Ivan Ljubicic vs Cedric Pioline — Dubai Round of 32
Dubai · ATP · Round of 32
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 25 February 2002 ·
hard
Ljubicic I.6-3 6-2
Pioline C.
Ljubicic I.
662
Pioline C.
320
Ivan Ljubicic defeated Cedric Pioline 6-3 6-2 in the Dubai round of 32 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Cedric Pioline came in defending last year's round of 32.
Key context
- Match story: Ivan Ljubicic dropped just 5 games past Cedric Pioline.
Head to head
No previous meetings on record.
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Slight edge
59%
52%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
78%
72%
2nd serve points won·Even
51%
49%
Service points won·Slight edge
67%
61%
Return points won·Even
34%
35%
Break points saved·Slight edge
64%
53%
Aces / match·Dominant
11.8
6.0
Double faults / match·Dominant
2.0
4.1
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 23). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Conditions
Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
SlowFast