Ivan Ljubicic vs Nicolas Kiefer — Lyon Round of 16

Lyon · ATP · Round of 16
CRO
Ivan Ljubicic
47 yrs · 193 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 26 October 2009
clay
GER
Nicolas Kiefer
49 yrs · 183 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Ljubicic I.
6-3 3-6 6-3
Kiefer N.
Ljubicic I.
6362
Kiefer N.
3631

Ivan Ljubicic defeated Nicolas Kiefer 6-3 3-6 6-3 in the Lyon round of 16 on clay. The result followed the form book — Ivan Ljubicic came in leading the head-to-head 3–0, defending last year's round of 32. Ivan Ljubicic extended the head-to-head to 4–0.

Key context

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

Head to head

3–0
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2006-05-22DusseldorfFclayIvan Ljubicic6-4 6-4
2002-02-25DubaiR16hardIvan Ljubicic6-4 6-2
2002-02-08Davis Cup WG R1: CRO vs GERRRcarpetIvan Ljubicic7-6(1) 6-4

Serve vs return

This season
Ljubicic I.serving86% hold

wins 67% of points on serve vs Kiefer N.

Kiefer N.serving82% hold

wins 64% of points on serve vs Ljubicic I.

Serve advantage — Ljubicic I.

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.Kiefer N.
1st serve in·Slight edge
59%
51%
1st serve points won·Even
77%
76%
2nd serve points won·Even
50%
49%
Service points won·Even
66%
63%
Return points won·Even
35%
35%
Break points saved·Even
64%
61%
Aces / match·Dominant
11.2
8.1
Double faults / match·Dominant
1.9
4.3

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (151 vs 31). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Ljubicic I.Kiefer N.
Clutch Rating·Slight edge
64
59
Break points saved·Slight edge
91
81
Break points won·Clear edge
35
58
Deciding sets·Clear edge
79
61
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
80
68

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
Ljubicic I.
Llodra M.
7-56-3
Semi-finals
Ljubicic I.
Clement A.
6-26-4
Llodra M.
Simon G.
6-746-37-61
Quarter-finals
Llodra M.
Gicquel M.
7-656-4
Simon G.
Benneteau J.
7-656-3
Ljubicic I.
Serra F.
7-666-2
Clement A.
Tsonga J.
5-76-47-68
R16
Llodra M.
Monaco J.
6-36-4
Gicquel M.
Mathieu P.
6-46-0
Serra F.
Montanes A.
7-56-3
Ljubicic I.
Kiefer N.
6-33-66-3
Clement A.
Becker B.
6-46-3
Tsonga J.
Rochus O.
6-36-2
Simon G.
Guez D.
6-16-2
Benneteau J.
Anderson K.
7-56-2
R32
Tsonga J.
Kim K.
7-657-65
Simon G.
Bolelli S.
7-657-65
Becker B.
Lorenzi P.
6-26-2
Ljubicic I.
Vassallo Arguello M.
6-36-4
Clement A.
Hernandez O.
6-16-3
Rochus O.
Millot V.
6-36-2
Guez D.
Ram R.
6-26-4
Anderson K.
Greul S.
6-44-67-63
Benneteau J.
Martin A.
7-616-1
Monaco J.
Ouanna J.
6-36-2
Llodra M.
Ouahab L.
6-16-2
Gicquel M.
Haehnel J.
6-16-4
Mathieu P.
Mayer L.
7-656-2
Montanes A.
Santoro F.
6-46-4
Serra F.
Rochus C.
6-36-3
Kiefer N.
Grosjean S.
4-67-677-62