SF China Open 2007

Fernando Gonzalez #7 def. Ivan Ljubicic #12

2-6 6-3 6-4

Fernando Gonzalez defeated Ivan Ljubicic 2-6 6-3 6-4 in the 2007 China Open semifinal on hard courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatFernando GonzalezIvan Ljubicic
Serving
AcesServes that land in and are not touched by the returner.
76
Double faultsService points lost by missing both first and second serve.
32
First serve %Percentage of service points where the first serve landed in.
73.8%59.7%
First serve points won %Percentage of points won after making a first serve.
64.4%63.0%
Second serve points won %Percentage of second-serve points won, including points lost through double faults.
38.1%51.6%
Break points saved %Percentage of break points won by the server.
50.0%44.4%
Service points won %Percentage of all points won while serving.
57.5%58.4%
Returning
Break points converted %Percentage of break-point chances won by the returner.
55.6%50.0%
Return points won %Percentage of all points won while returning.
41.6%42.5%
Overall
Total points won %Percentage of all completed points won.
49.7%50.3%
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.
-5.8-4.8
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.
+4.8+5.8

* Match Serve+ and Match Return+ compare this match with the ATP 2007 average from available match stats. Zero is average; +5 means five percentage points above average. No opponent adjustment.

Player Comparison

FieldFernando GonzalezIvan Ljubicic
Country CHI CRO
Birth dateJul 29, 1980Mar 19, 1979
Age2728
Height183 cm193 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleOne-Handed BackhandOne-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)712
Ranking points (entering)2,1851,850
Elo (entering)1,8511,870
Current career W-L340–194404–284
Current career earnings$8,862,276$10,181,121
Pre-match H2H

Path

Fernando Gonzalez's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Hyung-Taik Lee #397-5 6-7(5) 6-4WH2HMatch dataSep 15, 2007QF
Paul Capdeville #1066-1 6-2WH2HMatch dataSep 14, 2007R16
Alexander Peya #1543-6 6-3 7-5WH2HMatch dataSep 13, 2007R32

Fernando Gonzalez's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Tommy Robredo #116-1 3-6 6-1WH2HMatch dataSep 16, 2007F

Ivan Ljubicic's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Marcos Baghdatis #186-4 4-6 7-6(5)WH2HMatch dataSep 15, 2007QF
Viktor Troicki #1396-1 6-1WH2HMatch dataSep 14, 2007R16
Kei Nishikori #2576-3 6-4WH2HMatch dataSep 13, 2007R32