Ivan Ljubicic vs Nikolay Davydenko — Rotterdam Semi-final
Rotterdam · ATP · Semi-final
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 19 February 2007 ·
hard
Ljubicic I.4-6 7-6 7-6
Davydenko N.
Ljubicic I.
4772
Davydenko N.
6661
Ivan Ljubicic defeated Nikolay Davydenko 4-6 7-6 7-6 in the Rotterdam semi-final on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Nikolay Davydenko came in leading the head-to-head 5–3, defending last year's semi-final. Ivan Ljubicic narrowed the head-to-head to 5–4.
Key context
- Match story: Ivan Ljubicic dropped the opening set before beating Nikolay Davydenko 4–6 7–6 7–6.
Head to head
3–5| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008-10-26 | Paris Masters | R32 | hard | Nikolay Davydenko | 7-6 7-5 |
| 2008-05-25 | Roland Garros | R32 | clay | Ivan Ljubicic | 4-6 2-6 6-3 6-2 6-4 |
| 2008-05-13 | Hamburg | R32 | clay | Nikolay Davydenko | 6-4 6-1 |
| 2005-10-03 | Metz | SF | hard | Ivan Ljubicic | 6-1 6-4 |
| 2005-09-23 | Davis Cup WG SF: CRO vs RUS | RR | carpet | Ivan Ljubicic | 6-3 7-6 6-4 |
| 2004-04-19 | Monte Carlo Masters | R16 | clay | Nikolay Davydenko | 6-2 6-2 |
| 2003-01-01 | Adelaide | R16 | hard | Nikolay Davydenko | 4-6 6-4 7-6(9) |
| 2002-12-30 | Adelaide | R16 | hard | Nikolay Davydenko | 4-6 6-4 7-6 |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Slight edge
59%
68%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
78%
67%
2nd serve points won·Even
51%
49%
Service points won·Slight edge
67%
62%
Return points won·Slight edge
34%
40%
Break points saved·Even
64%
61%
Aces / match·Dominant
11.8
2.7
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 pressureClutch Rating·Clear edge
53
65
Break points saved·Even
80
76
Break points won·Dominant
22
78
Deciding sets·Slight edge
82
72
Tiebreaks·Slight edge
76
68
Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About
Conditions
Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
SlowFast