Juan Martin del Potro vs Ivan Ljubicic — Indian Wells Masters Round of 64

Indian Wells Masters · ATP · Round of 64
ARG
Juan Martin del Potro
37 yrs · 198 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 1
Sets
Thursday, 10 March 2011
hard
CRO
Ivan Ljubicic
47 yrs · 193 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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del Potro J.
5-7 6-4 6-2
Ljubicic I.
del Potro J.
5662
Ljubicic I.
7421

Juan Martin del Potro defeated Ivan Ljubicic 5-7 6-4 6-2 in the Indian Wells Masters round of 64 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Ivan Ljubicic came in leading the head-to-head 1–0, defending the title. Juan Martin del Potro claimed a first win over Ivan Ljubicic in two meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 1–1.

Key context

Head to head

0–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2009-04-12Monte Carlo MastersR32clayIvan Ljubicic4-6 6-1 6-4

Serve vs return

This season
del Potro J.serving93% hold

wins 73% of points on serve vs Ljubicic I.

Ljubicic I.serving88% hold

wins 68% of points on serve vs del Potro 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
del Potro J.Ljubicic I.
1st serve in·Slight edge
65%
58%
1st serve points won·Even
76%
77%
2nd serve points won·Even
52%
51%
Service points won·Even
68%
66%
Return points won·Even
37%
34%
Break points saved·Even
61%
60%
Aces / match·Clear edge
8.6
10.8
Double faults / match·Even
2.1
2.0

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

Clutch

Under pressure
del Potro J.Ljubicic I.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
90
64
Break points saved·Slight edge
98
91
Break points won·Dominant
73
35
Deciding sets·Clear edge
97
79
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
98
80

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

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
SlowFast
Weather
27°CClear
Wind 3 km/hHumidity 14%

Draw

Final
Djokovic N.
Nadal R.
4-66-36-2
Semi-finals
Djokovic N.
Federer R.
6-33-66-2
Nadal R.
del Potro J.
6-46-4
Quarter-finals
del Potro J.
Robredo T.
W/O
Nadal R.
Karlovic I.
5-76-17-67
Federer R.
Wawrinka S.
6-36-4
Djokovic N.
Gasquet R.
6-26-4
R16
del Potro J.
Kohlschreiber P.
7-637-67
Robredo T.
Querrey S.
6-16-3
Djokovic N.
Troicki V.
6-06-1
Federer R.
Harrison R.
7-646-3
Wawrinka S.
Berdych T.
3-66-46-4
Gasquet R.
Roddick A.
6-37-65
Karlovic I.
Montanes A.
7-676-2
Nadal R.
Devvarman S.
7-56-4
R32
Roddick A.
Isner J.
7-56-2
Robredo T.
Young D.
6-06-4
Devvarman S.
Malisse X.
6-13-67-65
Querrey S.
Verdasco F.
7-56-4
del Potro J.
Dolgopolov A.
7-636-3
Kohlschreiber P.
Soderling R.
7-686-4
Federer R.
Chela J.
6-06-2
Harrison R.
Raonic M.
7-614-66-4
Wawrinka S.
Cilic M.
7-56-3
Berdych T.
Bellucci T.
6-36-2
Montanes A.
Almagro N.
4-66-26-4
Troicki V.
Llodra M.
6-36-3
Gasquet R.
Melzer J.
6-16-3
Djokovic N.
Gulbis E.
6-06-1
Karlovic I.
Simon G.
6-36-3
Nadal R.
Sweeting R.
6-36-1
R64
Verdasco F.
Berankis R.
7-52-0
Isner J.
Mello R.
6-37-62
Federer R.
Andreev I.
7-57-64
Chela J.
Petzschner P.
4-67-56-2
Harrison R.
Garcia Lopez G.
6-37-64
Raonic M.
Fish M.
7-56-4
Melzer J.
Benneteau J.
1-66-16-4
Gasquet R.
Cuevas P.
7-56-3
Roddick A.
Blake J.
6-37-5
Young D.
Murray A.
7-646-3
Robredo T.
Zverev M.
6-33-67-5
Querrey S.
Tipsarevic J.
6-46-4
del Potro J.
Ljubicic I.
5-76-46-2
Dolgopolov A.
Hanescu V.
6-46-4
Kohlschreiber P.
Smyczek T.
2-66-27-66
Soderling R.
Berrer M.
6-37-64
Karlovic I.
Ferrer D.
7-636-3
Simon G.
Schuettler R.
6-37-65
Montanes A.
Nieminen J.
7-652-67-62
Almagro N.
Russell M.
6-46-4
Malisse X.
Tsonga J.
7-667-5
Devvarman S.
Baghdatis M.
7-56-0
Sweeting R.
Monaco J.
6-10-66-1
Nadal R.
De Voest R.
6-06-2
Djokovic N.
Golubev A.
6-06-4
Berdych T.
Kubot L.
6-46-1
Bellucci T.
Becker B.
6-37-65
Cilic M.
Serra F.
6-16-3
Wawrinka S.
Davydenko N.
3-67-656-4
Gulbis E.
Lu Y.
6-717-676-1
Llodra M.
Giraldo S.
7-666-4
Troicki V.
Tomic B.
6-46-4
R128
De Voest R.
Riba P.
6-4
Sweeting R.
Granollers M.
6-46-1
Tomic B.
Bopanna R.
6-757-616-4
Benneteau J.
Lopez F.
6-46-4
Blake J.
Guccione C.
3-66-36-2
Berrer M.
Phau B.
6-44-66-4
Serra F.
Gabashvili T.
6-46-717-64
Becker B.
De Bakker T.
6-27-5
Kubot L.
Kukushkin M.
7-686-4
Golubev A.
Mayer F.
6-26-1
Lu Y.
Hewitt L.
6-26-3
Giraldo S.
Gimeno Traver D.
6-46-756-3
Cuevas P.
Andujar P.
7-56-3
Mello R.
Ramirez Hidalgo R.
6-46-3
Young D.
Starace P.
2-66-36-3
Zverev M.
Ebden M.
6-46-3
Hanescu V.
Seppi A.
4-67-656-3
del Potro J.
Stepanek R.
6-46-0
Berankis R.
Bogomolov Jr A.
1-66-36-4
Tipsarevic J.
Kamke T.
6-26-0
Devvarman S.
Mannarino A.
6-26-3
Malisse X.
Cipolla F.
6-16-4
Russell M.
Anderson K.
6-746-36-4
Nieminen J.
Istomin D.
2-67-57-5
Schuettler R.
Haase R.
7-647-5
Karlovic I.
Matosevic M.
7-626-736-2
Smyczek T.
Marchenko I.
2-66-36-2
Andreev I.
Nishikori K.
6-46-726-4
Petzschner P.
Brown D.
6-47-5
Harrison R.
Chardy J.
6-757-626-3
Raonic M.
Ilhan M.
6-27-64
Davydenko N.
Fognini F.
5-76-26-4