R32 Shanghai Masters 2009

Ivan Ljubicic #37 def. Fernando Verdasco #9

6-4 7-6(6)

Ivan Ljubicic defeated Fernando Verdasco 6-4 7-6(6) in the 2009 Shanghai Masters second round on hard courts.

Match Information

Date: Oct 14, 2009*
Tournament: Shanghai Masters
Edition: 2009
Category: Masters 1000
Surface: Hard
Round: R32
Duration: 1h 34m

Match Statistics

Stat	Ivan Ljubicic	Fernando Verdasco
Aces	8	8
Double faults	0	2
First serve %	66.0%	77.0%
First serve points won %	86.0%	63.0%
Second serve points won %	45.0%	67.0%
Break points saved %	0.0%	33.0%
Break points converted %	67.0%	100.0%
Service points won %	72.0%	64.0%
Return points won %	36.0%	28.0%
Total points won %	54.0%	46.0%

Player Comparison

Field	Ivan Ljubicic	Fernando Verdasco
Country	CRO	ESP
Birth date	Mar 19, 1979	Nov 15, 1983
Age	30	25
Height	193 cm	188 cm
Handedness	Right-Handed	Left-Handed
Backhand style	One-Handed Backhand	Two-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)	37	9
Ranking points (entering)	1,070	3,400
Elo (entering)	1,840	2,051
Current career W-L	404–284	549–442
Current career earnings	$10,181,121	$18,368,908

Pre-match H2H

Ivan Ljubicic #37 1 – 1 Fernando Verdasco #9

Path

Ivan Ljubicic's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Julien Benneteau #33	6-3 3-6 6-1	W	H2H	Match data	Oct 13, 2009	R64

Ivan Ljubicic's next match

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Gael Monfils #14	6-2 3-0 (ret.)	W	H2H	Match data	Oct 16, 2009	R16

Fernando Verdasco's path

No prior matches in this tournament.