Ivan Ljubicic vs James Blake, Roland Garros 2003, Round of 64
Final score
Final
Ljubicic won in 4 sets · 2h 25m
3–1
Set 16–3
Set 24–6
Set 37–62
Set 46–4
Venue and conditions
Stade Roland-GarrosParis, FRA
ClayCourt speed0.3 vs last year93.7Slow
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
2h 25m15Aces3
1Double faults1
82Service points won79
21Service games played20
18Service games won16
20Return games played21
1/425%Break points saved43%3/7
4/757%Break points converted75%3/4
Head to head
3Ljubicic
2Blake
5 meetingsClay 2–0Grass 0–1Hard 0–1Carpet 1–0
- Roland GarrosRound of 64 · 29 May 2003ClayThis matchIvan LjubicicSets won: 3Set 1: 6Set 2: 4Set 3: 7Set 4: 6James BlakeSets won: 1Set 1: 3Set 2: 6Set 3: 62Set 4: 4
- Queen's ClubRound of 32 · 9 Jun 2009GrassJames BlakeSets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 7Ivan LjubicicSets won: 0Set 1: 2Set 2: 64
- BangkokFinal · 1 Oct 2006HardJames BlakeSets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6Ivan LjubicicSets won: 0Set 1: 3Set 2: 1
- DusseldorfRound robin · 2006ClayIvan LjubicicSets won: 2Set 1: 5Set 2: 6Set 3: 7James BlakeSets won: 1Set 1: 7Set 2: 3Set 3: 64
- Paris MastersRound of 32 · 1 Nov 2005CarpetIvan LjubicicSets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6James BlakeSets won: 0Set 1: 3Set 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.