Ivan Ljubicic vs Jo-Wilfried TsongaDubai Round of 16

Dubai · ATP · Round of 16
47 yrs · 193 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 22 February 2010 ·
hard
41 yrs · 188 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Ljubicic I.
7-5 6-3
Tsonga J.
Ljubicic I.
762
Tsonga J.
530

Ivan Ljubicic defeated Jo-Wilfried Tsonga 7-5 6-3 in the Dubai round of 16 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Jo-Wilfried Tsonga came in leading the head-to-head 3–2, but Ivan Ljubicic had been the form player, winning 2 of their last 6 on hard. Ivan Ljubicic narrowed the head-to-head to 3–3.

Key context

  • Match story: Ivan Ljubicic closed it out in two sets, 7–5 6–3.

Head to head

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DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2011-09-19MetzFhardJo-Wilfried Tsonga6-3 6-7 6-3
2011-04-10Monte Carlo MastersR32clayIvan Ljubicic7-6 6-4
2011-02-07RotterdamSFhardJo-Wilfried Tsonga6-4 7-6
2009-05-10Madrid MastersR32clayIvan Ljubicic6-4 7-5
2009-01-19Australian OpenR64hardJo-Wilfried Tsonga6-7 7-6 7-6 6-2

Statistics

This season
1st serve in·Even
58%
61%
1st serve points won·Even
77%
79%
2nd serve points won·Even
50%
52%
Service points won·Even
66%
69%
Return points won·Even
35%
35%
Break points saved·Even
63%
66%
Aces / match·Slight edge
11.1
9.7
Double faults / match·Slight edge
2.0
2.5

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (96 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
53
72
Break points saved·Clear edge
80
97
Break points won·Slight edge
22
33
Deciding sets·Slight edge
82
93
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
76
92

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

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
SlowFast

Draw