Julien Benneteau vs Ivan LjubicicMiami Masters Round of 32

Miami Masters · ATP · Round of 32
44 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 22 March 2004 ·
hard
47 yrs · 193 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Benneteau J.
7-6 6-1
Ljubicic I.
Benneteau J.
762
Ljubicic I.
610

Julien Benneteau defeated Ivan Ljubicic 7-6 6-1 in the Miami Masters round of 32 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Ivan Ljubicic came in leading the head-to-head 4–1, defending last year's round of 128, but Julien Benneteau had been the form player, winning 4 of their last 8 on hard. Julien Benneteau narrowed the head-to-head to 4–2.

Key context

  • Match story: Julien Benneteau came through a tight passage before pulling clear — 7–6 6–1.

Head to head

14
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2010-02-08RotterdamR32hardJulien Benneteau6-3 6-3
2009-10-11Shanghai MastersR64hardIvan Ljubicic6-3 3-6 6-1
2007-06-17s HertogenboschSFgrassIvan Ljubicic7-6 3-6 6-4
2006-05-29Roland GarrosQFclayIvan Ljubicic6-2 6-2 6-3
2001-10-08LyonR16clayIvan Ljubicic7-5 7-5

Statistics

This season
1st serve in·Even
62%
59%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
73%
78%
2nd serve points won·Even
50%
51%
Service points won·Even
64%
67%
Return points won·Even
37%
35%
Break points saved·Even
61%
64%
Aces / match·Dominant
7.7
11.8
Double faults / match·Clear edge
3.3
1.9

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
33
53
Break points saved·Even
77
80
Break points won·Even
23
22
Deciding sets·Dominant
38
82
Tiebreaks·Even
72
76

Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About

Conditions

Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
SlowFast

Draw