Ivan Ljubicic vs Roger Federer, Rotterdam 2005, Final

ATP Intl Gold · Final · Hard

Final

Ivan Ljubicic

LostRank #5311.758%

Federer won in 3 sets · 2h 44m

1–2

Set 17–5

Set 25–7

Set 36–7⁵

Roger Federer

WinnerRank #971.0792%

Venue

Rotterdam Ahoy

Rotterdam, NED· 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

1.8vs last year

Altitude

4 m

Above sea level

Indoor venue, weather not factored

Sea level

Match stats

2h 44m

16Aces12

3Double faults2

87Service points won75

18Service games played18

17Service games won17

18Return games played18

5/683%Break points saved67%2/3

1/333%Break points converted17%1/6

Head to head

3Ljubicic

13Federer

16 meetings

Hard 1–12Carpet 1–1Clay 1–0

RotterdamFinal · 2005HardThis match
Roger Federer
Sets won: 2Set 1: 5Set 2: 7Set 3: 7⁷
Ivan Ljubicic
Sets won: 1Set 1: 7Set 2: 5Set 3: 6⁵
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

Form and path

Ivan Ljubicic2–4

Monte Carlo MastersClay

LRound of 64
Ivan Dodig
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6
Ivan Ljubicic
Sets won: 0Set 1: 0Set 2: 3

DubaiHard

LRound of 32
Flavio Cipolla
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 7
Ivan Ljubicic
Sets won: 0Set 1: 2Set 2: 5

MarseilleHard

RotterdamHard

LRound of 32
Jesse Huta Galung
Sets won: 2Set 1: 7⁸Set 2: 6
Ivan Ljubicic
Sets won: 0Set 1: 6⁶Set 2: 3

Roger Federer4–2

WimbledonGrass

HalleGrass

LRound of 16
Felix Auger Aliassime
Sets won: 2Set 1: 4Set 2: 6Set 3: 6
Roger Federer
Sets won: 1Set 1: 6Set 2: 3Set 3: 2

Match research

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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 Roger Federer, Rotterdam 2005, Final

Final score

Venue and conditions

Match stats

Head to head

Form and path

Match research