Ivan Ljubicic vs Jurgen Melzer, Wimbledon 2008, Round of 128
Final score
Final
Melzer won in 5 sets · 3h 14m
2–3
Set 14–6
Set 26–77
Set 36–4
Set 46–2
Set 53–6
Venue and conditions
All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet ClubLondon, GBR
GrassCourt speed0.9 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 worksConditionsHistorical daily weather
Match stats
3h 14m33Aces15
5Double faults1
108Service points won120
24Service games played25
22Service games won22
25Return games played24
10/1283%Break points saved80%12/15
3/1520%Break points converted17%2/12
Head to head
0Ljubicic
5Melzer
5 meetingsGrass 0–2Hard 0–2Clay 0–1
- WimbledonRound of 128 · 24 Jun 2008GrassThis matchJurgen MelzerSets won: 3Set 1: 6Set 2: 7Set 3: 4Set 4: 2Set 5: 6Ivan LjubicicSets won: 2Set 1: 4Set 2: 67Set 3: 6Set 4: 6Set 5: 3
- Shanghai MastersRound of 64 · 11 Oct 2011HardJurgen MelzerSets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6Ivan LjubicicSets won: 0Set 1: 4Set 2: 2
- UmagQuarterfinal · 31 Jul 2009ClayJurgen MelzerSets won: 2Set 1: 4Set 2: 7Set 3: 6Ivan LjubicicSets won: 1Set 1: 6Set 2: 63Set 3: 3
- ViennaRound of 32 · 7 Oct 2008HardJurgen MelzerSets won: 2Set 1: 7Set 2: 6Ivan LjubicicSets won: 0Set 1: 63Set 2: 3
- WimbledonRound of 128 · 21 Jun 2005GrassJurgen MelzerSets won: 3Set 1: 6Set 2: 6Set 3: 6Ivan LjubicicSets won: 0Set 1: 4Set 2: 4Set 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.