Ivan Ljubicic #37 def. Michael Russell #87

7-6(2) 7-6(13)

Ivan Ljubicic defeated Michael Russell 7-6(2) 7-6(13) in the 2002 Adelaide International round of 32 on hard courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatIvan LjubicicMichael Russell
Serving
AcesServes that land in and are not touched by the returner.
113
Double faultsService points lost by missing both first and second serve.
44
First serve %Percentage of service points where the first serve landed in.
55.8%73.1%
First serve points won %Percentage of points won after making a first serve.
79.2%76.5%
Second serve points won %Percentage of second-serve points won, including points lost through double faults.
59.5%44.0%
Break points saved %Percentage of break points won by the server.
85.7%83.3%
Service points won %Percentage of all points won while serving.
70.5%67.7%
Returning
Break points converted %Percentage of break-point chances won by the returner.
16.7%14.3%
Return points won %Percentage of all points won while returning.
32.3%29.5%
Overall
Total points won %Percentage of all completed points won.
51.6%48.4%
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.
+8.2+5.4
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.
-5.4-8.2

* Match Serve+ and Match Return+ compare this match with the ATP 2002 average from available match stats. Zero is average; +5 means five percentage points above average. No opponent adjustment.

Player Comparison

FieldIvan LjubicicMichael Russell
Country CRO USA
Birth dateMar 19, 1979May 1, 1978
Age2223
Height193 cm173 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleOne-Handed BackhandTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)3787
Ranking points (entering)982466
Elo (entering)1,8271,573
Current career W-L404–28477–150
Current career earnings$10,181,121$2,452,569
Pre-match H2H
Ivan Ljubicic #37 0 0 Michael Russell #87

No prior-path match data is available for this tournament stage.