer M.
7-56-2
Ljubicic I.
Nishikori K.
6-36-3
Gulbis E.
Kim K.
6-36-4
Gabashvili T.
Acasuso J.
6-24-66-3
Russell M.
Garcia Lopez G.
7-56-2
Kunitsyn I.
Spadea V.
6-36-4
Starace P.
Gremelmayr D.
7-666-1
Montanes A.
Serra F.
6-36-0
Kohlschreiber P.
Benneteau J.
6-36-2
Lapentti N.
Giraldo S.
4-66-17-5
Llodra M.
Lopez F.
6-46-3
Bellucci T.
Tipsarevic J.
5-77-56-2
Nieminen J.
Devilder N.
7-666-1
Hewitt L.
Hernych J.
7-636-3
Stakhovsky S.
Evans B.
2-66-36-0
Gicquel M.
Bolelli S.
7-56-3
Berrer M.
Anderson K.
6-36-3
Isner J.
Rochus C.
6-16-4
Kendrick R.
Phau B.
7-56-2
Massu N.
Schwank E.
7-616-756-4
Dent T.
Junqueira D.
6-17-63
Sweeting R.
Odesnik W.
1-66-47-65
Vassallo Arguello M.
De Voest R.
7-57-63
Haas T.
Hernandez O.
6-36-3
Querrey S.
Canas G.
7-626-2