QF Qatar Open 2007

Ivan Ljubicic #5 def. Mikhail Youzhny #24

2-6 7-6(2) 7-6(3)

Ivan Ljubicic defeated Mikhail Youzhny 2-6 7-6(2) 7-6(3) in the 2007 Qatar Open quarterfinal on hard courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatIvan LjubicicMikhail Youzhny
Serving
AcesServes that land in and are not touched by the returner.
183
Double faultsService points lost by missing both first and second serve.
15
First serve %Percentage of service points where the first serve landed in.
61.0%53.0%
First serve points won %Percentage of points won after making a first serve.
73.6%70.5%
Second serve points won %Percentage of second-serve points won, including points lost through double faults.
47.8%57.4%
Break points saved %Percentage of break points won by the server.
70.0%88.9%
Service points won %Percentage of all points won while serving.
63.6%64.3%
Returning
Break points converted %Percentage of break-point chances won by the returner.
11.1%30.0%
Return points won %Percentage of all points won while returning.
35.7%36.4%
Overall
Total points won %Percentage of all completed points won.
49.8%50.2%
Match Serve+This match’s service points won percentage minus the tour’s season average, in percentage points. Zero is average; +5 means five points above average. Match-weighted available stats; no opponent adjustment.
+0.3+1.1
Match Return+This match’s return points won percentage minus the tour’s season average, in percentage points. Zero is average; +5 means five points above average. Match-weighted available stats; no opponent adjustment.
-1.1-0.3

* Match Serve+ and Match Return+ compare this match with the ATP 2007 average from available match stats. Zero is average; +5 means five percentage points above average. No opponent adjustment.

Player Comparison

FieldIvan LjubicicMikhail Youzhny
Country CRO RUS
Birth dateMar 19, 1979Jun 25, 1982
Age2724
Height193 cm183 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleOne-Handed BackhandOne-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)524
Ranking points (entering)2,4951,075
Elo (entering)1,9541,845
Current career W-L404–284482–408
Current career earnings$10,181,121$14,264,450
Pre-match H2H

Path

Ivan Ljubicic's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Younes El Aynaoui #1896-3 6-4WH2HMatch dataJan 5, 2007R16
Denis Gremelmayr #1466-1 6-2WH2HMatch dataJan 4, 2007R32

Ivan Ljubicic's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Robin Soderling #253-6 6-4 7-6(5)WH2HMatch dataJan 6, 2007SF

Mikhail Youzhny's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Gael Monfils #466-4 6-2WH2HMatch dataJan 5, 2007R16
Daniele Bracciali #657-5 6-3WH2HMatch dataJan 4, 2007R32