Ivan Ljubicic vs Florent Serra — Lyon Quarter-final

Lyon · ATP · Quarter-final
CRO
Ivan Ljubicic
47 yrs · 193 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 26 October 2009
clay
FRA
Florent Serra
45 yrs · 180 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Ljubicic I.
7-6 6-2
Serra F.
Ljubicic I.
7862
Serra F.
662–

Ivan Ljubicic defeated Florent Serra 7-6 6-2 in the Lyon quarter-final on clay. The result followed the form book — Ivan Ljubicic came in leading the head-to-head 4–0, defending last year's round of 32. Ivan Ljubicic extended the head-to-head to 5–0.

Key context

  • Match story: Ivan Ljubicic closed it out in two sets, 7–6 6–2.

Head to head

4–0
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2012-02-20MarseilleR32hardIvan Ljubicic6-4 6-7(3) 6-3
2009-08-16Cincinnati MastersR64hardIvan Ljubicic4-6 6-3 6-4
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.serving85% hold

wins 66% of points on serve vs Serra F.

Serra F.serving78% hold

wins 62% 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.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%
60%
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
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