Ivan Ljubicic #74 def. Mario Ancic #29

3-3 (ret.)

The match ended when Mario Ancic retired.

Ivan Ljubicic defeated Mario Ancic 3-3 RET after Mario Ancic retired in the 2009 Indian Wells Open second round on hard courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatIvan LjubicicMario Ancic
Serving
AcesServes that land in and are not touched by the returner.
23
Double faultsService points lost by missing both first and second serve.
12
First serve %Percentage of service points where the first serve landed in.
40.0%36.8%
First serve points won %Percentage of points won after making a first serve.
100.0%85.7%
Second serve points won %Percentage of second-serve points won, including points lost through double faults.
66.7%58.3%
Service points won %Percentage of all points won while serving.
80.0%68.4%
Returning
Return points won %Percentage of all points won while returning.
31.6%20.0%
Overall
Total points won %Percentage of all completed points won.
52.9%47.1%
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.
+16.6+5.0
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.
-5.0-16.6

* Match Serve+ and Match Return+ compare this match with the ATP 2009 average from available match stats. Zero is average; +5 means five percentage points above average. No opponent adjustment.

Player Comparison

FieldIvan LjubicicMario Ancic
Country CRO CRO
Birth dateMar 19, 1979Mar 30, 1984
Age2924
Height193 cm196 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleOne-Handed BackhandTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)7429
Ranking points (entering)1,0111,795
Elo (entering)1,7351,962
Current career W-L404–284193–125
Current career earnings$10,181,121$4,024,686
Pre-match H2H
Ivan Ljubicic #74 4 – 1 Mario Ancic #29

Path

Ivan Ljubicic's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Kei Nishikori #946-3 6-3WH2HMatch dataMar 14, 2009R128

Ivan Ljubicic's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Gilles Simon #86-3 7-6(3)WH2HMatch dataMar 17, 2009R32

Mario Ancic's path

No prior matches in this tournament.