Ivan Ljubicic vs Rafael Nadal, Miami Masters 2005, Round of 16

Masters 1000 · Round of 16 · Hard · Tue 29 Mar

Final

Ivan Ljubicic

LostRank #531.6758%

Nadal won in 3 sets · 2h 44m

1–2

Set 14–6

Set 27–6⁵

Set 33–6

Rafael Nadal

WinnerRank #1732.2942%Upset

Venue

Tennis Center at Crandon Park

Key Biscayne, 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

Slow

2.7vs last year

Wind

21 km/h

Moderate

Humidity

62%

Moderate

Temperature

26°C

Warm

Altitude

7 m

Sea level

Historical daily weather

Match stats

2h 44m

11Aces5

4Double faults1

69Service points won69

15Service games played16

12Service games won15

16Return games played15

9/1275%Break points saved67%2/3

1/333%Break points converted25%3/12

Head to head

2Ljubicic

7Nadal

9 meetings

Hard 2–3Clay 0–4

Miami MastersRound of 16 · 29 Mar 2005HardThis match
Rafael Nadal
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6⁵Set 3: 6
Ivan Ljubicic
Sets won: 1Set 1: 4Set 2: 7⁷Set 3: 3
Roland GarrosRound of 16 · 30 May 2011Clay
Rafael Nadal
Sets won: 3Set 1: 7Set 2: 6Set 3: 6
Ivan Ljubicic
Sets won: 0Set 1: 5Set 2: 3Set 3: 3
Monte Carlo MastersQuarterfinal · 15 Apr 2011Clay
Rafael Nadal
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6
Ivan Ljubicic
Sets won: 0Set 1: 1Set 2: 3
Indian Wells MastersSemifinal · 20 Mar 2010Hard
Ivan Ljubicic
Sets won: 2Set 1: 3Set 2: 6Set 3: 7⁷
Rafael Nadal
Sets won: 1Set 1: 6Set 2: 4Set 3: 6¹
Shanghai MastersQuarterfinal · 16 Oct 2009Hard
Rafael Nadal
Sets won: 1Set 1: 3Set 2: 6
Ivan Ljubicic
Sets won: 1Set 1: 6Set 2: 3
Ivan Ljubicic · Retired
Monte Carlo MastersQuarterfinal · 17 Apr 2009Clay
Rafael Nadal
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6
Ivan Ljubicic
Sets won: 0Set 1: 3Set 2: 3

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 Rafael Nadal, Miami Masters 2005, Round of 16

Final score

Venue and conditions

Match stats

Head to head

Match research