Jo-Wilfried Tsonga vs Ivan Ljubicic — Rotterdam Semi-final

Rotterdam · ATP · Semi-final
FRA
Jo-Wilfried Tsonga
41 yrs · 188 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLLLLWLL
0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 7 February 2011
hard
CRO
Ivan Ljubicic
47 yrs · 193 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLWWLLWLL
Tsonga J.
6-4 7-6
Ljubicic I.
Tsonga J.
6782
Ljubicic I.
466–

Jo-Wilfried Tsonga defeated Ivan Ljubicic 6-4 7-6 in the Rotterdam semi-final on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Ivan Ljubicic came in leading the head-to-head 3–2, defending last year's round of 32. Jo-Wilfried Tsonga narrowed the head-to-head to 3–3.

Key context

Head to head

2–3
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2011-09-19MetzFhardJo-Wilfried Tsonga6-3 6-7(4) 6-3
2011-04-10Monte Carlo MastersR32clayIvan Ljubicic7-6(2) 6-4
2010-02-22DubaiR16hardIvan Ljubicic7-5 6-3
2009-05-10Madrid MastersR32clayIvan Ljubicic6-4 7-5
2009-01-19Australian OpenR64hardJo-Wilfried Tsonga6-7(4) 7-6(8) 7-6(7) 6-2

Serve vs return

This season
Tsonga J.serving93% hold

wins 73% of points on serve vs Ljubicic I.

Ljubicic I.serving90% hold

wins 70% of points on serve vs Tsonga J.

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
Tsonga J.Ljubicic I.
1st serve in·Even
61%
57%
1st serve points won·Even
79%
77%
2nd serve points won·Even
52%
51%
Service points won·Even
68%
66%
Return points won·Even
35%
34%
Break points saved·Slight edge
67%
60%
Aces / match·Slight edge
9.6
10.8
Double faults / match·Slight edge
2.5
2.0

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Tsonga J.Ljubicic I.
Clutch Rating·Slight edge
75
64
Break points saved·Slight edge
99
91
Break points won·Even
39
35
Deciding sets·Clear edge
91
79
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
92
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
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