Marat Safin vs Ivan Ljubicic — Paris Masters Round of 32
Paris Masters · ATP · Round of 32
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 1 November 2004 ·
hard
Safin M.6-7 6-3 7-5
Ljubicic I.
Safin M.
6672
Ljubicic I.
7351
Marat Safin defeated Ivan Ljubicic 6-7 6-3 7-5 in the Paris Masters round of 32 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Ivan Ljubicic came in leading the head-to-head 2–1, but Marat Safin had been the form player, winning 3 of their last 6 on hard. Marat Safin narrowed the head-to-head to 2–2.
Key context
- Match story: Marat Safin dropped the opening set before beating Ivan Ljubicic 6–7 6–3 7–5.
Head to head
1–2| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001-10-08 | Lyon | SF | clay | Ivan Ljubicic | 6-7 7-6 7-6 |
| 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
58%
59%
1st serve points won·Even
74%
78%
2nd serve points won·Even
52%
51%
Service points won·Even
64%
67%
Return points won·Even
37%
35%
Break points saved·Even
63%
64%
Aces / match·Dominant
8.5
11.8
Double faults / match·Slight edge
2.6
1.9
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Clutch
Under pressureClutch Rating·Slight edge
42
53
Break points saved·Slight edge
71
80
Break points won·Clear edge
40
22
Deciding sets·Clear edge
66
82
Tiebreaks·Dominant
42
76
Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About
Conditions
Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
SlowFast