David Ferrer vs Ivan Ljubicic — Beijing Semi-final
Beijing · ATP · Semi-final
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 4 October 2010
hard
Ferrer D.6-4 4-6 6-4
Ljubicic I.
Ferrer D.
6462
Ljubicic I.
4641
David Ferrer defeated Ivan Ljubicic 6-4 4-6 6-4 in the Beijing semi-final on hard. The result followed the form book — David Ferrer came in leading the head-to-head 5–1, defending last year's round of 32. David Ferrer extended the head-to-head to 6–1.
Key context
- Match story: David Ferrer edged a tight contest from start to finish — 6–4 4–6 6–4.
Head to head
5–1| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010-04-11 | Monte Carlo Masters | R16 | clay | David Ferrer | 6-0 7-6(4) |
| 2009-02-23 | Dubai | R32 | hard | David Ferrer | 3-6 6-2 6-1 |
| 2007-05-14 | Hamburg Masters | R16 | clay | David Ferrer | 6-3 6-3 |
| 2006-05-22 | Dusseldorf | RR | clay | David Ferrer | 6-2 6-2 |
| 2003-07-14 | Stuttgart | R32 | grass | David Ferrer | 7-6(3) 6-1 |
| 2003-05-05 | Rome Masters | R32 | clay | Ivan Ljubicic | 6-2 6-3 |
Serve vs return
This seasonEven 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 season1st serve in·Even
61%
58%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
69%
77%
2nd serve points won·Even
52%
50%
Service points won·Even
62%
66%
Return points won·Slight edge
41%
35%
Break points saved·Even
60%
63%
Aces / match·Dominant
2.5
11.2
Double faults / match·Dominant
3.5
2.0
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 96). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Clutch
Under pressureClutch Rating·Clear edge
84
64
Break points saved·Even
95
91
Break points won·Dominant
73
35
Deciding sets·Clear edge
95
79
Tiebreaks·Even
78
80
Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About
Conditions
Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
SlowFast
Weather
21°CClear
Wind 4 km/hHumidity 36%
Draw
Quarter-finals
Ljubicic I.
Murray A.
6-36-2
Ferrer D.
Soderling R.
6-26-4
Isner J.
Davydenko N.
7-626-4
Djokovic N.
Simon G.
6-36-2
R16
Soderling R.
Almagro N.
7-54-66-3
Isner J.
Kohlschreiber P.
7-633-66-3
Djokovic N.
Fish M.
W/O
Simon G.
Berrer M.
6-766-47-64
Murray A.
Montanes A.
7-56-3
Davydenko N.
Cilic M.
7-57-5
Ljubicic I.
Dolgopolov A.
6-37-62
Ferrer D.
Lu Y.
6-33-66-1
R32
Ferrer D.
Istomin D.
6-46-1
Montanes A.
Golubev A.
6-23-0
Dolgopolov A.
Baghdatis M.
6-46-4
Ljubicic I.
Youzhny M.
6-37-63
Fish M.
Tipsarevic J.
6-27-65
Berrer M.
Berdych T.
4-67-56-4
Davydenko N.
Mayer F.
6-36-4
Cilic M.
Bellucci T.
6-26-2
Isner J.
Yang T.
7-656-3
Kohlschreiber P.
Verdasco F.
6-27-5
Lu Y.
Marchenko I.
6-47-67
Almagro N.
Kubot L.
7-56-2
Soderling R.
Robredo T.
4-66-16-4
Murray A.
Mathieu P.
6-26-3
Djokovic N.
Gong M.
6-16-3
Simon G.
Querrey S.
6-33-66-2