Ivan Ljubicic vs Jo-Wilfried Tsonga — Dubai Round of 16

Dubai · ATP · Round of 16
CRO
Ivan Ljubicic
47 yrs · 193 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 22 February 2010
hard
FRA
Jo-Wilfried Tsonga
41 yrs · 188 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Ljubicic I.
7-5 6-3
Tsonga J.
Ljubicic I.
762
Tsonga J.
53–

Ivan Ljubicic defeated Jo-Wilfried Tsonga 7-5 6-3 in the Dubai round of 16 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Jo-Wilfried Tsonga came in leading the head-to-head 3–2, but Ivan Ljubicic had been the form player, winning 2 of their last 6 on hard. Ivan Ljubicic narrowed the head-to-head to 3–3.

Key context

  • Match story: Ivan Ljubicic closed it out in two sets, 7–5 6–3.

Head to head

2–3
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2011-09-19MetzFhardJo-Wilfried Tsonga6-3 6-7(4) 6-3
2011-04-10Monte Carlo MastersR32clayIvan Ljubicic7-6(2) 6-4
2011-02-07RotterdamSFhardJo-Wilfried Tsonga6-4 7-6(6)
2009-05-10Madrid MastersR32clayIvan Ljubicic6-4 7-5
2009-01-19Australian OpenR64hardJo-Wilfried Tsonga6-7(4) 7-6(8) 7-6(7) 6-2

Serve vs return

This season
Ljubicic I.serving90% hold

wins 70% of points on serve vs Tsonga J.

Tsonga J.serving92% hold

wins 72% 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.Tsonga J.
1st serve in·Even
58%
61%
1st serve points won·Even
77%
79%
2nd serve points won·Even
50%
52%
Service points won·Even
66%
68%
Return points won·Even
35%
35%
Break points saved·Even
63%
67%
Aces / match·Clear edge
11.1
9.6
Double faults / match·Slight edge
2.0
2.5

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Ljubicic I.Tsonga J.
Clutch Rating·Slight edge
64
75
Break points saved·Slight edge
91
99
Break points won·Even
35
39
Deciding sets·Clear edge
79
91
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
80
92

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

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
SlowFast
Weather
24°CClear
Wind 12 km/hHumidity 48%

Draw

Final
Djokovic N.
Youzhny M.
7-55-76-3
Semi-finals
Youzhny M.
Melzer J.
7-57-64
Djokovic N.
Baghdatis M.
6-726-36-4
Quarter-finals
Baghdatis M.
Berrer M.
7-656-1
Melzer J.
Cilic M.
7-687-5
Djokovic N.
Ljubicic I.
2-66-46-0
Youzhny M.
Tipsarevic J.
6-36-4
R16
Berrer M.
Davydenko N.
6-3
Djokovic N.
Troicki V.
3-66-46-2
Melzer J.
Robredo T.
6-37-5
Baghdatis M.
Devvarman S.
6-33-66-1
Youzhny M.
Phau B.
7-626-4
Ljubicic I.
Tsonga J.
7-56-3
Tipsarevic J.
Murray A.
7-634-66-4
Cilic M.
Koubek S.
6-27-66
R32
Tsonga J.
Llodra M.
7-69
Murray A.
Kunitsyn I.
6-26-3
Phau B.
Ghareeb M.
3-0
Robredo T.
Benneteau J.
6-26-1
Berrer M.
Stakhovsky S.
6-47-63
Davydenko N.
Serra F.
6-756-46-1
Ljubicic I.
Hernych J.
6-26-736-4
Troicki V.
Schuettler R.
6-36-4
Djokovic N.
Garcia Lopez G.
6-46-4
Devvarman S.
Chiudinelli M.
6-47-5
Melzer J.
Bolelli S.
6-17-5
Koubek S.
Lopez F.
7-646-4
Cilic M.
Clement A.
6-26-4
Baghdatis M.
Simon G.
7-636-4
Youzhny M.
Lacko L.
6-737-656-1
Tipsarevic J.
Seppi A.
7-647-5