Ivan Ljubicic vs Gustavo Kuerten — Lyon Round of 32
Lyon · ATP · Round of 32
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 8 October 2001 ·
clay
Ljubicic I.7-6 6-2
Kuerten G.
Ljubicic I.
762
Kuerten G.
620
Ivan Ljubicic defeated Gustavo Kuerten 7-6 6-2 in the Lyon round of 32 on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Gustavo Kuerten came in leading the head-to-head 5–1, defending last year's quarter-final. Ivan Ljubicic narrowed the head-to-head to 5–2.
Key context
- Match story: Ivan Ljubicic closed it out in two sets, 7–6 6–2.
Head to head
1–5| 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 |
| 2001-08-13 | Indianapolis | R16 | hard | Gustavo Kuerten | 7-6 7-5 |
| 2001-05-07 | Rome Masters | R64 | clay | Gustavo Kuerten | 6-7 7-5 6-4 |
| 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
59%
56%
1st serve points won·Even
78%
75%
2nd serve points won·Even
51%
52%
Service points won·Even
67%
65%
Return points won·Even
34%
37%
Break points saved·Even
64%
63%
Aces / match·Dominant
11.8
8.7
Double faults / match·Even
2.0
2.2
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