Ivan Ljubicic vs Florent Serra — Marseille Round of 32

Marseille · ATP · Round of 32
CRO
Ivan Ljubicic
47 yrs · 193 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 20 February 2012
hard
FRA
Florent Serra
45 yrs · 180 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWWLWWLLW
Ljubicic I.
6-4 6-7 6-3
Serra F.
Ljubicic I.
66362
Serra F.
47731

Ivan Ljubicic defeated Florent Serra 6-4 6-7 6-3 in the Marseille round of 32 on hard. The result followed the form book — Ivan Ljubicic came in leading the head-to-head 4–0, defending last year's round of 16. Ivan Ljubicic extended the head-to-head to 5–0.

Key context

  • Match story: Ivan Ljubicic closed it out in three sets, 6–4 6–7 6–3.

Head to head

4–0
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2009-10-26LyonQFclayIvan Ljubicic7-6(6) 6-2
2009-08-16Cincinnati MastersR64hardIvan Ljubicic4-6 6-3 6-4
2007-05-14Hamburg MastersR32clayIvan Ljubicic4-6 6-2 6-2
2006-04-17Monte Carlo MastersR32clayIvan Ljubicic4-6 6-3 7-5

Serve vs return

This season
Ljubicic I.serving86% hold

wins 67% of points on serve vs Serra F.

Serra F.serving88% hold

wins 68% of points on serve vs Ljubicic I.

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
Ljubicic I.Serra F.
1st serve in·Even
59%
59%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
75%
68%
2nd serve points won·Even
47%
50%
Service points won·Even
63%
60%
Return points won·Slight edge
29%
35%
Break points saved·Even
59%
58%
Aces / match·Dominant
11.6
3.2
Double faults / match·Clear edge
3.0
1.7

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (8 vs 49). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Ljubicic I.Serra F.
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
64
40
Break points saved·Slight edge
91
83
Break points won·Even
35
37
Deciding sets·Dominant
79
50
Tiebreaks·Dominant
80
22

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
Weather
7°CDrizzle
Wind 22 km/hHumidity 62%

Draw

Final
del Potro J.
Llodra M.
6-46-4
Semi-finals
Llodra M.
Tipsarevic J.
6-47-610
del Potro J.
Tsonga J.
6-46-796-3
Quarter-finals
Llodra M.
Olivetti A.
7-657-5
Tsonga J.
Roger-Vasselin E.
6-47-5
Tipsarevic J.
Ljubicic I.
6-46-4
del Potro J.
Gasquet R.
7-57-65
R16
del Potro J.
Davydenko N.
6-766-4
Gasquet R.
Kunitsyn I.
6-36-2
Ljubicic I.
Beck K.
6-47-61
Olivetti A.
Fish M.
6-33-66-3
Llodra M.
Dolgopolov A.
6-45-77-65
Tipsarevic J.
Goffin D.
6-46-2
Roger-Vasselin E.
Cipolla F.
6-36-0
Tsonga J.
Mahut N.
6-36-2
R32
Goffin D.
Mannarino A.
6-21-0
Llodra M.
Chiudinelli M.
7-627-63
Davydenko N.
Beck A.
6-17-5
Mahut N.
Clement A.
6-36-4
Beck K.
Mathieu P.
7-622-66-3
Ljubicic I.
Serra F.
6-46-736-3
Gasquet R.
Soeda G.
6-06-2
Kunitsyn I.
Bautista Agut R.
6-46-4
Cipolla F.
Seppi A.
6-47-64
Roger-Vasselin E.
Nieminen J.
6-27-64
Olivetti A.
Bachinger M.
6-46-3
Dolgopolov A.
Rosol L.
2-67-616-3