Ivan Ljubicic vs Tomas Berdych, Rotterdam 2008, Round of 32
Final score
Final
6-3 6-3
Venue and conditions
Rotterdam AhoyRotterdam, NED
Indoor hardCourt speed3.2 vs last year103.8Fast
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 worksAltitude4 mSea level
Match stats
1h 6m9Aces5
4Double faults2
34Service points won36
9Service games played9
6Service games won9
9Return games played9
3/650%Break points saved0/0
0/0Break points converted50%3/6
Head to head
3Ljubicic
2Berdych
5 meetingsHard 2–1Clay 1–0Carpet 0–1
- RotterdamRound of 32 · 20 Feb 2008HardThis matchTomas BerdychSets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6Ivan LjubicicSets won: 0Set 1: 3Set 2: 3
- Monte Carlo MastersRound of 16 · 14 Apr 2011ClayIvan LjubicicSets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6Tomas BerdychSets won: 0Set 1: 4Set 2: 2
- Paris MastersFinal · 6 Nov 2005CarpetTomas BerdychSets won: 3Set 1: 6Set 2: 6Set 3: 3Set 4: 4Set 5: 6Ivan LjubicicSets won: 2Set 1: 3Set 2: 4Set 3: 6Set 4: 6Set 5: 4
- Indian Wells MastersRound of 32 · 15 Mar 2005HardIvan LjubicicSets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6Tomas BerdychSets won: 0Set 1: 4Set 2: 1
- Madrid MastersRound of 64 · 19 Oct 2004HardIvan LjubicicSets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6Tomas BerdychSets won: 0Set 1: 4Set 2: 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.