Ivan Ljubicic vs Nicolas KieferLyon Round of 16

Lyon · ATP · Round of 16
47 yrs · 193 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 26 October 2009 ·
clay
49 yrs · 183 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Ljubicic I.
6-3 3-6 6-3
Kiefer N.
Ljubicic I.
6362
Kiefer N.
3631

Ivan Ljubicic defeated Nicolas Kiefer 6-3 3-6 6-3 in the Lyon round of 16 on clay. The result followed the form book — Ivan Ljubicic came in leading the head-to-head 3–0, defending last year's round of 32. Ivan Ljubicic extended the head-to-head to 4–0.

Key context

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

Head to head

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DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2006-05-22DusseldorfFclayIvan Ljubicic6-4 6-4
2002-02-25DubaiR16hardIvan Ljubicic6-4 6-2
2002-02-08Davis Cup WG R1: CRO vs GERRRcarpetIvan Ljubicic7-6 6-4

Statistics

This season
1st serve in·Slight edge
59%
51%
1st serve points won·Even
77%
76%
2nd serve points won·Even
50%
49%
Service points won·Even
66%
63%
Return points won·Even
35%
35%
Break points saved·Even
64%
61%
Aces / match·Dominant
11.2
8.1
Double faults / match·Dominant
1.9
4.3

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (151 vs 31). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Even
53
53
Break points saved·Slight edge
80
70
Break points won·Dominant
22
58
Deciding sets·Clear edge
82
65
Tiebreaks·Slight edge
76
70

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

Conditions

Court speed
Slowlow bounce, long rallies
SlowFast

Draw