Ivan Ljubicic vs Fernando Gonzalez, Madrid Masters 2005, Quarterfinal
Final score
Final
Ljubicic won in 3 sets · 2h 11m
2–1
Set 14–6
Set 27–62
Set 36–4
Venue and conditions
Madrid ArenaMadrid, ESP
Indoor hardCourt speed0.4 vs last year105.2Fast
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 worksAltitude634 mModerate
Match stats
2h 11m19Aces11
2Double faults5
66Service points won69
16Service games played16
14Service games won14
16Return games played16
3/560%Break points saved80%8/10
2/1020%Break points converted40%2/5
Head to head
4Ljubicic
3Gonzalez
7 meetingsHard 3–2Clay 1–1
- Madrid MastersQuarterfinal · 21 Oct 2005HardThis matchIvan LjubicicSets won: 2Set 1: 4Set 2: 7Set 3: 6Fernando GonzalezSets won: 1Set 1: 6Set 2: 62Set 3: 4
- BeijingSemifinal · 15 Sept 2007HardFernando GonzalezSets won: 2Set 1: 2Set 2: 6Set 3: 6Ivan LjubicicSets won: 1Set 1: 6Set 2: 3Set 3: 4
- ViennaFinal · 15 Oct 2006HardIvan LjubicicSets won: 3Set 1: 6Set 2: 6Set 3: 7Fernando GonzalezSets won: 0Set 1: 3Set 2: 4Set 3: 5
- Canada MastersRound of 16 · 10 Aug 2006HardFernando GonzalezSets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 64Set 3: 7Ivan LjubicicSets won: 1Set 1: 4Set 2: 7Set 3: 63
- Monte Carlo MastersQuarterfinal · 21 Apr 2006ClayFernando GonzalezSets won: 2Set 1: 7Set 2: 6Ivan LjubicicSets won: 0Set 1: 5Set 2: 1
- DusseldorfRound robin · 2006ClayIvan LjubicicSets won: 2Set 1: 7Set 2: 64Set 3: 6Fernando GonzalezSets won: 1Set 1: 5Set 2: 7Set 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.