Stefan Koubek vs Ivan Ljubicic — Madrid Masters Round of 32
Madrid Masters · ATP · Round of 32
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 15 October 2007 ·
clay
Koubek S.6-3 6-7 7-5
Ljubicic I.
Koubek S.
6672
Ljubicic I.
3751
Stefan Koubek defeated Ivan Ljubicic 6-3 6-7 7-5 in the Madrid Masters round of 32 on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Ivan Ljubicic came in leading the head-to-head 6–2, defending last year's round of 32. Stefan Koubek narrowed the head-to-head to 6–3.
Key context
- Match story: Stefan Koubek closed it out in three sets, 6–3 6–7 7–5.
Head to head
2–6| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007-12-31 | Doha | R32 | hard | Ivan Ljubicic | 6-4 6-4 |
| 2007-01-29 | Zagreb | R16 | hard | Ivan Ljubicic | 7-6 6-7 6-4 |
| 2006-02-10 | Davis Cup WG R1: AUT vs CRO | RR | clay | Ivan Ljubicic | 6-2 6-2 6-4 |
| 2006-01-30 | Zagreb | F | hard | Ivan Ljubicic | 6-3 6-4 |
| 2004-10-25 | Basel | QF | hard | Stefan Koubek | 2-6 7-5 7-5 |
| 2004-05-24 | Roland Garros | R64 | clay | Stefan Koubek | 6-0 1-6 6-4 6-2 |
| 2002-07-08 | Gstaad | R16 | clay | Ivan Ljubicic | 6-4 6-4 |
| 2001-04-06 | Davis Cup G1 QF: CRO vs AUT | RR | carpet | Ivan Ljubicic | 5-7 6-3 7-6 6-3 |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Even
59%
59%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
68%
78%
2nd serve points won·Even
51%
51%
Service points won·Slight edge
61%
67%
Return points won·Even
37%
35%
Break points saved·Slight edge
57%
64%
Aces / match·Dominant
3.9
11.8
Double faults / match·Clear edge
2.9
2.0
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (81 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Clutch
Under pressureClutch Rating·Clear edge
35
53
Break points saved·Dominant
50
80
Break points won·Dominant
56
22
Deciding sets·Dominant
52
82
Tiebreaks·Dominant
51
76
Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About
Conditions
Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
SlowFast