Ivan Ljubicic #74 def. Gilles Simon #8

6-3 7-6(3)

Ivan Ljubicic defeated Gilles Simon 6-3 7-6(3) in the 2009 Indian Wells Open third round on hard courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatIvan LjubicicGilles Simon
Serving
AcesServes that land in and are not touched by the returner.
136
Double faultsService points lost by missing both first and second serve.
11
First serve %Percentage of service points where the first serve landed in.
57.9%53.6%
First serve points won %Percentage of points won after making a first serve.
93.9%75.7%
Second serve points won %Percentage of second-serve points won, including points lost through double faults.
75.0%50.0%
Break points saved %Percentage of break points won by the server.
—80.0%
Service points won %Percentage of all points won while serving.
86.0%63.8%
Returning
Break points converted %Percentage of break-point chances won by the returner.
20.0%—
Return points won %Percentage of all points won while returning.
36.2%14.0%
Overall
Total points won %Percentage of all completed points won.
58.7%41.3%
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.
+22.5+0.3
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.
-0.3-22.5

* 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

FieldIvan LjubicicGilles Simon
Country CRO FRA
Birth dateMar 19, 1979Dec 27, 1984
Age2924
Height193 cm183 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleOne-Handed BackhandTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)748
Ranking points (entering)1,0113,925
Elo (entering)1,7601,997
Current career W-L404–284499–383
Current career earnings$10,181,121$16,045,734
Pre-match H2H
Ivan Ljubicic #74 1 – 0 Gilles Simon #8

Path

Ivan Ljubicic's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Mario Ancic #293-3 (ret.)WH2HMatch dataMar 15, 2009R64
Kei Nishikori #946-3 6-3WH2HMatch dataMar 14, 2009R128

Ivan Ljubicic's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Igor Andreev #234-6 7-6(5) 7-6(4)WH2HMatch dataMar 19, 2009R16

Gilles Simon's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Yen-Hsun Lu #615-7 6-4 6-4WH2HMatch dataMar 15, 2009R64