Ivan Ljubicic vs Novak Djokovic — Indian Wells Masters Round of 16

Indian Wells Masters · ATP · Round of 16
CRO
Ivan Ljubicic
47 yrs · 193 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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0 — 0
Sets
Thursday, 11 March 2010
hard
Novak Djokovic
SRB
Novak Djokovic
#7ATP
2059ELO
2022Hard ELO
$1.8MYTD
$193MCAREER
39 yrs · 188 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Ljubicic I.
7-5 6-3
Djokovic N.
Ljubicic I.
762
Djokovic N.
53–

Ivan Ljubicic defeated Novak Djokovic 7-5 6-3 in the Indian Wells Masters round of 16 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Novak Djokovic came in leading the head-to-head 7–1, defending last year's quarter-final. Ivan Ljubicic narrowed the head-to-head to 7–2.

Key context

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

Head to head

1–7
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2010-10-10Shanghai MastersR32hardNovak Djokovic6-3 6-3
2010-07-09Davis Cup WG QF: CRO vs SRBRRhardNovak Djokovic7-6(3) 6-4 6-1
2010-02-22DubaiQFhardNovak Djokovic2-6 6-4 6-0
2009-08-31US OpenR128hardNovak Djokovic6-3 6-1 6-3
2009-08-16Cincinnati MastersR32hardNovak Djokovic7-6(5) 6-4
2009-05-10Madrid MastersQFclayNovak Djokovic6-4 6-4
2008-04-20Monte Carlo MastersR32clayNovak Djokovic6-3 6-3
2006-01-30ZagrebSFhardIvan Ljubicic6-7(6) 6-3 6-4
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Serve vs return

This season
Ljubicic I.serving82% hold

wins 64% of points on serve vs Djokovic N.

Djokovic N.serving94% hold

wins 74% of points on serve vs Ljubicic I.

Serve advantage — Djokovic N.

Each player's serve crossed against the other's return, converted to expected hold of serve. Recent completed matches, ATP, WTA & Challenger. About

Serve & return on hard

Ljubicic I.Djokovic N.
—
Serve
68
—
Return
62

Per-surface Serve / Return Rating (0–100, percentile within the hard field, opponent-adjusted over 52 weeks). About

Statistics

This season
Ljubicic I.Djokovic N.
1st serve in·Slight edge
58%
65%
1st serve points won·Even
77%
77%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
50%
56%
Service points won·Even
66%
70%
Return points won·Slight edge
35%
41%
Break points saved·Even
62%
65%
Aces / match·Dominant
11.2
7.3
Double faults / match·Even
2.0
2.3

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Ljubicic I.Djokovic N.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
64
99
Break points saved·Slight edge
91
100
Break points won·Dominant
35
99
Deciding sets·Clear edge
79
100
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
80
100

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

Freshness

Recent load
Ljubicic I.Djokovic N.
Freshness·
—
55

Djokovic N.: 3 days rest · 2 matches, 87 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
SlowFast
Weather
17°CClear
Wind 8 km/hHumidity 19%

Draw

Final
Ljubicic I.
Roddick A.
7-637-65
Semi-finals
Ljubicic I.
Nadal R.
3-66-47-61
Roddick A.
Soderling R.
6-43-66-3
Quarter-finals
Ljubicic I.
Monaco J.
4-66-26-1
Roddick A.
Robredo T.
6-37-5
Soderling R.
Murray A.
6-17-64
Nadal R.
Berdych T.
6-47-64
R16
Murray A.
Almagro N.
6-21-0
Roddick A.
Melzer J.
7-656-4
Nadal R.
Isner J.
7-53-66-3
Ljubicic I.
Djokovic N.
7-56-3
Berdych T.
Troicki V.
6-16-3
Robredo T.
Baghdatis M.
7-50-66-4
Soderling R.
Tsonga J.
6-36-4
Monaco J.
Garcia Lopez G.
3-66-26-1
R32
Melzer J.
Greul S.
W/O
Troicki V.
Davydenko N.
W/O
Roddick A.
De Bakker T.
6-36-4
Robredo T.
Sela D.
6-36-0
Monaco J.
Ferrero J.
7-623-66-3
Garcia Lopez G.
Bellucci T.
4-66-26-1
Nadal R.
Ancic M.
6-26-2
Isner J.
Querrey S.
7-636-4
Berdych T.
Verdasco F.
6-06-3
Soderling R.
Lopez F.
7-636-4
Tsonga J.
Montanes A.
4-66-36-3
Almagro N.
Blake J.
6-43-66-3
Murray A.
Russell M.
6-37-5
Baghdatis M.
Federer R.
5-77-57-64
Djokovic N.
Kohlschreiber P.
6-32-67-63
Ljubicic I.
Dabul B.
6-26-3
R64
De Bakker T.
Tipsarevic J.
3-2
Bellucci T.
Moya C.
W/O
Troicki V.
Cuevas P.
1-0
Sela D.
Stepanek R.
6-41-66-2
Blake J.
Ferrer D.
6-16-4
Almagro N.
Karlovic I.
7-57-65
Russell M.
Andreev I.
4-66-36-2
Murray A.
Seppi A.
6-46-4
Roddick A.
Lu Y.
6-46-4
Melzer J.
Nalbandian D.
6-46-1
Greul S.
Monfils G.
1-66-26-3
Robredo T.
Stakhovsky S.
3-66-37-5
Baghdatis M.
Clement A.
7-676-1
Federer R.
Hanescu V.
6-36-756-1
Kohlschreiber P.
Petzschner P.
6-36-2
Ljubicic I.
Harrison R.
6-27-62
Dabul B.
Simon G.
7-56-4
Ferrero J.
Koellerer D.
6-36-0
Monaco J.
Fognini F.
6-47-5
Garcia Lopez G.
Cilic M.
7-616-0
Nadal R.
Schuettler R.
6-46-4
Ancic M.
Benneteau J.
4-67-656-3
Querrey S.
Chardy J.
6-36-4
Isner J.
Anderson K.
6-37-5
Verdasco F.
Delgado R.
6-46-1
Berdych T.
Serra F.
7-54-66-4
Davydenko N.
Gulbis E.
6-46-4
Soderling R.
Korolev E.
6-26-4
Lopez F.
Mathieu P.
3-66-36-4
Montanes A.
Mello R.
3-66-46-4
Tsonga J.
Matosevic M.
6-16-3
Djokovic N.
Fish M.
6-10-66-2
R128
Moya C.
Smyczek T.
7-677-65
Chardy J.
Starace P.
6-14-1
Greul S.
Gasquet R.
7-667-67
Schuettler R.
Alves T.
7-56-0
Mello R.
Zeballos H.
2-66-36-4
Fognini F.
Rochus O.
6-41-67-5
Garcia Lopez G.
Lacko L.
4-66-47-5
Ancic M.
Reynolds B.
4-66-36-4
Matosevic M.
Llodra M.
6-36-0
Anderson K.
Phau B.
6-36-3
Mathieu P.
Becker B.
6-36-1
Korolev E.
Mayer F.
6-36-2
Gulbis E.
Chiudinelli M.
3-66-36-3
Cuevas P.
Gil F.
6-47-5
Serra F.
Falla A.
6-16-2
Delgado R.
Beck A.
6-726-26-4
Blake J.
Gimeno Traver D.
6-36-2
Hanescu V.
Chela J.
6-37-64
Almagro N.
Zverev M.
6-36-2
Clement A.
Luczak P.
4-66-36-2
Stakhovsky S.
Odesnik W.
6-16-4
Sela D.
Levine J.
6-26-2
Nalbandian D.
Koubek S.
6-27-62
De Bakker T.
Daniel M.
6-36-3
Lu Y.
Hernandez O.
6-16-2
Seppi A.
Ginepri R.
2-67-656-3
Russell M.
Lorenzi P.
6-27-5
Fish M.
Berrer M.
1-66-16-3
Petzschner P.
Rochus C.
6-27-5
Harrison R.
Dent T.
6-36-4
Dabul B.
Mayer L.
7-646-2
Koellerer D.
Ram R.
6-16-3