Jurgen Melzer #34 def. Ivan Ljubicic #64

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

Jurgen Melzer defeated Ivan Ljubicic 4-6 7-6(3) 6-3 in the 2009 Croatia Open Umag quarterfinal on clay courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatJurgen MelzerIvan Ljubicic
Serving
AcesServes that land in and are not touched by the returner.
310
Double faultsService points lost by missing both first and second serve.
21
First serve %Percentage of service points where the first serve landed in.
62.4%55.2%
First serve points won %Percentage of points won after making a first serve.
77.9%75.5%
Second serve points won %Percentage of second-serve points won, including points lost through double faults.
48.8%55.8%
Break points saved %Percentage of break points won by the server.
75.0%75.0%
Service points won %Percentage of all points won while serving.
67.0%66.7%
Returning
Break points converted %Percentage of break-point chances won by the returner.
25.0%25.0%
Return points won %Percentage of all points won while returning.
33.3%33.0%
Overall
Total points won %Percentage of all completed points won.
51.2%48.8%
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.
+3.6+3.2
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.
-3.2-3.6

* 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

FieldJurgen MelzerIvan Ljubicic
Country AUT CRO
Birth dateMay 22, 1981Mar 19, 1979
Age2830
Height183 cm193 cm
HandednessLeft-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed BackhandOne-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)3464
Ranking points (entering)1,275861
Elo (entering)1,8251,841
Current career W-L331–307404–284
Current career earnings$10,739,212$10,181,121
Pre-match H2H
Jurgen Melzer #34 3 0 Ivan Ljubicic #64

Path

Jurgen Melzer's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Pablo Cuevas #746-4 6-3WH2HMatch dataJul 31, 2009R16
Brian Dabul #1176-3 7-5WH2HMatch dataJul 30, 2009R32

Jurgen Melzer's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Nikolay Davydenko #91-6 1-6LH2HMatch dataAug 1, 2009SF

Ivan Ljubicic's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Nicolas Almagro #357-5 7-6(2)WH2HMatch dataJul 31, 2009R16
Filippo Volandri #1916-1 6-4WH2HMatch dataJul 30, 2009R32