Fabrice Santoro vs Ivan Ljubicic, Eastbourne 2009, Quarterfinal

ATP 250 · Quarterfinal · Grass · Thu 18 Jun

Final · Retired

Fabrice Santoro

WinnerRank #1422.7935%Upset

Santoro won · Retired · 1h 3m

0–1

Set 13–6

Set 24–2

Ivan Ljubicic

LostRank #531.5165%

Venue

Devonshire Park Tennis

Eastbourne, GBR· Grass

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

Average

Wind

23 km/h

Moderate

Humidity

80%

Humid

Temperature

16°C

Mild

Altitude

7 m

Sea level

Historical daily weather

Match stats

1h 3m

2Aces8

0Double faults1

29Service points won33

7Service games played8

6Service games won7

8Return games played7

0/10%Break points saved67%2/3

1/333%Break points converted100%1/1

Head to head

5Santoro

4Ljubicic

9 meetings

Grass 1–0Hard 4–4

EastbourneQuarterfinal · 18 Jun 2009GrassThis match
Fabrice Santoro
Sets won: 0Set 1: 3Set 2: 4
Ivan Ljubicic
Sets won: 1Set 1: 6Set 2: 2
Ivan Ljubicic · Retired
Miami MastersRound of 64 · 28 Mar 2008Hard
Fabrice Santoro
Sets won: 2Set 1: 7⁷Set 2: 2Set 3: 6
Ivan Ljubicic
Sets won: 1Set 1: 6⁴Set 2: 6Set 3: 3
Miami MastersRound of 32 · 26 Mar 2007Hard
Ivan Ljubicic
Sets won: 2Set 1: 3Set 2: 6Set 3: 6
Fabrice Santoro
Sets won: 1Set 1: 6Set 2: 3Set 3: 4
MetzRound of 16 · 6 Oct 2005Hard
Ivan Ljubicic
Sets won: 2Set 1: 4Set 2: 6Set 3: 7⁷
Fabrice Santoro
Sets won: 1Set 1: 6Set 2: 1Set 3: 6³
Cincinnati MastersRound of 64 · 15 Aug 2005Hard
Fabrice Santoro
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6⁴Set 2: 7⁹Set 3: 7
Ivan Ljubicic
Sets won: 1Set 1: 7⁷Set 2: 6⁷Set 3: 5
Canada MastersRound of 32 · 29 Jul 2004Hard
Fabrice Santoro
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 7⁷
Ivan Ljubicic
Sets won: 0Set 1: 4Set 2: 6⁴

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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Fabrice Santoro vs Ivan Ljubicic, Eastbourne 2009, Quarterfinal

Final score

Venue and conditions

Match stats

Head to head

Match research