Ivan Ljubicic vs Taylor Dent — Montpellier Round of 16

Montpellier · ATP · Round of 16
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Ivan Ljubicic
47 yrs · 193 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 25 October 2010
hard
USA
Taylor Dent
45 yrs · 188 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
WLWLWLWLWL
Ljubicic I.
7-5 6-4
Dent T.
Ljubicic I.
762
Dent T.
54–

Ivan Ljubicic defeated Taylor Dent 7-5 6-4 in the Montpellier round of 16 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Taylor Dent came in leading the head-to-head 3–1. Ivan Ljubicic narrowed the head-to-head to 3–2.

Key context

Head to head

1–3
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2009-08-23New HavenR64hardTaylor Dent6-3 6-4
2005-08-08Canada MastersR64hardTaylor Dent1-6 7-5 6-3
2004-08-16Athens OlympicsR16hardTaylor Dent6-4 6-4
2003-06-23WimbledonR128grassIvan Ljubicic7-5 3-6 6-3 7-5

Serve vs return

This season
Ljubicic I.serving90% hold

wins 70% of points on serve vs Dent T.

Dent T.serving86% hold

wins 67% 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.Dent T.
1st serve in·Even
58%
57%
1st serve points won·Even
77%
75%
2nd serve points won·Even
50%
46%
Service points won·Even
66%
63%
Return points won·Even
35%
35%
Break points saved·Even
63%
63%
Aces / match·Dominant
11.3
8.0
Double faults / match·Dominant
2.0
6.0

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (96 vs 30). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Ljubicic I.Dent T.
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
64
46
Break points saved·Clear edge
91
76
Break points won·Clear edge
35
48
Deciding sets·Dominant
79
43
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
80
62

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

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast
Weather
12°CClear
Wind 33 km/hHumidity 44%

Draw

Final
Monfils G.
Ljubicic I.
6-25-76-1
Semi-finals
Monfils G.
Tsonga J.
7-622-66-4
Ljubicic I.
Montanes A.
6-37-64
Quarter-finals
Montanes A.
Davydenko N.
3-67-637-64
Ljubicic I.
Nieminen J.
4-66-37-66
Monfils G.
Isner J.
3-66-46-4
Tsonga J.
Simon G.
6-36-706-3
R16
Monfils G.
Darcis S.
6-46-4
Isner J.
Mannarino A.
7-656-756-3
Tsonga J.
Gil F.
6-36-4
Simon G.
Nalbandian D.
3-67-657-5
Davydenko N.
Zverev M.
7-56-3
Montanes A.
Llodra M.
6-47-65
Ljubicic I.
Dent T.
7-56-4
Nieminen J.
Gasquet R.
4-67-666-2
R32
Montanes A.
Clement A.
6-46-4
Mannarino A.
Lacko L.
6-36-746-4
Llodra M.
Rochus O.
2-3
Zverev M.
Haase R.
7-677-65
Nalbandian D.
Granollers M.
6-46-4
Darcis S.
Schwank E.
6-27-5
Isner J.
Paire B.
7-56-2
Simon G.
Mahut N.
6-46-4
Gil F.
Roger-Vasselin E.
6-42-67-5
Gasquet R.
Reister J.
6-786-36-3
Nieminen J.
Serra F.
6-747-56-1
Dent T.
Jouan R.
6-756-36-4