SF Zagreb 2008

Ivan Ljubicic #25 def. Mario Ancic #92

7-6(2) 6-4

Ivan Ljubicic defeated Mario Ancic 7-6(2) 6-4 in the 2008 Zagreb semifinal on hard courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatIvan LjubicicMario Ancic
Serving
AcesServes that land in and are not touched by the returner.
1310
Double faultsService points lost by missing both first and second serve.
12
First serve %Percentage of service points where the first serve landed in.
59.5%58.3%
First serve points won %Percentage of points won after making a first serve.
76.0%78.6%
Second serve points won %Percentage of second-serve points won, including points lost through double faults.
58.8%56.7%
Break points saved %Percentage of break points won by the server.
100.0%83.3%
Service points won %Percentage of all points won while serving.
69.0%69.4%
Returning
Break points converted %Percentage of break-point chances won by the returner.
16.7%0.0%
Return points won %Percentage of all points won while returning.
30.6%31.0%
Overall
Total points won %Percentage of all completed points won.
51.3%48.7%
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.
+5.8+6.2
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.
-6.2-5.8

* Match Serve+ and Match Return+ compare this match with the ATP 2008 average from available match stats. Zero is average; +5 means five percentage points above average. No opponent adjustment.

Player Comparison

FieldIvan LjubicicMario Ancic
Country CRO CRO
Birth dateMar 19, 1979Mar 30, 1984
Age2823
Height193 cm196 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleOne-Handed BackhandTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)2592
Ranking points (entering)1,295455
Elo (entering)1,8051,945
Current career W-L404–284193–125
Current career earnings$10,181,121$4,024,686
Pre-match H2H
Ivan Ljubicic #25 3 – 1 Mario Ancic #92

Path

Ivan Ljubicic's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Teymuraz Gabashvili #1256-2 6-7(5) 6-3WH2HMatch dataMar 1, 2008QF
Lovro Zovko #5096-4 7-6(3)WH2HMatch dataFeb 29, 2008R16
Ernests Gulbis #886-3 7-6(7)WH2HMatch dataFeb 28, 2008R32

Ivan Ljubicic's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Sergiy Stakhovsky #2095-7 4-6LH2HMatch dataMar 2, 2008F

Mario Ancic's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Robin Haase #796-3 3-6 6-3WH2HMatch dataMar 1, 2008QF
Denis Gremelmayr #1046-3 6-2WH2HMatch dataFeb 29, 2008R16
Nicolas Mahut #437-6(3) 7-6(6)WH2HMatch dataFeb 28, 2008R32