Ivan Ljubicic vs Juan Ignacio Chela, US Open 2007, Round of 32
Final score
Final
Chela won in 5 sets · 3h 41m
2–3
Set 14–6
Set 27–65
Set 36–2
Set 43–6
Set 53–6
Venue and conditions
USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis CenterFlushing, USA
Outdoor hardCourt speed0.7 vs last year102.6Average
What is court speed?
How much the court helps the server, judged from aces and serve points won and adjusted for who played. 100 is the average ATP tournament court that season.
- Very slow< 92Monte Carlo, Rome
- Slow92–97Roland Garros, Indian Wells
- Average97–103US Open, Dubai
- Fast103–108Wimbledon, Shanghai
- Very fast108+Basel
Challenger and ITF courts usually read lower: partly the venues, partly the balls and conditions at those levels.
How court speed worksConditionsHistorical daily weather
Match stats
3h 41m25Aces6
4Double faults5
96Service points won99
24Service games played24
17Service games won19
24Return games played24
7/1450%Break points saved58%7/12
5/1242%Break points converted50%7/14
Head to head
5Ljubicic
1Chela
6 meetingsHard 1–1Carpet 2–0Clay 2–0
- US OpenRound of 32 · 2 Sept 2007HardThis matchJuan Ignacio ChelaSets won: 3Set 1: 6Set 2: 65Set 3: 2Set 4: 6Set 5: 6Ivan LjubicicSets won: 2Set 1: 4Set 2: 7Set 3: 6Set 4: 3Set 5: 3
- Miami MastersQuarterfinal · 29 Mar 2007HardIvan LjubicicSets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 7Juan Ignacio ChelaSets won: 0Set 1: 3Set 2: 5
- BaselRound of 32 · 27 Oct 2004CarpetIvan LjubicicSets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6Juan Ignacio ChelaSets won: 0Set 1: 3Set 2: 4
- Paris MastersRound of 64 · 2002CarpetIvan LjubicicSets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6Juan Ignacio ChelaSets won: 0Set 1: 3Set 2: 3
- GstaadRound of 32 · 2002ClayIvan LjubicicSets won: 2Set 1: 7Set 2: 3Set 3: 6Juan Ignacio ChelaSets won: 1Set 1: 65Set 2: 6Set 3: 4
- BastadRound of 32 · 2000ClayIvan LjubicicSets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6Juan Ignacio ChelaSets won: 0Set 1: 2Set 2: 4
Match research
ProEverything that shapes this match: each player’s run-in and travel, records side by side, and results against similar opponents and in similar conditions. Better information, better-informed decisions.
- Run-inEvery match in the last 28 days, rest days and travel between venues.
- Tale of the tapeRecords and serve numbers side by side, filtered by period and surface.
- Record by opponent rankingHow each player does against the top 10, top 50 or any ranking range.
- Similar conditionsResults in comparable heat, humidity, wind and altitude before scheduled matches.