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Novak Djokovic #4 def. Ivan Ljubicic #54

7-6(5) 6-4

Match Information

Date Aug 19, 2009*
Tournament Cincinnati Masters
Category Masters 1000
Surface Hard
RoundR32
Winner Novak Djokovic
Score7-6(5) 6-4
Loser Ivan Ljubicic
Duration1h 40m
StatNovak DjokovicIvan Ljubicic
Aces915
Double faults10
First serve %5756
First serve points won %9773
Second serve points won %6357
Break points saved %10075
Break points converted %250
Service points won %8366
Return points won %3417
Total points won %5545

Pre-match Comparison

FieldNovak DjokovicIvan Ljubicic
Country SRB CRO
Birth dateMay 22, 1987Mar 19, 1979
Age2230
Height188193
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)454
Ranking points (entering)7,150906
Elo (entering)2,1191,847
Career W-L1,122–223400–282
Career earnings$193,469,626$10,181,121
Pre-match H2H
Novak Djokovic 2 1 Ivan Ljubicic

Path

Novak Djokovic's path

No prior matches in this tournament.

Novak Djokovic's next match

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Aug 21, 2009R16 Jeremy Chardy 7-5 6-3WH2HMatch data

Ivan Ljubicic's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Aug 18, 2009R64 Florent Serra 4-6 6-3 6-4WH2HMatch data
Aug 16, 2009Q2 Rajeev Ram 6-4 4-6 6-3WH2HMatch data
Aug 16, 2009Q1 Jesse Levine 6-1 7-6(4)WH2HMatch data