Ivan Ljubicic vs Marcos BaghdatisRotterdam Quarter-final

Rotterdam · ATP · Quarter-final
47 yrs · 193 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 7 February 2011 ·
hard
41 yrs · 183 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Ljubicic I.
6-4 6-7 7-6
Baghdatis M.
Ljubicic I.
6672
Baghdatis M.
4761

Ivan Ljubicic defeated Marcos Baghdatis 6-4 6-7 7-6 in the Rotterdam quarter-final on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Marcos Baghdatis came in leading the head-to-head 4–1, defending last year's round of 16. Ivan Ljubicic narrowed the head-to-head to 4–2.

Key context

Head to head

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DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2007-10-28Paris MastersR32hardMarcos Baghdatis6-4 7-6
2007-09-10BeijingQFhardIvan Ljubicic6-4 4-6 7-6
2007-01-29ZagrebFhardMarcos Baghdatis7-6 4-6 6-4
2006-01-16Australian OpenQFhardMarcos Baghdatis6-4 6-2 4-6 3-6 6-3
2005-01-17Australian OpenR64hardMarcos Baghdatis7-6 6-4 6-7 6-2

Statistics

This season
1st serve in·Even
57%
54%
1st serve points won·Even
77%
75%
2nd serve points won·Even
51%
51%
Service points won·Even
66%
64%
Return points won·Even
34%
38%
Break points saved·Even
60%
60%
Aces / match·Dominant
10.6
7.1
Double faults / match·Clear edge
2.0
3.3

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (52 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Even
53
50
Break points saved·Even
80
81
Break points won·Slight edge
22
30
Deciding sets·Clear edge
82
66
Tiebreaks·Even
76
78

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

Conditions

Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
SlowFast

Draw