SF China Open 2010

David Ferrer #11 def. Ivan Ljubicic #17

6-4 4-6 6-4

David Ferrer defeated Ivan Ljubicic 6-4 4-6 6-4 in the 2010 China Open semifinal on hard courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatDavid FerrerIvan Ljubicic
Serving
AcesServes that land in and are not touched by the returner.
56
Double faultsService points lost by missing both first and second serve.
11
First serve %Percentage of service points where the first serve landed in.
67.4%60.6%
First serve points won %Percentage of points won after making a first serve.
66.7%65.1%
Second serve points won %Percentage of second-serve points won, including points lost through double faults.
65.5%51.2%
Break points saved %Percentage of break points won by the server.
60.0%66.7%
Service points won %Percentage of all points won while serving.
66.3%59.6%
Returning
Break points converted %Percentage of break-point chances won by the returner.
33.3%40.0%
Return points won %Percentage of all points won while returning.
40.4%33.7%
Overall
Total points won %Percentage of all completed points won.
52.3%47.7%
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.
+2.9-3.8
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.
+3.8-2.9

* Match Serve+ and Match Return+ compare this match with the ATP 2010 average from available match stats. Zero is average; +5 means five percentage points above average. No opponent adjustment.

Player Comparison

FieldDavid FerrerIvan Ljubicic
Country ESP CRO
Birth dateApr 2, 1982Mar 19, 1979
Age2831
Height175 cm193 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed BackhandOne-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)1117
Ranking points (entering)3,1352,120
Elo (entering)2,0501,870
Current career W-L703–371404–284
Current career earnings$31,483,911$10,181,121
Pre-match H2H
David Ferrer #11 4 – 1 Ivan Ljubicic #17

Path

David Ferrer's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Robin Soderling #56-2 6-4WH2HMatch dataOct 9, 2010QF
Yen-Hsun Lu #456-3 3-6 6-1WH2HMatch dataOct 8, 2010R16
Denis Istomin #446-4 6-1WH2HMatch dataOct 7, 2010R32

David Ferrer's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Novak Djokovic #22-6 4-6LH2HMatch dataOct 10, 2010F

Ivan Ljubicic's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Andy Murray #46-3 6-2WH2HMatch dataOct 9, 2010QF
Alexandr Dolgopolov #566-3 7-6(2)WH2HMatch dataOct 8, 2010R16
Mikhail Youzhny #86-3 7-6(3)WH2HMatch dataOct 7, 2010R32