R32 Australian Open 2011

Nicolas Almagro #14 def. Ivan Ljubicic #16

6-4 7-6(8) 6-3

Nicolas Almagro defeated Ivan Ljubicic 6-4 7-6(8) 6-3 in the 2011 Australian Open third round on hard courts.

Match Information

Date
Jan 23, 2011*
Tournament
Australian Open
Edition
2011
Category
Grand Slam
Surface
Hard
Round
R32
Duration
2h 6m

Match Statistics

StatNicolas AlmagroIvan Ljubicic
Aces1111
Double faults22
First serve %62.0%55.0%
First serve points won %84.0%83.0%
Second serve points won %73.0%54.0%
Break points saved %100.0%33.0%
Break points converted %67.0%0.0%
Service points won %80.0%70.0%
Return points won %30.0%20.0%
Total points won %55.0%45.0%

Player Comparison

FieldNicolas AlmagroIvan Ljubicic
Country ESP CRO
Birth dateAug 21, 1985Mar 19, 1979
Age2531
Height183 cm193 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleOne-Handed BackhandOne-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)1416
Ranking points (entering)2,1601,965
Elo (entering)1,9151,910
Current career W-L388–274404–284
Current career earnings$10,752,234$10,181,121
Pre-match H2H
Nicolas Almagro #14 1 – 3 Ivan Ljubicic #16

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Path

Nicolas Almagro's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Igor Andreev #757-5 2-6 4-6 7-6(10) 7-5WH2HMatch dataJan 20, 2011R64
Stephane Robert #1246-4 6-3 6-7(4) 7-5WH2HMatch dataJan 19, 2011R128

Nicolas Almagro's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Novak Djokovic #33-6 4-6 0-6LH2HMatch dataJan 25, 2011R16

Ivan Ljubicic's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Benoit Paire #1456-3 6-7(2) 6-4 7-6(5)WH2HMatch dataJan 20, 2011R64
Peter Luczak #1486-3 6-3 7-6(2)WH2HMatch dataJan 19, 2011R128