Ivan Ljubicic vs Rafael Nadal — Indian Wells Masters Semi-final
Indian Wells Masters · ATP · Semi-final
2 — 1
Sets
Thursday, 11 March 2010 ·
hard
Ljubicic I.3-6 6-4 7-6
Nadal R.
Ljubicic I.
3672
Nadal R.
6461
Ivan Ljubicic defeated Rafael Nadal 3-6 6-4 7-6 in the Indian Wells Masters semi-final on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Rafael Nadal came in leading the head-to-head 7–1, defending the title. Ivan Ljubicic narrowed the head-to-head to 7–2.
Key context
- Match story: Ivan Ljubicic dropped the opening set before beating Rafael Nadal 3–6 6–4 7–6.
Head to head
1–7| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011-05-22 | Roland Garros | R16 | clay | Rafael Nadal | 7-5 6-3 6-3 |
| 2011-04-10 | Monte Carlo Masters | QF | clay | Rafael Nadal | 6-1 6-3 |
| 2009-10-11 | Shanghai Masters | QF | hard | Rafael Nadal | 3-6 6-3 |
| 2009-04-12 | Monte Carlo Masters | QF | clay | Rafael Nadal | 6-3 6-3 |
| 2006-05-29 | Roland Garros | SF | clay | Rafael Nadal | 6-4 6-2 7-6 |
| 2005-10-17 | Madrid Masters | F | clay | Rafael Nadal | 3-6 2-6 6-3 6-4 7-6 |
| 2005-03-21 | Miami Masters | R16 | hard | Rafael Nadal | 6-4 6-7 6-3 |
| 2005-01-03 | Doha | QF | hard | Ivan Ljubicic | 6-2 6-7 6-3 |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Slight edge
58%
65%
1st serve points won·Even
77%
73%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
50%
56%
Service points won·Even
66%
67%
Return points won·Slight edge
35%
42%
Break points saved·Even
62%
64%
Aces / match·Dominant
11.1
4.4
Double faults / match·Slight edge
1.9
2.5
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (96 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Clutch
Under pressureClutch Rating·Dominant
53
97
Break points saved·Clear edge
80
99
Break points won·Dominant
22
99
Deciding sets·Clear edge
82
100
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
76
98
Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About
Conditions
Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
SlowFast