Sebastien Grosjean vs Ivan Ljubicic, Rome Masters 2005, Round of 32
Final score
Final
Ljubicic won in 3 sets · 2h 34m
1–2
Set 14–6
Set 26–3
Set 33–6
Venue and conditions
Foro ItalicoRome, ITA
ClayCourt speed2.3 vs last year92.4Slow
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 34m3Aces3
0Double faults2
50Service points won63
14Service games played14
10Service games won11
14Return games played14
5/956%Break points saved63%5/8
3/838%Break points converted44%4/9
Head to head
2Grosjean
4Ljubicic
6 meetingsClay 0–1Hard 2–3
- Rome MastersRound of 32 · 4 May 2005ClayThis matchIvan LjubicicSets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 3Set 3: 6Sebastien GrosjeanSets won: 1Set 1: 4Set 2: 6Set 3: 3
- Paris MastersRound of 64 · 10 Nov 2009HardIvan LjubicicSets won: 2Set 1: 7Set 2: 6Sebastien GrosjeanSets won: 0Set 1: 62Set 2: 4
- IndianapolisQuarterfinal · 23 Jul 2004HardIvan LjubicicSets won: 2Set 1: 5Set 2: 7Set 3: 6Sebastien GrosjeanSets won: 1Set 1: 7Set 2: 5Set 3: 2
- DohaQuarterfinal · 8 Jan 2004HardIvan LjubicicSets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 5Set 3: 6Sebastien GrosjeanSets won: 1Set 1: 3Set 2: 7Set 3: 4
- MarseilleRound of 32 · 2001HardSebastien GrosjeanSets won: 2Set 1: 7Set 2: 7Ivan LjubicicSets won: 0Set 1: 5Set 2: 65
- Australian OpenRound of 128 · 2001HardSebastien GrosjeanSets won: 3Set 1: 6Set 2: 7Set 3: 6Ivan LjubicicSets won: 0Set 1: 0Set 2: 66Set 3: 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.