Ana Ivanovic vs Mirjana Lucic — Birmingham Quarter-final

Birmingham · WTA · Quarter-final
SRB
Ana Ivanovic
38 yrs · 184 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 6 June 2011
grass
CRO
Mirjana Lucic
44 yrs · 181 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLLWLWLWL
Ivanovic A.
6-3 6-4
Lucic M.
Ivanovic A.
662
Lucic M.
34–

Ana Ivanovic defeated Mirjana Lucic 6-3 6-4 in the Birmingham quarter-final on grass. The upset overturned the form book — Mirjana Lucic came in leading the head-to-head 1–0, defending last year's round of 16. Ana Ivanovic claimed a first win over Mirjana Lucic in two meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 1–1.

Key context

  • Match story: Ana Ivanovic closed it out in two sets, 6–3 6–4.

Head to head

0–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2011-05-16StrasbourgR32clayMirjana Lucic7-5 7-6(7)

Serve vs return

This season
Ivanovic A.serving81% hold

wins 64% of points on serve vs Lucic M.

Lucic M.serving73% hold

wins 60% of points on serve vs Ivanovic A.

Serve advantage — Ivanovic A.

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
Ivanovic A.Lucic M.
1st serve in·Even
60%
57%
1st serve points won·Even
67%
65%
2nd serve points won·Even
47%
44%
Service points won·Even
59%
56%
Return points won·Even
46%
45%
Break points saved·Even
57%
55%
Aces / match·Even
3.5
3.4
Double faults / match·Dominant
4.0
6.0

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 167). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Ivanovic A.Lucic M.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
62
28
Break points saved·Dominant
84
45
Break points won·Slight edge
86
79
Deciding sets·Slight edge
50
43
Tiebreaks·Dominant
74
27

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

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast

Draw

Final
Lisicki S.
Hantuchova D.
6-36-2
Semi-finals
Lisicki S.
Peng S.
6-36-1
Hantuchova D.
Ivanovic A.
6-726-36-2
Quarter-finals
Lisicki S.
Rybarikova M.
7-616-4
Peng S.
Erakovic M.
6-44-66-3
Hantuchova D.
Riske Amritraj A.
6-26-4
Ivanovic A.
Lucic M.
6-36-4
R16
Hantuchova D.
Kudryavtseva A.
6-46-2
Riske Amritraj A.
Rezai A.
7-56-766-2
Erakovic M.
Errani S.
5-76-46-3
Peng S.
Watson H.
7-616-1
Lisicki S.
Paszek T.
7-616-4
Rybarikova M.
Rodionova A.
6-716-06-1
Ivanovic A.
Marino R.
6-36-2
Lucic M.
Hlavackova A.
6-27-64
R32
Erakovic M.
Shvedova Y.
7-677-5
Rezai A.
Govortsova O.
7-50-0
Watson H.
Doi M.
6-26-4
Peng S.
Broady N.
6-26-757-62
Paszek T.
Makarova K.
6-43-66-4
Lisicki S.
Flipkens K.
7-57-63
Rybarikova M.
Vandeweghe C.
6-26-1
Rodionova A.
Kanepi K.
6-46-2
Ivanovic A.
Tatishvili A.
6-16-0
Marino R.
Fujiwara R.
6-16-2
Hlavackova A.
Morita A.
7-626-2
Lucic M.
Vinci R.
6-727-647-5
Hantuchova D.
Cirstea S.
6-06-3
Kudryavtseva A.
Dellacqua C.
7-53-66-4
Riske Amritraj A.
Gronert S.
6-36-4
Errani S.
Mchale C.
7-654-66-2
R64
Rodionova A.
Razzano V.
6-46-4
Vandeweghe C.
Aoyama S.
6-26-1
Broady N.
Garcia C.
6-26-756-4
Dellacqua C.
Zahlavova S.
7-57-65
Kudryavtseva A.
Cornet A.
7-626-1
Gronert S.
Jovanovski B.
6-15-76-4
Riske Amritraj A.
Radwanska U.
4-66-26-3
Govortsova O.
Oprandi R.
6-22-66-4
Mchale C.
Rodionova A.
3-67-67
Erakovic M.
Parra Santonja A.
6-46-4
Cirstea S.
Chang K.
6-36-3
Tatishvili A.
Murray S.
7-56-1
Fujiwara R.
Perrin C.
6-27-5
Marino R.
South M.
6-46-1
Morita A.
Tomljanovic A.
6-33-67-64
Rybarikova M.
Webley Smith E.
6-46-3
Lisicki S.
Date Krumm K.
6-47-63
Flipkens K.
Lertcheewakarn N.
6-16-2
Paszek T.
Mirza S.
6-34-66-2
Doi M.
Gallovits Hall E.
6-46-2
Hlavackova A.
Craybas J.
6-36-1
Lucic M.
Stevenson A.
6-37-67
Watson H.
Scheepers C.
6-37-5
Shvedova Y.
Zheng J.
6-27-65