SF Indian Wells Open 2010

Ivan Ljubicic #26 def. Rafael Nadal #3

3-6 6-4 7-6(1)

Ivan Ljubicic defeated Rafael Nadal 3-6 6-4 7-6(1) in the 2010 Indian Wells Open semifinal on hard courts.

Match Information

Date: Mar 20, 2010*
Tournament: Indian Wells Open
Edition: 2010
Category: Masters 1000
Surface: Hard
Round: SF
Duration: 2h 35m

Match Statistics

Stat	Ivan Ljubicic	Rafael Nadal
Aces	17	5
Double faults	6	2
First serve %	58.0%	62.0%
First serve points won %	81.0%	73.0%
Second serve points won %	40.0%	64.0%
Break points saved %	70.0%	67.0%
Break points converted %	33.0%	30.0%
Service points won %	64.0%	69.0%
Return points won %	31.0%	36.0%
Total points won %	48.0%	52.0%

Player Comparison

Field	Ivan Ljubicic	Rafael Nadal
Country	CRO	ESP
Birth date	Mar 19, 1979	Jun 3, 1986
Age	31	23
Height	193 cm	185 cm
Handedness	Right-Handed	Left-Handed
Backhand style	One-Handed Backhand	Two-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)	26	3
Ranking points (entering)	1,520	7,440
Elo (entering)	1,933	2,192
Current career W-L	404–284	1,056–228
Current career earnings	$10,181,121	$134,946,100

Pre-match H2H

Ivan Ljubicic #26 1 – 5 Rafael Nadal #3

Path

Ivan Ljubicic's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Juan Monaco #27	4-6 6-2 6-1	W	H2H	Match data	Mar 19, 2010	QF
Novak Djokovic #2	7-5 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	Mar 18, 2010	R16
Brian Dabul #175	6-2 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	Mar 16, 2010	R32
Ryan Harrison #284	6-2 7-6(2)	W	H2H	Match data	Mar 14, 2010	R64

Ivan Ljubicic's next match

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Andy Roddick #8	7-6(3) 7-6(5)	W	H2H	Match data	Mar 21, 2010	F

Rafael Nadal's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Tomas Berdych #25	6-4 7-6(4)	W	H2H	Match data	Mar 19, 2010	QF
John Isner #20	7-5 3-6 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	Mar 18, 2010	R16
Mario Ancic #694	6-2 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	Mar 16, 2010	R32
Rainer Schuettler #90	6-4 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	Mar 14, 2010	R64