Ivan Ljubicic vs James BlakeParis Masters Round of 32

Paris Masters · ATP · Round of 32
47 yrs · 193 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 31 October 2005 ·
hard
46 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Ljubicic I.
6-3 6-4
Blake J.
Ljubicic I.
662
Blake J.
340

Ivan Ljubicic defeated James Blake 6-3 6-4 in the Paris Masters round of 32 on hard. The result followed the form book — Ivan Ljubicic came in leading the head-to-head 3–2, defending last year's round of 32. Ivan Ljubicic extended the head-to-head to 4–2.

Key context

  • Match story: Ivan Ljubicic closed it out in two sets, 6–3 6–4.

Head to head

32
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2009-06-08Queen's ClubR32grassJames Blake6-2 7-6
2006-09-25BangkokFhardJames Blake6-3 6-1
2006-05-22DusseldorfRRclayIvan Ljubicic5-7 6-3 7-6
2003-05-26Roland GarrosR64clayIvan Ljubicic6-3 4-6 7-6 6-4
2003-02-07Davis Cup WG R1: CRO vs USARRcarpetIvan Ljubicic6-3 6-7 6-4 6-3

Statistics

This season
1st serve in·Even
59%
57%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
78%
73%
2nd serve points won·Even
51%
51%
Service points won·Even
67%
63%
Return points won·Even
35%
37%
Break points saved·Even
64%
61%
Aces / match·Dominant
11.9
5.9
Double faults / match·Clear edge
2.0
3.0

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
53
37
Break points saved·Slight edge
80
71
Break points won·Clear edge
22
38
Deciding sets·Dominant
82
56
Tiebreaks·Dominant
76
43

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

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
SlowFast

Draw