Gustavo Kuerten vs Ivan Ljubicic — Rome Masters Round of 64
Rome Masters · ATP · Round of 64
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 7 May 2001 ·
clay
Kuerten G.6-7 7-5 6-4
Ljubicic I.
Kuerten G.
6762
Ljubicic I.
7541
Gustavo Kuerten defeated Ivan Ljubicic 6-7 7-5 6-4 in the Rome Masters round of 64 on clay. The result followed the form book — Gustavo Kuerten came in leading the head-to-head 4–2, defending last year's final. Gustavo Kuerten extended the head-to-head to 5–2.
Key context
- Match story: Gustavo Kuerten dropped the opening set before beating Ivan Ljubicic 6–7 7–5 6–4.
Head to head
4–2| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008-04-20 | Monte Carlo Masters | R64 | clay | Ivan Ljubicic | 6-1 6-2 |
| 2004-01-19 | Australian Open | R64 | hard | Gustavo Kuerten | 7-5 6-7 6-4 6-3 |
| 2001-10-08 | Lyon | R32 | clay | Ivan Ljubicic | 7-6 6-2 |
| 2001-08-13 | Indianapolis | R16 | hard | Gustavo Kuerten | 7-6 7-5 |
| 2000-09-18 | Sydney Olympics | R16 | hard | Gustavo Kuerten | 7-6 6-3 |
| 1996-08-12 | Umag | R16 | clay | Gustavo Kuerten | 6-2 6-1 |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Even
56%
59%
1st serve points won·Even
75%
78%
2nd serve points won·Even
52%
51%
Service points won·Even
65%
67%
Return points won·Even
37%
34%
Break points saved·Even
63%
64%
Aces / match·Dominant
8.7
11.8
Double faults / match·Even
2.2
2.0
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Conditions
Court speed
Slowlow bounce, long rallies
SlowFast