R32 Australian Open 2002

Wayne Ferreira #59 def. Ivan Ljubicic #37

4-6 4-6 7-6(3) 6-3 7-5

Wayne Ferreira defeated Ivan Ljubicic 4-6 4-6 7-6(3) 6-3 7-5 in the 2002 Australian Open round of 32 on hard courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatWayne FerreiraIvan Ljubicic
Aces1725
Double faults56
First serve %55.0%54.0%
First serve points won %75.0%74.0%
Second serve points won %58.0%45.0%
Break points saved %55.0%75.0%
Break points converted %25.0%45.0%
Service points won %67.0%61.0%
Return points won %39.0%33.0%
Total points won %52.0%48.0%

Player Comparison

FieldWayne FerreiraIvan Ljubicic
Country RSA CRO
Birth dateSep 15, 1971Mar 19, 1979
Age3022
Height185 cm193 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed BackhandOne-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)5937
Ranking points (entering)615982
Elo (entering)1,7391,860
Current career W-L487–317404–284
Current career earnings$9,969,617$10,181,121
Pre-match H2H
Wayne Ferreira #59 0 1 Ivan Ljubicic #37

Path

Wayne Ferreira's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
David Nalbandian #466-7(5) 7-6(2) 7-5 6-3WH2HMatch dataJan 18, 2002R64
Jan-Michael Gambill #216-2 6-4 7-6(6)WH2HMatch dataJan 16, 2002R128

Wayne Ferreira's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Albert Costa #404-6 6-4 6-4 6-7(4) 9-7WH2HMatch dataJan 23, 2002R16

Ivan Ljubicic's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Andy Roddick #157-6(11) 3-2 (ret.)WH2HMatch dataJan 18, 2002R64
Bohdan Ulihrach #386-7(4) 1-6 6-4 7-6(7) 9-7WH2HMatch dataJan 16, 2002R128