Julien Benneteau vs Ivan Ljubicic — Rotterdam Round of 32

Rotterdam · ATP · Round of 32
FRA
Julien Benneteau
44 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLLWWLWL
0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 8 February 2010
hard
CRO
Ivan Ljubicic
47 yrs · 193 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLWWLLWLL
Benneteau J.
6-3 6-3
Ljubicic I.
Benneteau J.
662
Ljubicic I.
33–

Julien Benneteau defeated Ivan Ljubicic 6-3 6-3 in the Rotterdam round of 32 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Ivan Ljubicic came in leading the head-to-head 4–1, defending last year's round of 32, but Julien Benneteau had been the form player, winning 5 of their last 9 on hard. Julien Benneteau narrowed the head-to-head to 4–2.

Key context

Head to head

1–4
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2009-10-11Shanghai MastersR64hardIvan Ljubicic6-3 3-6 6-1
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
Benneteau J.serving88% hold

wins 68% of points on serve vs Ljubicic I.

Ljubicic I.serving88% hold

wins 68% of points on serve vs Benneteau J.

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
Benneteau J.Ljubicic I.
1st serve in·Even
62%
58%
1st serve points won·Even
73%
77%
2nd serve points won·Even
50%
50%
Service points won·Even
64%
66%
Return points won·Even
37%
35%
Break points saved·Even
61%
62%
Aces / match·Dominant
7.6
11.2
Double faults / match·Clear edge
3.3
2.0

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 96). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Benneteau J.Ljubicic I.
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
52
64
Break points saved·Even
91
91
Break points won·Slight edge
30
35
Deciding sets·Dominant
53
79
Tiebreaks·Even
78
80

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

Conditions

Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
SlowFast
Weather
-2°CPartly cloudy
Wind 18 km/hHumidity 81%

Draw

Final
Soderling R.
Youzhny M.
6-42-0
Semi-finals
Youzhny M.
Djokovic N.
7-657-66
Soderling R.
Davydenko N.
7-636-4
Quarter-finals
Djokovic N.
Mayer F.
W/O
Youzhny M.
Monfils G.
5-76-26-3
Soderling R.
Benneteau J.
6-06-1
Davydenko N.
Melzer J.
6-36-2
R16
Soderling R.
Sijsling I.
7-666-2
Melzer J.
Seppi A.
6-26-2
Davydenko N.
Baghdatis M.
6-36-2
Benneteau J.
Berrer M.
6-46-4
Youzhny M.
Ilhan M.
6-46-4
Monfils G.
De Bakker T.
6-36-2
Djokovic N.
Chiudinelli M.
6-46-2
Mayer F.
Robredo T.
6-43-66-3
R32
Melzer J.
Troicki V.
6-33-0
Djokovic N.
Stakhovsky S.
6-24-1
Robredo T.
Haase R.
7-646-4
Ilhan M.
Garcia Lopez G.
6-16-4
De Bakker T.
Hajek J.
7-656-3
Monfils G.
Rochus O.
4-66-16-2
Baghdatis M.
Blake J.
6-46-2
Seppi A.
Bohli S.
6-17-5
Soderling R.
Serra F.
4-66-46-1
Sijsling I.
Zverev M.
6-726-37-5
Berrer M.
Clement A.
7-6164-66-4
Benneteau J.
Ljubicic I.
6-36-3
Youzhny M.
Golubev A.
1-67-607-65
Chiudinelli M.
Llodra M.
6-16-757-66
Mayer F.
Tipsarevic J.
6-36-767-66
Davydenko N.
Lopez F.
6-46-2