Ivan Ljubicic vs Nicolas Almagro — Umag Round of 16

Umag · ATP · Round of 16
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Ivan Ljubicic
47 yrs · 193 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 27 July 2009
clay
ESP
Nicolas Almagro
40 yrs · 183 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Ljubicic I.
7-5 7-6
Almagro N.
Ljubicic I.
7772
Almagro N.
562–

Ivan Ljubicic defeated Nicolas Almagro 7-5 7-6 in the Umag round of 16 on clay. The result followed the form book — Ivan Ljubicic came in defending last year's round of 16. Ivan Ljubicic extended the head-to-head to 3–2.

Key context

Head to head

2–2
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2011-01-17Australian OpenR32hardNicolas Almagro6-4 7-6(8) 6-3
2010-04-25Rome MastersR32clayIvan Ljubicic7-5 7-6(3)
2007-08-13Cincinnati MastersR32hardNicolas Almagro6-4 6-4
2006-08-07Canada MastersR64hardIvan Ljubicic7-5 6-1

Serve vs return

This season
Ljubicic I.serving84% hold

wins 65% of points on serve vs Almagro N.

Almagro N.serving85% hold

wins 66% 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.Almagro N.
1st serve in·Even
59%
56%
1st serve points won·Even
77%
75%
2nd serve points won·Even
50%
52%
Service points won·Even
66%
65%
Return points won·Even
35%
37%
Break points saved·Slight edge
64%
59%
Aces / match·Dominant
11.3
8.1
Double faults / match·Clear edge
1.9
2.8

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Ljubicic I.Almagro N.
Clutch Rating·Slight edge
64
53
Break points saved·Even
91
91
Break points won·Clear edge
35
23
Deciding sets·Slight edge
79
71
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
80
57

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

Conditions

Court speed
Slowlow bounce, long rallies
SlowFast

Draw

Final
Davydenko N.
Ferrero J.
6-36-0
Semi-finals
Ferrero J.
Seppi A.
6-16-717-5
Davydenko N.
Melzer J.
6-16-1
Quarter-finals
Melzer J.
Ljubicic I.
4-67-636-3
Seppi A.
Massu N.
6-46-4
Davydenko N.
Bolelli S.
7-6106-1
Ferrero J.
Gonzalez M.
7-56-2
R16
Ferrero J.
Starace P.
1-66-36-2
Ljubicic I.
Almagro N.
7-57-62
Davydenko N.
Martin A.
6-26-3
Bolelli S.
Fognini F.
6-36-4
Melzer J.
Cuevas P.
6-46-3
Massu N.
Ferrer D.
4-66-26-4
Seppi A.
Gil F.
7-57-65
Gonzalez M.
Hernandez O.
6-46-4
R32
Gonzalez M.
Troicki V.
6-43-67-66
Gil F.
Roitman S.
7-56-2
Massu N.
Kavcic B.
5-76-36-2
Ferrer D.
Koellerer D.
6-16-726-3
Bolelli S.
Ramirez Hidalgo R.
7-673-66-0
Fognini F.
Zverev M.
2-66-36-4
Melzer J.
Dabul B.
6-37-5
Martin A.
Klizan M.
6-46-4
Davydenko N.
Gimeno Traver D.
6-26-2
Cuevas P.
Dodig I.
6-36-1
Ljubicic I.
Volandri F.
6-16-4
Almagro N.
Granollers M.
6-16-3
Ferrero J.
Rochus C.
6-26-3
Starace P.
Zemlja G.
6-16-3
Hernandez O.
Stakhovsky S.
7-636-1
Seppi A.
Chela J.
6-42-66-3