Ivan Ljubicic vs Marat Safin — Lyon Semi-final
Lyon · ATP · Semi-final
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 8 October 2001 ·
clay
Ljubicic I.6-7 7-6 7-6
Safin M.
Ljubicic I.
6772
Safin M.
7661
Ivan Ljubicic defeated Marat Safin 6-7 7-6 7-6 in the Lyon semi-final on clay. 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
- Match story: Ivan Ljubicic dropped the opening set before beating Marat Safin 6–7 7–6 7–6.
Head to head
1–2| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004-11-01 | Paris Masters | R32 | hard | Marat Safin | 6-7 6-3 7-5 |
| 2001-08-27 | US Open | R64 | hard | Marat Safin | 7-6 6-7 7-6 7-6 |
| 2000-01-10 | Sydney | R32 | hard | Ivan Ljubicic | 6-7 6-3 6-3 |
Statistics
This season1st 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 pressureClutch 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
Slowlow bounce, long rallies
SlowFast