Mardy Fish vs Ivan LjubicicAustralian Open Round of 128

Australian Open · ATP · Round of 128
44 yrs · 188 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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3 — 1
Sets
Monday, 15 January 2007 ·
hard
47 yrs · 193 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Fish M.
4-6 7-6 6-4 6-4
Ljubicic I.
Fish M.
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Ljubicic I.
66441

Mardy Fish defeated Ivan Ljubicic 4-6 7-6 6-4 6-4 in the Australian Open round of 128 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Ivan Ljubicic came in leading the head-to-head 3–1, defending last year's quarter-final. Mardy Fish narrowed the head-to-head to 3–2.

Key context

Head to head

13
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2011-05-08Rome MastersR32clayMardy Fish7-6 5-7 6-2
2010-05-24Roland GarrosR64clayIvan Ljubicic6-2 6-7 4-6 6-2 10-8
2007-10-07ViennaR16hardIvan Ljubicic6-7 6-2 7-6
2003-02-07Davis Cup WG R1: CRO vs USARRcarpetIvan Ljubicic7-5 6-3 6-4

Statistics

This season
1st serve in·Even
56%
59%
1st serve points won·Even
77%
78%
2nd serve points won·Even
53%
51%
Service points won·Even
67%
67%
Return points won·Even
38%
34%
Break points saved·Even
62%
64%
Aces / match·Clear edge
9.3
11.8
Double faults / match·Even
2.2
2.0

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Even
55
53
Break points saved·Even
77
80
Break points won·Dominant
48
22
Deciding sets·Slight edge
77
82
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
58
76

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

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast

Draw