Ivan Ljubicic vs Julien Benneteau — Shanghai Masters Round of 64

Shanghai 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, 11 October 2009
hard
FRA
Julien Benneteau
44 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLLWWLWL
Ljubicic I.
6-3 3-6 6-1
Benneteau J.
Ljubicic I.
6362
Benneteau J.
3611

Ivan Ljubicic defeated Julien Benneteau 6-3 3-6 6-1 in the Shanghai Masters round of 64 on hard. The result followed the form book — Ivan Ljubicic came in leading the head-to-head 3–2. Ivan Ljubicic extended the head-to-head to 4–2.

Key context

  • Match story: Ivan Ljubicic closed it out in three sets, 6–3 3–6 6–1.

Head to head

3–2
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2010-02-08RotterdamR32hardJulien Benneteau6-3 6-3
2007-06-17s HertogenboschSFgrassIvan Ljubicic7-6(1) 3-6 6-4
2006-05-29Roland GarrosQFclayIvan Ljubicic6-2 6-2 6-3
2004-03-22Miami MastersR32hardJulien Benneteau7-6(3) 6-1
2001-10-08LyonR16clayIvan Ljubicic7-5 7-5

Serve vs return

This season
Ljubicic I.serving88% hold

wins 68% of points on serve vs Benneteau J.

Benneteau J.serving88% hold

wins 68% 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.Benneteau J.
1st serve in·Even
59%
62%
1st serve points won·Even
77%
73%
2nd serve points won·Even
50%
50%
Service points won·Even
66%
64%
Return points won·Even
35%
37%
Break points saved·Even
64%
61%
Aces / match·Dominant
11.3
7.6
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.Benneteau J.
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
64
52
Break points saved·Even
91
91
Break points won·Slight edge
35
30
Deciding sets·Dominant
79
53
Tiebreaks·Even
80
78

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

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast
Weather
23°CMainly clear
Wind 6 km/hHumidity 53%

Draw

Final
Davydenko N.
Nadal R.
7-636-3
Semi-finals
Nadal R.
Lopez F.
6-13-0
Davydenko N.
Djokovic N.
4-66-47-61
Quarter-finals
Nadal R.
Ljubicic I.
3-66-3
Davydenko N.
Stepanek R.
6-14-66-1
Lopez F.
Soderling R.
7-646-3
Djokovic N.
Simon G.
6-32-66-2
R16
Stepanek R.
Wawrinka S.
3-67-654-2
Ljubicic I.
Monfils G.
6-23-0
Simon G.
Berdych T.
6-36-4
Djokovic N.
Schuettler R.
6-46-2
Davydenko N.
Gonzalez F.
6-37-5
Soderling R.
Tsonga J.
6-36-3
Lopez F.
Melzer J.
5-77-636-1
Nadal R.
Robredo T.
6-16-4
R32
Melzer J.
del Potro J.
7-52-1
Wawrinka S.
Roddick A.
3-4
Schuettler R.
Haas T.
6-4
Gonzalez F.
Bellucci T.
6-36-4
Nadal R.
Blake J.
6-26-746-4
Robredo T.
Mayer F.
4-67-6106-4
Monfils G.
Hewitt L.
4-66-46-2
Ljubicic I.
Verdasco F.
6-47-66
Lopez F.
Ferrer D.
4-67-56-1
Soderling R.
Almagro N.
6-47-5
Tsonga J.
Zeng S.
6-36-3
Davydenko N.
Kunitsyn I.
6-46-2
Stepanek R.
Beck A.
7-56-4
Simon G.
Troicki V.
6-36-4
Berdych T.
Safin M.
3-66-46-4
Djokovic N.
Fognini F.
6-36-1
R64
Gonzalez F.
Zverev M.
7-56-702-2
Beck A.
Acasuso J.
7-621-0
Mayer F.
Petzschner P.
6-36-2
Melzer J.
Chardy J.
6-46-4
Ferrer D.
Gasquet R.
6-46-3
Soderling R.
Hanescu V.
6-36-4
Almagro N.
Kohlschreiber P.
6-726-17-66
Zeng S.
Sela D.
2-66-16-4
Kunitsyn I.
Andreev I.
6-766-46-2
Bellucci T.
Chiudinelli M.
7-636-4
Stepanek R.
Ferrero J.
6-36-0
Blake J.
Karlovic I.
3-67-646-3
Troicki V.
Monaco J.
6-16-2
Safin M.
Gong M.
6-46-4
Berdych T.
Cilic M.
7-683-66-4
Haas T.
Becker B.
7-656-4
Schuettler R.
Vassallo Arguello M.
6-43-67-62
Fognini F.
Gulbis E.
7-636-3
Robredo T.
Llodra M.
6-16-4
Monfils G.
Mathieu P.
6-26-2
Hewitt L.
Isner J.
6-26-4
Ljubicic I.
Benneteau J.
6-33-66-1
Lopez F.
Garcia Lopez G.
6-36-4
Wawrinka S.
Kubot L.
2-67-657-63