Ivan Ljubicic vs Gilles Simon, Madrid Masters 2009, Round of 16

Masters 1000 · Round of 16 · Clay · Fri 15 May

Final

Ivan Ljubicic

WinnerRank #532.1047%Upset

Ljubicic won in 3 sets · 2h 10m

2–1

Set 13–6

Set 26–4

Set 36–3

Gilles Simon

LostRank #4641.8353%

Venue

La Caja Mágica

Madrid, ESP· Clay

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

Slow

9.0vs last year

Wind

12 km/h

Light

Humidity

38%

Comfortable

Temperature

22°C

Warm

Altitude

564 m

Moderate

Historical daily weather

Match stats

2h 10m

5Aces11

3Double faults1

62Service points won52

14Service games played14

12Service games won11

14Return games played14

10/1283%Break points saved40%2/5

3/560%Break points converted17%2/12

Head to head

3Ljubicic

2Simon

5 meetings

Clay 2–1Hard 1–1

Madrid MastersRound of 16 · 15 May 2009ClayThis match
Ivan Ljubicic
Sets won: 2Set 1: 3Set 2: 6Set 3: 6
Gilles Simon
Sets won: 1Set 1: 6Set 2: 4Set 3: 3
Madrid MastersRound of 64 · 3 May 2011Clay
Gilles Simon
Sets won: 2Set 1: 7Set 2: 7¹⁰
Ivan Ljubicic
Sets won: 0Set 1: 5Set 2: 6⁸
Paris MastersRound of 32 · 11 Nov 2009Hard
Gilles Simon
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 3Set 3: 7⁷
Ivan Ljubicic
Sets won: 1Set 1: 3Set 2: 6Set 3: 6⁴
Indian Wells MastersRound of 32 · 16 Mar 2009Hard
Ivan Ljubicic
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 7⁷
Gilles Simon
Sets won: 0Set 1: 3Set 2: 6³
Monte Carlo MastersRound of 16 · 20 Apr 2006Clay
Ivan Ljubicic
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6
Gilles Simon
Sets won: 0Set 1: 3Set 2: 2

Match research

Pro

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 Gilles Simon, Madrid Masters 2009, Round of 16

Final score

Venue and conditions

Match stats

Head to head

Match research