Ivan Ljubicic vs Florent Serra — Cincinnati Masters Round of 64

Cincinnati Masters · ATP · Round of 64
CRO
Ivan Ljubicic
47 yrs · 193 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 1
Sets
Sunday, 16 August 2009
hard
FRA
Florent Serra
45 yrs · 180 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Ljubicic I.
4-6 6-3 6-4
Serra F.
Ljubicic I.
4662
Serra F.
6341

Ivan Ljubicic defeated Florent Serra 4-6 6-3 6-4 in the Cincinnati Masters round of 64 on hard. The result followed the form book — Ivan Ljubicic came in leading the head-to-head 4–0. Ivan Ljubicic extended the head-to-head to 5–0.

Key context

Head to head

4–0
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2012-02-20MarseilleR32hardIvan Ljubicic6-4 6-7(3) 6-3
2009-10-26LyonQFclayIvan Ljubicic7-6(6) 6-2
2007-05-14Hamburg MastersR32clayIvan Ljubicic4-6 6-2 6-2
2006-04-17Monte Carlo MastersR32clayIvan Ljubicic4-6 6-3 7-5

Serve vs return

This season
Ljubicic I.serving89% hold

wins 69% of points on serve vs Serra F.

Serra F.serving83% hold

wins 65% 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.Serra F.
1st serve in·Even
59%
60%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
77%
68%
2nd serve points won·Even
50%
50%
Service points won·Slight edge
66%
61%
Return points won·Even
35%
36%
Break points saved·Even
64%
61%
Aces / match·Dominant
11.3
4.0
Double faults / match·Even
1.9
1.9

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (151 vs 164). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Ljubicic I.Serra F.
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
64
40
Break points saved·Slight edge
91
83
Break points won·Even
35
37
Deciding sets·Dominant
79
50
Tiebreaks·Dominant
80
22

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 10 km/hHumidity 58%

Draw

Final
Federer R.
Djokovic N.
6-17-5
Semi-finals
Djokovic N.
Nadal R.
6-16-4
Federer R.
Murray A.
6-27-68
Quarter-finals
Federer R.
Hewitt L.
6-36-4
Djokovic N.
Simon G.
6-47-5
Murray A.
Benneteau J.
4-66-36-1
Nadal R.
Berdych T.
6-47-5
R16
Djokovic N.
Chardy J.
7-56-3
Nadal R.
Mathieu P.
7-56-2
Federer R.
Ferrer D.
3-66-36-4
Hewitt L.
Querrey S.
6-12-66-3
Murray A.
Stepanek R.
6-46-1
Benneteau J.
Garcia Lopez G.
4-66-47-64
Simon G.
Davydenko N.
6-766-46-4
Berdych T.
Guccione C.
6-46-3
R32
Querrey S.
Roddick A.
7-6117-63
Nadal R.
Seppi A.
7-647-63
Chardy J.
Isner J.
6-716-34-1
Mathieu P.
Karlovic I.
7-696-4
Benneteau J.
Melzer J.
6-23-66-2
Garcia Lopez G.
Youzhny M.
7-56-3
Stepanek R.
Safin M.
4-66-36-1
Murray A.
Almagro N.
7-636-2
Davydenko N.
Kunitsyn I.
6-21-66-3
Simon G.
Andreev I.
7-656-766-1
Ferrer D.
Cilic M.
7-646-2
Djokovic N.
Ljubicic I.
7-656-4
Guccione C.
Tsonga J.
7-6126-2
Berdych T.
Petzschner P.
7-686-776-4
Hewitt L.
Becker B.
6-36-3
Federer R.
Acasuso J.
6-37-5
R64
Acasuso J.
Kubot L.
6-46-3
Almagro N.
Sela D.
6-41-0
Stepanek R.
Troicki V.
7-621-0
Garcia Lopez G.
Verdasco F.
7-647-64
Berdych T.
Gonzalez F.
6-4
Seppi A.
Hernych J.
3-66-46-1
Ferrer D.
Wawrinka S.
7-56-2
Cilic M.
Ferrero J.
6-36-4
Hewitt L.
Soderling R.
3-67-686-4
Becker B.
Vassallo Arguello M.
6-36-3
Querrey S.
Lu Y.
6-36-4
Safin M.
Ginepri R.
7-57-62
Youzhny M.
Hanescu V.
7-56-2
Melzer J.
Lopez F.
5-77-647-67
Kunitsyn I.
Blake J.
7-656-756-4
Andreev I.
Kiefer N.
6-17-5
Simon G.
Odesnik W.
6-36-2
Chardy J.
Robredo T.
6-37-5
Isner J.
Haas T.
7-655-77-63
Ljubicic I.
Serra F.
4-66-36-4
Guccione C.
Kohlschreiber P.
7-52-66-3
Petzschner P.
Bolelli S.
7-666-3
Karlovic I.
Monfils G.
6-46-757-62
Mathieu P.
Zverev M.
6-747-56-3