Ivan Ljubicic vs Novak Djokovic — Indian Wells Masters Round of 16

Indian Wells Masters · ATP · Round of 16
CRO
Ivan Ljubicic
47 yrs · 193 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 0
Sets
Thursday, 11 March 2010 ·
hard
Novak Djokovic
SRB
Novak Djokovic
#5ATP
2059ELO
2022Hard ELO
$1.8MYTD
$193MCAREER
39 yrs · 188 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Ljubicic I.
7-5 6-3
Djokovic N.
Ljubicic I.
762
Djokovic N.
530

Ivan Ljubicic defeated Novak Djokovic 7-5 6-3 in the Indian Wells Masters round of 16 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Novak Djokovic came in leading the head-to-head 7–1, defending last year's quarter-final. Ivan Ljubicic narrowed the head-to-head to 7–2.

Key context

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

Head to head

1–7
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2010-10-10Shanghai MastersR32hardNovak Djokovic6-3 6-3
2010-07-09Davis Cup WG QF: CRO vs SRBRRhardNovak Djokovic7-6 6-4 6-1
2010-02-22DubaiQFhardNovak Djokovic2-6 6-4 6-0
2009-08-31US OpenR128hardNovak Djokovic6-3 6-1 6-3
2009-08-16Cincinnati MastersR32hardNovak Djokovic7-6 6-4
2009-05-10Madrid MastersQFclayNovak Djokovic6-4 6-4
2008-04-20Monte Carlo MastersR32clayNovak Djokovic6-3 6-3
2006-01-30ZagrebSFhardIvan Ljubicic6-7 6-3 6-4
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Statistics

This season
Ljubicic I.Djokovic N.
1st serve in·Slight edge
58%
65%
1st serve points won·Even
77%
77%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
50%
57%
Service points won·Even
66%
70%
Return points won·Slight edge
35%
40%
Break points saved·Even
62%
66%
Aces / match·Dominant
11.2
7.5
Double faults / match·Slight edge
2.0
2.4

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Ljubicic I.Djokovic N.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
53
100
Break points saved·Clear edge
80
100
Break points won·Dominant
22
99
Deciding sets·Clear edge
82
100
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
76
100

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

Freshness

Recent load
Ljubicic I.Djokovic N.
Freshness·
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94

Djokovic N.: 9 days rest · 1 match (14d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
SlowFast

Draw