Ivan Ljubicic vs Alejandro Falla, Lyon 2007, Quarterfinal

ATP Intl Series · Quarterfinal · Carpet · Fri 26 Oct

Final

Ivan Ljubicic

LostRank #531.4767%

Falla won in 3 sets · 2h 32m

1–2

Set 15–7

Set 27–6³

Set 35–7

Alejandro Falla

WinnerRank #6462.9433%Upset

Venue

Palais des Sports de Gerland Lyon

Lyon, FRA· Carpet

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

Very fast

5.7vs last year

Altitude

166 m

Above sea level

Indoor venue, weather not factored

Low

Match stats

2h 32m

30Aces9

4Double faults1

81Service points won77

18Service games played18

16Service games won18

18Return games played18

8/1080%Break points saved0/0

0/0Break points converted20%2/10

Head to head

1Ljubicic

2Falla

3 meetings

Carpet 0–1Grass 0–1Hard 1–0

LyonQuarterfinal · 26 Oct 2007CarpetThis match
Alejandro Falla
Sets won: 2Set 1: 7Set 2: 6³Set 3: 7
Ivan Ljubicic
Sets won: 1Set 1: 5Set 2: 7⁷Set 3: 5
s HertogenboschRound of 16 · 15 Jun 2010Grass
Alejandro Falla
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 7⁸
Ivan Ljubicic
Sets won: 0Set 1: 2Set 2: 6⁶
Indian Wells MastersRound of 64 · 11 Mar 2007Hard
Ivan Ljubicic
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6⁴Set 2: 6Set 3: 6
Alejandro Falla
Sets won: 1Set 1: 7⁷Set 2: 4Set 3: 4

Match research

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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 Alejandro Falla, Lyon 2007, Quarterfinal

Final score

Venue and conditions

Match stats

Head to head

Match research