Gilles Simon vs Ivan Ljubicic — Madrid Masters Round of 64

Madrid Masters · ATP · Round of 64
FRA
Gilles Simon
41 yrs · 183 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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0 — 0
Sets
Sunday, 1 May 2011
clay
CRO
Ivan Ljubicic
47 yrs · 193 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Simon G.
7-5 7-6
Ljubicic I.
Simon G.
77102
Ljubicic I.
568–

Gilles Simon defeated Ivan Ljubicic 7-5 7-6 in the Madrid Masters round of 64 on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Ivan Ljubicic came in leading the head-to-head 3–1. Gilles Simon narrowed the head-to-head to 3–2.

Key context

Head to head

1–3
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2009-11-08Paris MastersR32hardGilles Simon6-3 3-6 7-6(4)
2009-05-10Madrid MastersR16clayIvan Ljubicic3-6 6-4 6-3
2009-03-12Indian Wells MastersR32hardIvan Ljubicic6-3 7-6(3)
2006-04-17Monte Carlo MastersR16clayIvan Ljubicic6-3 6-2

Serve vs return

This season
Simon G.serving80% hold

wins 63% of points on serve vs Ljubicic I.

Ljubicic I.serving80% hold

wins 63% of points on serve vs Simon G.

Even 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 season
Simon G.Ljubicic I.
1st serve in·Even
61%
57%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
68%
77%
2nd serve points won·Even
49%
51%
Service points won·Slight edge
61%
66%
Return points won·Slight edge
39%
34%
Break points saved·Even
59%
60%
Aces / match·Dominant
3.8
10.8
Double faults / match·Slight edge
2.7
2.0

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Simon G.Ljubicic I.
Clutch Rating·Slight edge
74
64
Break points saved·Even
94
91
Break points won·Dominant
68
35
Deciding sets·Slight edge
73
79
Tiebreaks·Even
82
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
15°CMainly clear
Wind 10 km/hHumidity 61%

Draw

Final
Djokovic N.
Nadal R.
7-56-4
Semi-finals
Nadal R.
Federer R.
5-76-16-3
Djokovic N.
Bellucci T.
4-66-46-1
Quarter-finals
Federer R.
Soderling R.
7-626-4
Nadal R.
Llodra M.
6-26-2
Bellucci T.
Berdych T.
7-626-3
Djokovic N.
Ferrer D.
6-44-66-3
R16
Nadal R.
del Potro J.
W/O
Llodra M.
Gimeno Traver D.
1-66-47-64
Bellucci T.
Murray A.
6-46-2
Ferrer D.
Stakhovsky S.
6-37-63
Djokovic N.
Garcia Lopez G.
6-16-2
Federer R.
Malisse X.
6-46-3
Soderling R.
Tsonga J.
7-687-5
Berdych T.
Monaco J.
7-56-3
R32
Monaco J.
Monfils G.
6-23-0
Bellucci T.
Mayer F.
6-756-33-0
Tsonga J.
Riba P.
6-46-2
Berdych T.
Granollers M.
6-46-0
Gimeno Traver D.
Melzer J.
7-686-3
Federer R.
Lopez F.
7-6136-717-67
Soderling R.
Giraldo S.
6-36-3
del Potro J.
Cilic M.
6-36-0
Nadal R.
Baghdatis M.
6-16-3
Murray A.
Simon G.
6-43-66-0
Ferrer D.
Mannarino A.
7-50-66-0
Stakhovsky S.
Isner J.
7-54-67-63
Garcia Lopez G.
De Bakker T.
6-26-3
Djokovic N.
Anderson K.
6-36-4
Malisse X.
Lu Y.
6-26-2
Llodra M.
Cipolla F.
6-46-2
R64
Cipolla F.
Roddick A.
6-46-776-3
Llodra M.
Querrey S.
6-26-3
Monfils G.
Karlovic I.
6-37-66
Tsonga J.
Almagro N.
6-16-3
Baghdatis M.
Falla A.
6-33-67-65
Cilic M.
Starace P.
7-656-4
del Potro J.
Youzhny M.
6-13-66-3
Gimeno Traver D.
Gasquet R.
3-66-46-3
Lopez F.
Raonic M.
4-67-626-4
Malisse X.
Hanescu V.
3-66-47-5
Lu Y.
Verdasco F.
7-677-5
Riba P.
Nishikori K.
6-26-4
Giraldo S.
Dolgopolov A.
6-17-5
Granollers M.
Davydenko N.
7-56-2
Monaco J.
Golubev A.
2-66-26-2
Mayer F.
Troicki V.
4-67-56-4
Bellucci T.
Andujar P.
6-46-2
Simon G.
Ljubicic I.
7-57-68
Mannarino A.
Chela J.
4-66-46-4
Stakhovsky S.
Montanes A.
7-663-67-65
Isner J.
Fish M.
7-654-67-63
Garcia Lopez G.
Wawrinka S.
6-45-76-4
De Bakker T.
Ferrero J.
2-67-56-4
Anderson K.
Rochus O.
6-26-4