Ivan Ljubicic vs Marat SafinSydney Round of 32

Sydney · ATP · Round of 32
47 yrs · 193 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 10 January 2000 ·
hard
46 yrs · 193 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Ljubicic I.
6-7 6-3 6-3
Safin M.
Ljubicic I.
6662
Safin M.
7331

Ivan Ljubicic defeated Marat Safin 6-7 6-3 6-3 in the Sydney round of 32 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Marat Safin came in leading the head-to-head 2–1. Ivan Ljubicic narrowed the head-to-head to 2–2.

Key context

Head to head

12
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2004-11-01Paris MastersR32hardMarat Safin6-7 6-3 7-5
2001-10-08LyonSFclayIvan Ljubicic6-7 7-6 7-6
2001-08-27US OpenR64hardMarat Safin7-6 6-7 7-6 7-6

Statistics

This season
1st serve in·Even
59%
58%
1st serve points won·Even
78%
74%
2nd serve points won·Even
51%
52%
Service points won·Even
67%
64%
Return points won·Even
34%
37%
Break points saved·Even
64%
63%
Aces / match·Dominant
11.8
8.5
Double faults / match·Slight edge
2.0
2.6

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Slight edge
53
42
Break points saved·Slight edge
80
71
Break points won·Clear edge
22
40
Deciding sets·Clear edge
82
66
Tiebreaks·Dominant
76
42

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