QF China Open 2009

Robin Soderling #11 def. Ivan Ljubicic #45

7-6(3) 6-4

Robin Soderling defeated Ivan Ljubicic 7-6(3) 6-4 in the 2009 China Open quarterfinal on hard courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatRobin SoderlingIvan Ljubicic
Serving
AcesServes that land in and are not touched by the returner.
912
Double faultsService points lost by missing both first and second serve.
16
First serve %Percentage of service points where the first serve landed in.
68.3%57.3%
First serve points won %Percentage of points won after making a first serve.
83.7%74.5%
Second serve points won %Percentage of second-serve points won, including points lost through double faults.
70.0%47.4%
Break points saved %Percentage of break points won by the server.
100.0%85.7%
Service points won %Percentage of all points won while serving.
79.4%62.9%
Returning
Break points converted %Percentage of break-point chances won by the returner.
14.3%0.0%
Return points won %Percentage of all points won while returning.
37.1%20.6%
Overall
Total points won %Percentage of all completed points won.
54.6%45.4%
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.
+15.9-0.5
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.
+0.5-15.9

* 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

FieldRobin SoderlingIvan Ljubicic
Country SWE CRO
Birth dateAug 14, 1984Mar 19, 1979
Age2530
Height193 cm193 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed BackhandOne-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)1145
Ranking points (entering)3,020996
Elo (entering)2,0591,832
Current career W-L285–168404–284
Current career earnings$10,423,124$10,181,121
Pre-match H2H
Robin Soderling #11 1 – 3 Ivan Ljubicic #45

Path

Robin Soderling's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Tommy Robredo #176-3 6-3WH2HMatch dataOct 9, 2009R16
Jeremy Chardy #326-3 4-6 6-2WH2HMatch dataOct 8, 2009R32

Robin Soderling's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Novak Djokovic #43-6 3-6LH2HMatch dataOct 10, 2009SF

Ivan Ljubicic's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Lukasz Kubot #1437-6(6) 4-6 6-4WH2HMatch dataOct 9, 2009R16
Paul-Henri Mathieu #347-6(8) 4-6 6-1WH2HMatch dataOct 8, 2009R32