Ivan Ljubicic vs Xavier Malisse, Cincinnati Masters 2004, Round of 64

Masters 1000 · Round of 64 · Hard · Mon 2 Aug

Final

Ivan Ljubicic

WinnerRank #531.7455%

Ljubicic won in 3 sets · 2h 25m

2–1

Set 14–6

Set 27–6⁵

Set 37–6⁵

Xavier Malisse

LostRank #10212.1645%

Venue

Lindner Family Tennis Center

Mason, USA· 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

Fast

2.1vs last year

Wind

6 km/h

Light

Humidity

72%

Humid

Temperature

30°C

Warm

Altitude

237 m

Low

Historical daily weather

Match stats

2h 25m

18Aces21

2Double faults2

79Service points won77

17Service games played17

15Service games won16

17Return games played17

5/771%Break points saved67%2/3

1/333%Break points converted29%2/7

Head to head

2Ljubicic

2Malisse

4 meetings

Hard 1–2Clay 1–0

Cincinnati MastersRound of 64 · 2 Aug 2004HardThis match
Ivan Ljubicic
Sets won: 2Set 1: 4Set 2: 7⁷Set 3: 7⁷
Xavier Malisse
Sets won: 1Set 1: 6Set 2: 6⁵Set 3: 6⁵
MetzRound of 16 · 23 Sept 2010Hard
Xavier Malisse
Sets won: 2Set 1: 7Set 2: 6
Ivan Ljubicic
Sets won: 0Set 1: 5Set 2: 2
Rome MastersRound of 64 · 5 May 2003Clay
Ivan Ljubicic
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6
Xavier Malisse
Sets won: 0Set 1: 2Set 2: 4
Cincinnati MastersRound of 32 · 2002Hard
Xavier Malisse
Sets won: 2Set 1: 4Set 2: 7⁹Set 3: 7⁹
Ivan Ljubicic
Sets won: 1Set 1: 6Set 2: 6⁷Set 3: 6⁷

Match research

Pro

Everything 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.

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Ivan Ljubicic vs Xavier Malisse, Cincinnati Masters 2004, Round of 64

Final score

Venue and conditions

Match stats

Head to head

Match research