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
Aces1310
Double faults12
First serve %6058
First serve points won %7679
Second serve points won %5957
Break points saved %10083
Break points converted %170
Service points won %6969
Return points won %3131
Total points won %5149

Player Comparison

FieldIvan LjubicicMario Ancic
Country CRO CRO
Birth dateMar 19, 1979Mar 30, 1984
Age2823
Height193 cm196 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-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