Ivan Ljubicic vs Marcos Baghdatis — Rotterdam Quarter-final

Rotterdam · ATP · Quarter-final
CRO
Ivan Ljubicic
47 yrs · 193 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 7 February 2011
hard
CYP
Marcos Baghdatis
41 yrs · 183 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWLLWWWW
Ljubicic I.
6-4 6-7 7-6
Baghdatis M.
Ljubicic I.
666772
Baghdatis M.
478641

Ivan Ljubicic defeated Marcos Baghdatis 6-4 6-7 7-6 in the Rotterdam quarter-final on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Marcos Baghdatis came in leading the head-to-head 4–1, defending last year's round of 16. Ivan Ljubicic narrowed the head-to-head to 4–2.

Key context

Head to head

1–4
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2007-10-28Paris MastersR32hardMarcos Baghdatis6-4 7-6(4)
2007-09-10BeijingQFhardIvan Ljubicic6-4 4-6 7-6(5)
2007-01-29ZagrebFhardMarcos Baghdatis7-6(4) 4-6 6-4
2006-01-16Australian OpenQFhardMarcos Baghdatis6-4 6-2 4-6 3-6 6-3
2005-01-17Australian OpenR64hardMarcos Baghdatis7-6(1) 6-4 6-7(2) 6-2

Serve vs return

This season
Ljubicic I.serving86% hold

wins 67% of points on serve vs Baghdatis M.

Baghdatis M.serving89% hold

wins 69% 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.Baghdatis M.
1st serve in·Even
57%
54%
1st serve points won·Even
77%
75%
2nd serve points won·Even
51%
51%
Service points won·Even
66%
64%
Return points won·Even
34%
38%
Break points saved·Even
60%
60%
Aces / match·Dominant
10.6
7.1
Double faults / match·Clear edge
2.0
3.3

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (52 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Ljubicic I.Baghdatis M.
Clutch Rating·Slight edge
64
59
Break points saved·Even
91
92
Break points won·Even
35
36
Deciding sets·Clear edge
79
64
Tiebreaks·Even
80
81

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

Conditions

Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
SlowFast
Weather
7°CPartly cloudy
Wind 27 km/hHumidity 78%

Draw

Final
Soderling R.
Tsonga J.
6-33-66-3
Semi-finals
Tsonga J.
Ljubicic I.
6-47-66
Soderling R.
Troicki V.
7-56-4
Quarter-finals
Tsonga J.
Berdych T.
W/O
Ljubicic I.
Baghdatis M.
6-46-767-64
Troicki V.
Cilic M.
7-56-3
Soderling R.
Youzhny M.
6-47-65
R16
Cilic M.
Melzer J.
6-26-4
Ljubicic I.
Paire B.
6-06-4
Berdych T.
Tursunov D.
6-44-67-5
Tsonga J.
Llodra M.
4-66-46-4
Soderling R.
Kohlschreiber P.
6-35-77-67
Troicki V.
Nieminen J.
7-647-5
Youzhny M.
De Bakker T.
6-46-4
Baghdatis M.
Lopez F.
7-636-3
R32
De Bakker T.
Petzschner P.
6-40-66-1
Baghdatis M.
Murray A.
6-46-1
Lopez F.
Mayer F.
6-36-4
Paire B.
Simon G.
6-22-66-3
Ljubicic I.
Stakhovsky S.
7-636-3
Berdych T.
Garcia Lopez G.
6-16-2
Tursunov D.
Golubev A.
6-47-5
Llodra M.
Davydenko N.
6-37-64
Melzer J.
Huta Galung J.
6-46-4
Cilic M.
Zverev M.
6-26-4
Troicki V.
Schoorel T.
6-27-61
Nieminen J.
Ferrer D.
6-36-4
Youzhny M.
Granollers M.
6-27-66
Kohlschreiber P.
Lu Y.
6-47-65
Soderling R.
Haase R.
6-36-2
Tsonga J.
Dimitrov G.
6-46-4