Flavio Cipolla vs Ivan Ljubicic — Dubai Round of 32

Dubai · ATP · Round of 32
ITA
Flavio Cipolla
42 yrs · 173 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWWWWLWLW
0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 27 February 2012
hard
CRO
Ivan Ljubicic
47 yrs · 193 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWWLLWLLW
Cipolla F.
6-2 7-5
Ljubicic I.
Cipolla F.
672
Ljubicic I.
25–

Flavio Cipolla defeated Ivan Ljubicic 6-2 7-5 in the Dubai round of 32 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Ivan Ljubicic came in leading the head-to-head 1–0, defending last year's round of 32, but Flavio Cipolla had been the form player, winning 5 of their last 8 on hard. Flavio Cipolla 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
2011-05-08Rome MastersR64clayIvan Ljubicic6-2 6-3

Serve vs return

This season
Cipolla F.serving81% hold

wins 64% of points on serve vs Ljubicic I.

Ljubicic I.serving77% hold

wins 62% of points on serve vs Cipolla F.

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
Cipolla F.Ljubicic I.
1st serve in·Slight edge
72%
61%
1st serve points won·Clear edge
59%
76%
2nd serve points won·Even
46%
48%
Service points won·Slight edge
56%
65%
Return points won·Clear edge
42%
30%
Break points saved·Slight edge
54%
65%
Aces / match·Dominant
0.8
13.9
Double faults / match·Even
3.0
3.0

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (156 vs 8). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Cipolla F.Ljubicic I.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
18
64
Break points saved·Dominant
33
91
Break points won·Even
36
35
Deciding sets·Dominant
38
79
Tiebreaks·Dominant
35
80

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

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
SlowFast
Weather
22°CClear
Wind 9 km/hHumidity 49%

Draw

Final
Federer R.
Murray A.
7-56-4
Semi-finals
Federer R.
del Potro J.
7-657-66
Murray A.
Djokovic N.
6-27-5
Quarter-finals
del Potro J.
Tsonga J.
7-616-2
Djokovic N.
Tipsarevic J.
6-17-66
Federer R.
Youzhny M.
6-36-4
Murray A.
Berdych T.
6-37-5
R16
Tsonga J.
Rosol L.
6-36-4
Youzhny M.
Fish M.
6-27-60
Tipsarevic J.
Cipolla F.
6-726-16-1
Djokovic N.
Stakhovsky S.
7-656-3
Murray A.
Chiudinelli M.
6-36-4
Federer R.
Lopez F.
7-56-3
Berdych T.
Lacko L.
6-16-2
del Potro J.
Golubev A.
6-46-2
R32
Berdych T.
Becker B.
6-26-2
Youzhny M.
Gasquet R.
6-3
Stakhovsky S.
Awadhy O.
6-16-2
Djokovic N.
Stebe C.
6-46-2
Golubev A.
Djokovic M.
6-36-2
del Potro J.
Dolgopolov A.
6-37-65
Lacko L.
Bubka S.
2-66-27-614
Chiudinelli M.
Davydenko N.
6-45-76-4
Murray A.
Berrer M.
6-34-66-4
Tipsarevic J.
Kunitsyn I.
6-26-2
Rosol L.
Mannarino A.
6-26-2
Tsonga J.
Baghdatis M.
7-626-4
Fish M.
Beck A.
6-16-1
Lopez F.
Mahut N.
6-46-4
Federer R.
Llodra M.
6-07-66
Cipolla F.
Ljubicic I.
6-27-5