Ivan Ljubicic vs Gilles Simon — Madrid Masters Round of 16

Madrid Masters · ATP · Round of 16
CRO
Ivan Ljubicic
47 yrs · 193 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 1
Sets
Sunday, 10 May 2009
clay
FRA
Gilles Simon
41 yrs · 183 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLWWLLWL
Ljubicic I.
3-6 6-4 6-3
Simon G.
Ljubicic I.
3662
Simon G.
6431

Ivan Ljubicic defeated Gilles Simon 3-6 6-4 6-3 in the Madrid Masters round of 16 on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Gilles Simon came in defending last year's final. Ivan Ljubicic extended the head-to-head to 3–2.

Key context

Head to head

2–2
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2011-05-01Madrid MastersR64clayGilles Simon7-5 7-6(8)
2009-11-08Paris MastersR32hardGilles Simon6-3 3-6 7-6(4)
2009-03-12Indian Wells MastersR32hardIvan Ljubicic6-3 7-6(3)
2006-04-17Monte Carlo MastersR16clayIvan Ljubicic6-3 6-2

Serve vs return

This season
Ljubicic I.serving80% hold

wins 63% of points on serve vs Simon G.

Simon G.serving78% hold

wins 62% of points on serve vs Ljubicic I.

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
Ljubicic I.Simon G.
1st serve in·Even
59%
61%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
77%
68%
2nd serve points won·Even
50%
49%
Service points won·Slight edge
66%
61%
Return points won·Even
35%
39%
Break points saved·Slight edge
64%
59%
Aces / match·Dominant
11.4
3.8
Double faults / match·Clear edge
1.9
2.7

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Ljubicic I.Simon G.
Clutch Rating·Slight edge
64
74
Break points saved·Even
91
94
Break points won·Dominant
35
68
Deciding sets·Slight edge
79
73
Tiebreaks·Even
80
82

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
17°CPartly cloudy
Wind 6 km/hHumidity 66%

Draw

Final
Federer R.
Nadal R.
6-46-4
Semi-finals
Federer R.
del Potro J.
6-36-4
Nadal R.
Djokovic N.
3-67-657-69
Quarter-finals
Djokovic N.
Ljubicic I.
6-46-4
Federer R.
Roddick A.
7-56-756-1
Nadal R.
Verdasco F.
6-47-5
del Potro J.
Murray A.
7-646-3
R16
Nadal R.
Kohlschreiber P.
W/O
Roddick A.
Davydenko N.
W/O
Murray A.
Robredo T.
7-56-1
del Potro J.
Wawrinka S.
4-66-46-4
Ljubicic I.
Simon G.
3-66-46-3
Djokovic N.
Seppi A.
6-46-4
Federer R.
Blake J.
6-26-4
Verdasco F.
Monaco J.
7-56-2
R32
del Potro J.
Berdych T.
6-24-1
Ljubicic I.
Tsonga J.
6-47-5
Simon G.
Fognini F.
6-36-2
Wawrinka S.
Chardy J.
6-47-5
Nadal R.
Melzer J.
6-36-1
Murray A.
Bolelli S.
7-696-4
Robredo T.
Fish M.
3-67-656-2
Davydenko N.
Serra F.
7-56-3
Blake J.
Karlovic I.
6-746-47-64
Verdasco F.
Ferrero J.
6-36-2
Monaco J.
Ferrer D.
6-46-4
Kohlschreiber P.
Cilic M.
6-16-757-62
Federer R.
Soderling R.
6-17-5
Roddick A.
Haas T.
1-67-696-4
Djokovic N.
Hernandez O.
6-36-3
Seppi A.
Querrey S.
6-34-66-4
R64
Haas T.
Gulbis E.
6-25-77-5
Serra F.
Schuettler R.
6-26-4
Querrey S.
Stepanek R.
7-625-2
Fognini F.
Mathieu P.
6-756-43-0
Tsonga J.
Safin M.
6-47-5
Monaco J.
Lopez F.
6-47-5
Davydenko N.
Troicki V.
6-26-2
Blake J.
Hanescu V.
6-26-4
Karlovic I.
Benneteau J.
3-67-656-4
Soderling R.
Navarro I.
6-46-2
Ferrero J.
Kunitsyn I.
6-34-66-4
Bolelli S.
Chela J.
7-57-63
Hernandez O.
Vassallo Arguello M.
6-36-3
Seppi A.
Schwank E.
7-56-4
Ljubicic I.
Gabashvili T.
6-36-2
Berdych T.
Garcia Lopez G.
6-07-65
Chardy J.
Acasuso J.
6-36-2
Wawrinka S.
Crugnola M.
6-26-0
Robredo T.
Kiefer N.
3-66-26-2
Fish M.
Tipsarevic J.
7-636-4
Melzer J.
Montanes A.
4-67-56-3
Kohlschreiber P.
Almagro N.
6-36-4
Cilic M.
Granollers M.
6-26-746-1
Ferrer D.
Canas G.
6-26-2