Julien Benneteau vs Ivan Ljubicic — Rotterdam Round of 32
Rotterdam · ATP · Round of 32
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 8 February 2010 ·
hard
Benneteau J.6-3 6-3
Ljubicic I.
Benneteau J.
662
Ljubicic I.
330
Julien Benneteau defeated Ivan Ljubicic 6-3 6-3 in the Rotterdam round of 32 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Ivan Ljubicic came in leading the head-to-head 4–1, defending last year's round of 32, but Julien Benneteau had been the form player, winning 4 of their last 8 on hard. Julien Benneteau narrowed the head-to-head to 4–2.
Key context
- Match story: Julien Benneteau dropped just 6 games past Ivan Ljubicic.
Head to head
1–4| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009-10-11 | Shanghai Masters | R64 | hard | Ivan Ljubicic | 6-3 3-6 6-1 |
| 2007-06-17 | s Hertogenbosch | SF | grass | Ivan Ljubicic | 7-6 3-6 6-4 |
| 2006-05-29 | Roland Garros | QF | clay | Ivan Ljubicic | 6-2 6-2 6-3 |
| 2004-03-22 | Miami Masters | R32 | hard | Julien Benneteau | 7-6 6-1 |
| 2001-10-08 | Lyon | R16 | clay | Ivan Ljubicic | 7-5 7-5 |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Even
62%
58%
1st serve points won·Even
73%
77%
2nd serve points won·Even
50%
50%
Service points won·Even
64%
66%
Return points won·Even
37%
35%
Break points saved·Even
61%
62%
Aces / match·Dominant
7.6
11.2
Double faults / match·Clear edge
3.3
2.0
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 96). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Clutch
Under pressureClutch Rating·Clear edge
33
53
Break points saved·Even
77
80
Break points won·Even
23
22
Deciding sets·Dominant
38
82
Tiebreaks·Even
72
76
Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About
Conditions
Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
SlowFast