Ivan Ljubicic vs Xavier Malisse, Metz 2010, Round of 16

ATP 250 · Round of 16 · Hard · Thu 23 Sept

Final

Ivan Ljubicic

LostRank #532.1546%

Malisse won in 2 sets · 1h 20m

0–2

Set 15–7

Set 22–6

Xavier Malisse

WinnerRank #10211.8054%

Venue

Les Arenes de Metz

Metz, 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

0.6vs last year

Altitude

171 m

Above sea level

Indoor venue, weather not factored

Low

Match stats

1h 20m

12Aces5

3Double faults1

34Service points won42

10Service games played10

7Service games won10

10Return games played10

3/650%Break points saved100%1/1

0/10%Break points converted50%3/6

Head to head

2Ljubicic

2Malisse

4 meetings

Hard 1–2Clay 1–0

MetzRound of 16 · 23 Sept 2010HardThis match
Xavier Malisse
Sets won: 2Set 1: 7Set 2: 6
Ivan Ljubicic
Sets won: 0Set 1: 5Set 2: 2
Cincinnati MastersRound of 64 · 2 Aug 2004Hard
Ivan Ljubicic
Sets won: 2Set 1: 4Set 2: 7⁷Set 3: 7⁷
Xavier Malisse
Sets won: 1Set 1: 6Set 2: 6⁵Set 3: 6⁵
Rome MastersRound of 64 · 5 May 2003Clay
Ivan Ljubicic
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6
Xavier Malisse
Sets won: 0Set 1: 2Set 2: 4
Cincinnati MastersRound of 32 · 2002Hard
Xavier Malisse
Sets won: 2Set 1: 4Set 2: 7⁹Set 3: 7⁹
Ivan Ljubicic
Sets won: 1Set 1: 6Set 2: 6⁷Set 3: 6⁷

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 Xavier Malisse, Metz 2010, Round of 16

Final score

Venue and conditions

Match stats

Head to head

Match research