Ivan Ljubicic vs Paul Henri Mathieu — Rome Masters Round of 64

Rome Masters · ATP · Round of 64
CRO
Ivan Ljubicic
47 yrs · 193 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 1
Sets
Sunday, 25 April 2010
clay
FRA
Paul Henri Mathieu
44 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Ljubicic I.
7-5 6-7 6-0
Mathieu P.
Ljubicic I.
76162
Mathieu P.
57701

Ivan Ljubicic defeated Paul Henri Mathieu 7-5 6-7 6-0 in the Rome Masters round of 64 on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Paul Henri Mathieu came in defending last year's round of 32. Ivan Ljubicic extended the head-to-head to 3–2.

Key context

Head to head

2–2
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2009-10-05BeijingR32hardIvan Ljubicic7-6(8) 4-6 6-1
2007-06-25WimbledonR32grassPaul Henri Mathieu4-6 7-5 6-2 6-3
2004-10-11MetzQFhardPaul Henri Mathieu7-6(4) 6-4
2003-08-25US OpenR128hardIvan Ljubicic6-4 6-2 7-5

Serve vs return

This season
Ljubicic I.serving82% hold

wins 64% of points on serve vs Mathieu P.

Mathieu P.serving80% hold

wins 63% of points on serve vs Ljubicic I.

Even serve battle

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.Mathieu P.
1st serve in·Even
58%
56%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
77%
71%
2nd serve points won·Even
50%
51%
Service points won·Even
66%
62%
Return points won·Even
35%
38%
Break points saved·Even
63%
60%
Aces / match·Dominant
11.2
4.4
Double faults / match·Clear edge
2.0
3.3

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Ljubicic I.Mathieu P.
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
64
44
Break points saved·Even
91
88
Break points won·Even
35
31
Deciding sets·Clear edge
79
55
Tiebreaks·Dominant
80
37

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