Ivan Ljubicic vs Paul Henri Mathieu — Beijing Round of 32

Beijing · ATP · Round of 32
CRO
Ivan Ljubicic
47 yrs · 193 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 5 October 2009
hard
FRA
Paul Henri Mathieu
44 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Ljubicic I.
7-6 4-6 6-1
Mathieu P.
Ljubicic I.
710462
Mathieu P.
68611

Ivan Ljubicic defeated Paul Henri Mathieu 7-6 4-6 6-1 in the Beijing round of 32 on hard. Ivan Ljubicic extended the head-to-head to 3–2.

Key context

  • Match story: Ivan Ljubicic came through a tight passage before pulling clear — 7–6 4–6 6–1.

Head to head

2–2
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2010-04-25Rome MastersR64clayIvan Ljubicic7-5 6-7(1) 6-0
2007-06-25WimbledonR32grassPaul Henri Mathieu4-6 7-5 6-2 6-3
2004-10-11MetzQFhardPaul Henri Mathieu7-6(4) 6-4
2003-08-25US OpenR128hardIvan Ljubicic6-4 6-2 7-5

Serve vs return

This season
Ljubicic I.serving86% hold

wins 67% of points on serve vs Mathieu P.

Mathieu P.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.Mathieu P.
1st serve in·Even
59%
56%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
77%
71%
2nd serve points won·Even
50%
51%
Service points won·Even
66%
62%
Return points won·Even
35%
38%
Break points saved·Even
64%
60%
Aces / match·Dominant
11.3
4.4
Double faults / match·Clear edge
1.9
3.3

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Ljubicic I.Mathieu P.
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
64
44
Break points saved·Even
91
88
Break points won·Even
35
31
Deciding sets·Clear edge
79
55
Tiebreaks·Dominant
80
37

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

Conditions

Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
SlowFast
Weather
24°CClear
Wind 7 km/hHumidity 24%

Draw

Final
Djokovic N.
Cilic M.
6-27-64
Semi-finals
Djokovic N.
Soderling R.
6-36-3
Cilic M.
Nadal R.
6-16-3
Quarter-finals
Djokovic N.
Verdasco F.
6-31-66-1
Soderling R.
Ljubicic I.
7-636-4
Cilic M.
Davydenko N.
6-46-4
Nadal R.
Safin M.
6-36-1
R16
Djokovic N.
Troicki V.
6-36-0
Nadal R.
Blake J.
7-56-746-3
Safin M.
Gonzalez F.
6-36-4
Davydenko N.
Kohlschreiber P.
6-16-0
Cilic M.
Benneteau J.
6-22-66-0
Soderling R.
Robredo T.
6-36-3
Ljubicic I.
Kubot L.
7-664-66-4
Verdasco F.
Ferrero J.
7-56-4
R32
Blake J.
Mayer F.
6-33-66-3
Safin M.
Acasuso J.
6-46-2
Gonzalez F.
Ferrer D.
7-56-4
Davydenko N.
Kunitsyn I.
6-16-766-2
Kohlschreiber P.
Karlovic I.
7-664-66-1
Benneteau J.
Daniel M.
6-36-4
Cilic M.
Andreev I.
6-46-4
Soderling R.
Chardy J.
6-34-66-2
Ljubicic I.
Mathieu P.
7-684-66-1
Robredo T.
Becker B.
6-26-1
Djokovic N.
Hanescu V.
6-37-5
Troicki V.
Fognini F.
7-657-5
Ferrero J.
Almagro N.
7-57-63
Verdasco F.
Ginepri R.
6-776-16-2
Kubot L.
Roddick A.
6-26-4
Nadal R.
Baghdatis M.
6-43-66-4