Ivan Ljubicic vs Nicolas Almagro — Rome Masters Round of 32

Rome Masters · ATP · Round of 32
CRO
Ivan Ljubicic
47 yrs · 193 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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0 — 0
Sets
Sunday, 25 April 2010
clay
ESP
Nicolas Almagro
40 yrs · 183 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLLLLLLW
Ljubicic I.
7-5 7-6
Almagro N.
Ljubicic I.
7772
Almagro N.
563–

Ivan Ljubicic defeated Nicolas Almagro 7-5 7-6 in the Rome Masters round of 32 on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Nicolas Almagro came in defending last year's round of 64. Ivan Ljubicic extended the head-to-head to 3–2.

Key context

Head to head

2–2
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2011-01-17Australian OpenR32hardNicolas Almagro6-4 7-6(8) 6-3
2009-07-27UmagR16clayIvan Ljubicic7-5 7-6(2)
2007-08-13Cincinnati MastersR32hardNicolas Almagro6-4 6-4
2006-08-07Canada MastersR64hardIvan Ljubicic7-5 6-1

Serve vs return

This season
Ljubicic I.serving83% hold

wins 65% of points on serve vs Almagro N.

Almagro N.serving85% hold

wins 66% 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.Almagro N.
1st serve in·Even
58%
56%
1st serve points won·Even
77%
75%
2nd serve points won·Even
50%
52%
Service points won·Even
66%
65%
Return points won·Even
35%
37%
Break points saved·Even
63%
59%
Aces / match·Dominant
11.1
8.1
Double faults / match·Clear edge
2.0
2.8

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Ljubicic I.Almagro N.
Clutch Rating·Slight edge
64
53
Break points saved·Even
91
91
Break points won·Clear edge
35
23
Deciding sets·Slight edge
79
71
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
80
57

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
Weather
21°CMainly clear
Wind 6 km/hHumidity 58%

Draw

Final
Nadal R.
Ferrer D.
7-56-2
Semi-finals
Ferrer D.
Verdasco F.
7-56-3
Nadal R.
Gulbis E.
6-43-66-4
Quarter-finals
Gulbis E.
Lopez F.
7-666-1
Ferrer D.
Tsonga J.
6-46-1
Nadal R.
Wawrinka S.
6-46-1
Verdasco F.
Djokovic N.
7-643-66-4
R16
Lopez F.
Ljubicic I.
W/O
Tsonga J.
Giraldo S.
6-36-4
Gulbis E.
Volandri F.
6-23-67-64
Nadal R.
Hanescu V.
6-36-2
Wawrinka S.
Soderling R.
6-36-2
Djokovic N.
Bellucci T.
6-46-4
Verdasco F.
Garcia Lopez G.
6-47-62
Ferrer D.
Murray A.
6-36-4
R32
Garcia Lopez G.
Hewitt L.
6-26-3
Bellucci T.
Isner J.
7-677-5
Verdasco F.
Bolelli S.
7-6116-3
Murray A.
Seppi A.
6-26-4
Ferrer D.
Starace P.
7-56-2
Giraldo S.
Llodra M.
6-36-2
Tsonga J.
Troicki V.
6-26-3
Soderling R.
Lorenzi P.
6-17-5
Wawrinka S.
Berdych T.
2-66-37-66
Hanescu V.
Monaco J.
7-646-4
Nadal R.
Kohlschreiber P.
6-16-3
Lopez F.
Cilic M.
2-67-626-4
Ljubicic I.
Almagro N.
7-57-63
Volandri F.
Benneteau J.
6-26-0
Gulbis E.
Federer R.
2-66-17-5
Djokovic N.
Chardy J.
6-16-1
R64
Troicki V.
De Bakker T.
3-66-11-0
Bellucci T.
Mayer L.
6-43-66-1
Isner J.
Zeballos H.
4-67-657-5
Hewitt L.
Youzhny M.
6-44-66-3
Garcia Lopez G.
Chela J.
6-26-2
Bolelli S.
Greul S.
6-46-1
Seppi A.
Fognini F.
6-06-3
Starace P.
Hajek J.
6-26-2
Ferrer D.
Korolev E.
6-46-1
Giraldo S.
Ferrero J.
6-06-3
Llodra M.
Beck A.
6-23-66-4
Chardy J.
Tipsarevic J.
6-46-4
Wawrinka S.
Melzer J.
6-16-2
Berdych T.
Granollers M.
6-36-3
Monaco J.
Andreev I.
7-647-5
Hanescu V.
Berrer M.
6-26-756-3
Kohlschreiber P.
Cuevas P.
6-716-16-4
Lopez F.
Becker B.
6-46-3
Gulbis E.
Baghdatis M.
6-26-2
Almagro N.
Kubot L.
6-736-26-3
Ljubicic I.
Mathieu P.
7-56-716-0
Benneteau J.
Querrey S.
7-663-67-62
Volandri F.
Luczak P.
6-46-3
Lorenzi P.
Montanes A.
2-66-46-3