Ivan Ljubicic vs David Nalbandian, Madrid Masters 2005, Semifinal

Masters 1000 · Semifinal · Hard · Sat 22 Oct

Final

Ivan Ljubicic

WinnerRank #531.8952%

Ljubicic won in 3 sets · 2h 8m

2–1

Set 16–3

Set 23–6

Set 36–3

David Nalbandian

LostRank #2312.0248%

Venue

Madrid Arena

Madrid, ESP· 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

0.4vs last year

Altitude

634 m

Above sea level

Indoor venue, weather not factored

Moderate

Match stats

2h 8m

19Aces3

4Double faults3

62Service points won55

14Service games played13

13Service games won11

13Return games played14

10/1191%Break points saved75%6/8

2/825%Break points converted9%1/11

Head to head

4Ljubicic

4Nalbandian

8 meetings

Hard 4–3Carpet 0–1

Madrid MastersSemifinal · 22 Oct 2005HardThis match
Ivan Ljubicic
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 3Set 3: 6
David Nalbandian
Sets won: 1Set 1: 3Set 2: 6Set 3: 3
US OpenRound of 64 · 2 Sept 2011Hard
David Nalbandian
Sets won: 3Set 1: 6Set 2: 1Set 3: 6Set 4: 6
Ivan Ljubicic
Sets won: 1Set 1: 4Set 2: 6Set 3: 3Set 4: 2
Cincinnati MastersRound of 64 · 17 Aug 2010Hard
David Nalbandian
Sets won: 2Set 1: 7Set 2: 6
Ivan Ljubicic
Sets won: 0Set 1: 5Set 2: 0
Indian Wells MastersRound of 16 · 13 Mar 2007Hard
Ivan Ljubicic
Sets won: 2Set 1: 2Set 2: 6Set 3: 6
David Nalbandian
Sets won: 1Set 1: 6Set 2: 4Set 3: 2
ATP FinalsRound robin · 14 Nov 2006Hard
Ivan Ljubicic
Sets won: 2Set 1: 5Set 2: 7⁹Set 3: 7
David Nalbandian
Sets won: 1Set 1: 7Set 2: 6⁷Set 3: 5
Miami MastersSemifinal · 31 Mar 2006Hard
Ivan Ljubicic
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6
David Nalbandian
Sets won: 0Set 1: 1Set 2: 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 David Nalbandian, Madrid Masters 2005, Semifinal

Final score

Venue and conditions

Match stats

Head to head

Match research