Ivan Ljubicic vs Andy RoddickIndian Wells Masters Final

Indian Wells Masters · ATP · Final
47 yrs · 193 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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0 — 0
Sets
Thursday, 11 March 2010
hard
43 yrs · 188 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Ljubicic I.
7-6 7-6
Roddick A.
Ljubicic I.
77772
Roddick A.
6365

Ivan Ljubicic defeated Andy Roddick 7-6 7-6 in the Indian Wells Masters final on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Andy Roddick came in leading the head-to-head 7–3, defending last year's semi-final. Ivan Ljubicic narrowed the head-to-head to 7–4.

Key context

Head to head

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DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2007-03-05Indian Wells MastersQFhardAndy Roddick7-6(7) 7-6(8)
2006-11-13Masters CupRRhardAndy Roddick6-4 6-7(9) 6-1
2005-10-31Paris MastersSFhardIvan Ljubicic6-3 7-5
2005-03-04Davis Cup WG R1: USA vs CRORRhardIvan Ljubicic4-6 6-3 7-6(11) 6-7(7) 6-2
2004-07-19IndianapolisSFhardAndy Roddick1-6 7-6(10) 7-6(3)
2003-08-25US OpenR64hardAndy Roddick6-3 6-7(4) 6-3 7-6(8)
2003-08-11Cincinnati MastersR32hardAndy Roddick6-1 6-4
2003-05-12Hamburg MastersR64clayAndy Roddick6-4 6-4
2002-10-28Paris MastersR32hardAndy Roddick7-6(4) 7-6(3)
2002-01-14Australian OpenR64hardIvan Ljubicic7-6(11) 3-2 RET

Serve vs return

This season
Ljubicic I.serving90% hold

wins 70% of points on serve vs Roddick A.

Roddick A.serving94% hold

wins 74% 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
1st serve in·Slight edge
58%
67%
1st serve points won·Even
77%
77%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
50%
55%
Service points won·Even
66%
70%
Return points won·Even
35%
35%
Break points saved·Even
62%
65%
Aces / match·Even
11.1
11.4
Double faults / match·Slight edge
2.0
1.7

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (96 vs 151). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Even
64
68
Break points saved·Even
91
91
Break points won·Even
35
35
Deciding sets·Slight edge
79
84
Tiebreaks·Slight edge
80
89

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