Ivan Ljubicic vs Gustavo Kuerten — Monte Carlo Masters Round of 64
Monte Carlo Masters · ATP · Round of 64
2 — 0
Sets
Sunday, 20 April 2008 ·
clay
Ljubicic I.6-1 6-2
Kuerten G.
Ljubicic I.
662
Kuerten G.
120
Ivan Ljubicic defeated Gustavo Kuerten 6-1 6-2 in the Monte Carlo Masters round of 64 on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Gustavo Kuerten came in leading the head-to-head 5–1. Ivan Ljubicic narrowed the head-to-head to 5–2.
Key context
- Match story: Ivan Ljubicic dropped just 3 games past Gustavo Kuerten.
Head to head
1–5| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004-01-19 | Australian Open | R64 | hard | Gustavo Kuerten | 7-5 6-7 6-4 6-3 |
| 2001-10-08 | Lyon | R32 | clay | Ivan Ljubicic | 7-6 6-2 |
| 2001-08-13 | Indianapolis | R16 | hard | Gustavo Kuerten | 7-6 7-5 |
| 2001-05-07 | Rome Masters | R64 | clay | Gustavo Kuerten | 6-7 7-5 6-4 |
| 2000-09-18 | Sydney Olympics | R16 | hard | Gustavo Kuerten | 7-6 6-3 |
| 1996-08-12 | Umag | R16 | clay | Gustavo Kuerten | 6-2 6-1 |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Slight edge
59%
53%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
77%
67%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
51%
42%
Service points won·Slight edge
66%
55%
Return points won·Clear edge
35%
23%
Break points saved·Clear edge
64%
48%
Aces / match·Dominant
11.7
4.3
Double faults / match·Clear edge
1.9
2.7
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (183 vs 3). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Conditions
Court speed
Slowlow bounce, long rallies
SlowFast