Nicolas Kiefer vs Ivan Ljubicic, Lyon 2009, Round of 16

ATP 250 · Round of 16 · Hard · Thu 29 Oct

Final

Nicolas Kiefer

LostRank #7203.4329%

Ljubicic won in 3 sets · 1h 43m

1–2

Set 13–6

Set 26–3

Set 33–6

Ivan Ljubicic

WinnerRank #531.3771%

Venue

Palais des Sports de Gerland Lyon

Lyon, FRA· Hard

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

Fast

2.0vs last year

Altitude

168 m

Above sea level

Indoor venue, weather not factored

Low

Match stats

1h 43m

9Aces27

3Double faults0

56Service points won55

13Service games played14

11Service games won13

14Return games played13

9/1182%Break points saved0%0/1

1/1100%Break points converted18%2/11

Head to head

0Kiefer

3Ljubicic

3 meetings

Hard 0–2Clay 0–1

LyonRound of 16 · 29 Oct 2009HardThis match
Ivan Ljubicic
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 3Set 3: 6
Nicolas Kiefer
Sets won: 1Set 1: 3Set 2: 6Set 3: 3
DusseldorfFinal · 2006Clay
Ivan Ljubicic
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6
Nicolas Kiefer
Sets won: 0Set 1: 4Set 2: 4
DubaiRound of 16 · 2002Hard
Ivan Ljubicic
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6
Nicolas Kiefer
Sets won: 0Set 1: 4Set 2: 2

Form and path

Nicolas Kiefer3–1

LyonThis week

WRound of 32
Nicolas Kiefer
Sets won: 2Set 1: 4Set 2: 7⁹Set 3: 7⁷
Sebastien Grosjean
Sets won: 1Set 1: 6Set 2: 6⁷Set 3: 6²

MoscowHard

Ivan Ljubicic

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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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Nicolas Kiefer vs Ivan Ljubicic, Lyon 2009, Round of 16

Final score

Venue and conditions

Match stats

Head to head

Form and path

Match research