Rafael Nadal #2 def. Ivan Ljubicic #37

3-6 6-3 (ret.)

The match ended when Ivan Ljubicic retired.

Rafael Nadal defeated Ivan Ljubicic 3-6 6-3 RET after Ivan Ljubicic retired in the 2009 Shanghai Masters quarterfinal on hard courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatRafael NadalIvan Ljubicic
Serving
AcesServes that land in and are not touched by the returner.
212
Double faultsService points lost by missing both first and second serve.
23
First serve %Percentage of service points where the first serve landed in.
74.5%64.5%
First serve points won %Percentage of points won after making a first serve.
68.3%70.0%
Second serve points won %Percentage of second-serve points won, including points lost through double faults.
71.4%50.0%
Break points saved %Percentage of break points won by the server.
83.3%83.3%
Service points won %Percentage of all points won while serving.
69.1%62.9%
Returning
Break points converted %Percentage of break-point chances won by the returner.
16.7%16.7%
Return points won %Percentage of all points won while returning.
37.1%30.9%
Overall
Total points won %Percentage of all completed points won.
52.1%47.9%
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.
+5.7-0.5
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.
+0.5-5.7

* 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

FieldRafael NadalIvan Ljubicic
Country ESP CRO
Birth dateJun 3, 1986Mar 19, 1979
Age2330
Height185 cm193 cm
HandednessLeft-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed BackhandOne-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)237
Ranking points (entering)8,9451,070
Elo (entering)2,2611,887
Current career W-L1,056–228404–284
Current career earnings$134,946,100$10,181,121
Pre-match H2H
Rafael Nadal #2 4 1 Ivan Ljubicic #37

Path

Rafael Nadal's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Tommy Robredo #156-1 6-4WH2HMatch dataOct 16, 2009R16
James Blake #266-2 6-7(4) 6-4WH2HMatch dataOct 14, 2009R32

Rafael Nadal's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Feliciano Lopez #416-1 3-0 (ret.)WH2HMatch dataOct 17, 2009SF

Ivan Ljubicic's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Gael Monfils #146-2 3-0 (ret.)WH2HMatch dataOct 16, 2009R16
Fernando Verdasco #96-4 7-6(6)WH2HMatch dataOct 14, 2009R32
Julien Benneteau #336-3 3-6 6-1WH2HMatch dataOct 13, 2009R64