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

Match Statistics

StatNicolas AlmagroIvan Ljubicic
Serving
AcesServes that land in and are not touched by the returner.
1111
Double faultsService points lost by missing both first and second serve.
22
First serve %Percentage of service points where the first serve landed in.
62.5%55.2%
First serve points won %Percentage of points won after making a first serve.
83.6%83.3%
Second serve points won %Percentage of second-serve points won, including points lost through double faults.
72.7%53.8%
Break points saved %Percentage of break points won by the server.
100.0%33.3%
Service points won %Percentage of all points won while serving.
79.5%70.1%
Returning
Break points converted %Percentage of break-point chances won by the returner.
66.7%0.0%
Return points won %Percentage of all points won while returning.
29.9%20.5%
Overall
Total points won %Percentage of all completed points won.
54.9%45.1%
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.
+16.7+7.3
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.
-7.2-16.7

* Match Serve+ and Match Return+ compare this match with the ATP 2011 average from available match stats. Zero is average; +5 means five percentage points above average. No opponent adjustment.

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

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