Ivan Ljubicic vs Roger Federer, Dubai 2003, Semifinal

ATP Intl Gold · Semifinal · Hard · Sat 1 Mar

Final

Ivan Ljubicic

LostRank #532.7534%

Federer won in 2 sets · 55m

0–2

Set 13–6

Set 22–6

Roger Federer

WinnerRank #971.4066%

Venue

Dubai Duty Free Tennis Stadium

Dubai, UAE· Hard

Court speed

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 works

Average

0.9vs last year

Wind

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No reading

Humidity

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No reading

Temperature

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No reading

Altitude

10 m

Sea level

Match stats

55m

3Aces3

2Double faults1

28Service points won36

8Service games played9

5Service games won9

9Return games played8

2/540%Break points saved0/0

0/0Break points converted60%3/5

Head to head

3Ljubicic

13Federer

16 meetings

Hard 1–12Carpet 1–1Clay 1–0

DubaiSemifinal · 1 Mar 2003HardThis match
Roger Federer
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6
Ivan Ljubicic
Sets won: 0Set 1: 3Set 2: 2
StockholmSemifinal · 23 Oct 2010Hard
Roger Federer
Sets won: 2Set 1: 7⁷Set 2: 6
Ivan Ljubicic
Sets won: 0Set 1: 6⁵Set 2: 2
Indian Wells MastersRound of 16 · 19 Mar 2008Hard
Roger Federer
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6
Ivan Ljubicic
Sets won: 0Set 1: 3Set 2: 4
ATP FinalsRound robin · 16 Nov 2006Hard
Roger Federer
Sets won: 2Set 1: 7⁷Set 2: 6
Ivan Ljubicic
Sets won: 0Set 1: 6²Set 2: 4
Miami MastersFinal · 2 Apr 2006Hard
Roger Federer
Sets won: 3Set 1: 7⁷Set 2: 7⁷Set 3: 7⁸
Ivan Ljubicic
Sets won: 0Set 1: 6⁵Set 2: 6⁴Set 3: 6⁶
Indian Wells MastersQuarterfinal · 16 Mar 2006Hard
Roger Federer
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6
Ivan Ljubicic
Sets won: 0Set 1: 2Set 2: 3

Match research

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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.

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Ivan Ljubicic vs Roger Federer, Dubai 2003, Semifinal

Final score

Venue and conditions

Match stats

Head to head

Match research