Martin Verkerk #90 def. Ivan Ljubicic #59

3-6 7-5 7-6(1)

Martin Verkerk defeated Ivan Ljubicic 3-6 7-5 7-6(1) in the 2003 Milan semifinal on carpet courts.

Match Information

Date: Feb 1, 2003*
Tournament: Milan
Edition: 2003
Category: ATP International Series → modern equivalent ATP 250
Surface: Carpet
Round: SF
Duration: 2h

Match Statistics

Stat	Martin Verkerk	Ivan Ljubicic
Aces	21	27
Double faults	3	8
First serve %	60	59
First serve points won %	80	89
Second serve points won %	67	48
Break points saved %	50	50
Break points converted %	50	50
Service points won %	74	72
Return points won %	28	26
Total points won %	50	50

Player Comparison

Field	Martin Verkerk	Ivan Ljubicic
Country	NED	CRO
Birth date	Oct 31, 1978	Mar 19, 1979
Age	24	23
Height	196 cm	193 cm
Handedness	Right-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	—	One-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)	90	59
Ranking points (entering)	439	665
Elo (entering)	1,636	1,717
Current career W-L	56–64	404–284
Current career earnings	$1,564,520	$10,181,121

Pre-match H2H

Martin Verkerk #90 1 – 1 Ivan Ljubicic #59

Path

Martin Verkerk's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Davide Sanguinetti #44	7-5 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	Feb 1, 2003	QF
Thomas Enqvist #47	6-3 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	Jan 31, 2003	R16
Adrian Voinea #78	6-3 6-7(3) 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	Jan 30, 2003	R32

Martin Verkerk's next match

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Yevgeny Kafelnikov #26	6-4 5-7 7-5	W	H2H	Match data	Feb 2, 2003	F

Ivan Ljubicic's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Julien Varlet #162	6-4 6-1	W	H2H	Match data	Feb 1, 2003	QF
Dominik Hrbaty #55	6-7(3) 7-6(6) 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	Jan 31, 2003	R16
Olivier Rochus #62	7-5 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	Jan 30, 2003	R32