Roger Federer #1 def. Ivan Ljubicic #13

7-6(3) 7-6(4)

Roger Federer defeated Ivan Ljubicic 7-6(3) 7-6(4) in the 2005 Indian Wells Open round of 16 on hard courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatRoger FedererIvan Ljubicic
Aces79
Double faults11
First serve %7059
First serve points won %8971
Second serve points won %7062
Break points saved %100
Break points converted %0
Service points won %8467
Return points won %3316
Total points won %5644

Player Comparison

FieldRoger FedererIvan Ljubicic
Country SUI CRO
Birth dateAug 8, 1981Mar 19, 1979
Age2325
Height185 cm193 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleOne-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)113
Ranking points (entering)6,0501,575
Elo (entering)2,2901,949
Current career W-L1,219–272404–284
Current career earnings$130,594,339$10,181,121
Pre-match H2H
Roger Federer #1 6 3 Ivan Ljubicic #13

Path

Roger Federer's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Gilles Muller #676-3 6-2WH2HMatch dataMar 10, 2005R32
Mardy Fish #496-3 6-3WH2HMatch dataMar 9, 2005R64

Roger Federer's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Nicolas Kiefer #316-4 6-1WH2HMatch dataMar 13, 2005QF

Ivan Ljubicic's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Tomas Berdych #486-4 6-1WH2HMatch dataMar 10, 2005R32
Tomas Zib #806-3 6-2WH2HMatch dataMar 9, 2005R64