Mardy Fish vs Ivan LjubicicRome Masters Round of 32

Rome Masters · ATP · Round of 32
44 yrs · 188 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 1
Sets
Sunday, 8 May 2011 ·
clay
47 yrs · 193 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Fish M.
7-6 5-7 6-2
Ljubicic I.
Fish M.
7562
Ljubicic I.
6721

Mardy Fish defeated Ivan Ljubicic 7-6 5-7 6-2 in the Rome Masters round of 32 on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Ivan Ljubicic came in leading the head-to-head 3–1, defending last year's round of 16. Mardy Fish narrowed the head-to-head to 3–2.

Key context

  • Match story: Mardy Fish closed it out in three sets, 7–6 5–7 6–2.

Head to head

13
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2010-05-24Roland GarrosR64clayIvan Ljubicic6-2 6-7 4-6 6-2 10-8
2007-10-07ViennaR16hardIvan Ljubicic6-7 6-2 7-6
2007-01-15Australian OpenR128hardMardy Fish4-6 7-6 6-4 6-4
2003-02-07Davis Cup WG R1: CRO vs USARRcarpetIvan Ljubicic7-5 6-3 6-4

Statistics

This season
1st serve in·Even
56%
57%
1st serve points won·Even
76%
77%
2nd serve points won·Even
53%
51%
Service points won·Even
66%
66%
Return points won·Slight edge
39%
34%
Break points saved·Even
62%
60%
Aces / match·Clear edge
7.9
10.7
Double faults / match·Even
2.2
2.0

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (111 vs 52). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Even
43
45
Break points saved·Even
74
77
Break points won·Clear edge
38
15
Deciding sets·Slight edge
72
79
Tiebreaks·Dominant
45
74

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

Conditions

Court speed
Slowlow bounce, long rallies
SlowFast

Draw