Ivan Ljubicic vs Paul Henri Mathieu, Metz 2004, Quarterfinal

ATP Intl Series · Quarterfinal · Hard · Fri 15 Oct

Final

Ivan Ljubicic

LostRank #531.7057%

Mathieu won in 2 sets · 1h 37m

0–2

Set 16–7⁴

Set 24–6

Paul Henri Mathieu

WinnerRank #9142.2643%Upset

Venue

Les Arenes de Metz

Metz, FRA· 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

3.1vs last year

Altitude

171 m

Above sea level

Indoor venue, weather not factored

Low

Match stats

1h 37m

10Aces2

3Double faults1

43Service points won46

11Service games played11

9Service games won10

11Return games played11

1/333%Break points saved50%1/2

1/250%Break points converted67%2/3

Head to head

3Ljubicic

2Mathieu

5 meetings

Hard 2–1Clay 1–0Grass 0–1

MetzQuarterfinal · 15 Oct 2004HardThis match
Paul Henri Mathieu
Sets won: 2Set 1: 7⁷Set 2: 6
Ivan Ljubicic
Sets won: 0Set 1: 6⁴Set 2: 4
Rome MastersRound of 64 · 26 Apr 2010Clay
Ivan Ljubicic
Sets won: 2Set 1: 7Set 2: 6¹Set 3: 6
Paul Henri Mathieu
Sets won: 1Set 1: 5Set 2: 7⁷Set 3: 0
BeijingRound of 32 · 6 Oct 2009Hard
Ivan Ljubicic
Sets won: 2Set 1: 7¹⁰Set 2: 4Set 3: 6
Paul Henri Mathieu
Sets won: 1Set 1: 6⁸Set 2: 6Set 3: 1
WimbledonRound of 32 · 29 Jun 2007Grass
Paul Henri Mathieu
Sets won: 3Set 1: 4Set 2: 7Set 3: 6Set 4: 6
Ivan Ljubicic
Sets won: 1Set 1: 6Set 2: 5Set 3: 2Set 4: 3
US OpenRound of 128 · 26 Aug 2003Hard
Ivan Ljubicic
Sets won: 3Set 1: 6Set 2: 6Set 3: 7
Paul Henri Mathieu
Sets won: 0Set 1: 4Set 2: 2Set 3: 5

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 Paul Henri Mathieu, Metz 2004, Quarterfinal

Final score

Venue and conditions

Match stats

Head to head

Match research