QF Australian Open 2006

Marcos Baghdatis #54 def. Ivan Ljubicic #8

6-4 6-2 4-6 3-6 6-3

Marcos Baghdatis defeated Ivan Ljubicic 6-4 6-2 4-6 3-6 6-3 in the 2006 Australian Open quarterfinal on hard courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatMarcos BaghdatisIvan Ljubicic
Serving
AcesServes that land in and are not touched by the returner.
814
Double faultsService points lost by missing both first and second serve.
43
First serve %Percentage of service points where the first serve landed in.
52.7%63.6%
First serve points won %Percentage of points won after making a first serve.
79.7%71.4%
Second serve points won %Percentage of second-serve points won, including points lost through double faults.
59.7%53.6%
Break points saved %Percentage of break points won by the server.
77.8%73.3%
Service points won %Percentage of all points won while serving.
70.2%64.9%
Returning
Break points converted %Percentage of break-point chances won by the returner.
26.7%22.2%
Return points won %Percentage of all points won while returning.
35.1%29.8%
Overall
Total points won %Percentage of all completed points won.
51.2%48.8%
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.
+7.8+2.5
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.
-2.5-7.7

* Match Serve+ and Match Return+ compare this match with the ATP 2006 average from available match stats. Zero is average; +5 means five percentage points above average. No opponent adjustment.

Player Comparison

FieldMarcos BaghdatisIvan Ljubicic
Country CYP CRO
Birth dateJun 17, 1985Mar 19, 1979
Age2026
Height183 cm193 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed BackhandOne-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)548
Ranking points (entering)6842,180
Elo (entering)1,8122,019
Current career W-L327–274404–284
Current career earnings$8,918,917$10,181,121
Pre-match H2H

Path

Marcos Baghdatis's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Andy Roddick #36-4 1-6 6-3 6-4WH2HMatch dataJan 25, 2006R16
Denis Gremelmayr #1776-2 6-1 6-2WH2HMatch dataJan 22, 2006R32
Radek Stepanek #206-4 6-3 3-6 0-6 7-5WH2HMatch dataJan 20, 2006R64
Justin Gimelstob #1157-6(6) 7-5 6-0WH2HMatch dataJan 18, 2006R128

Marcos Baghdatis's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
David Nalbandian #43-6 5-7 6-3 6-4 6-4WH2HMatch dataJan 29, 2006SF

Ivan Ljubicic's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Thomas Johansson #136-2 6-4 6-4WH2HMatch dataJan 25, 2006R16
Feliciano Lopez #337-5 7-6(5) 6-0WH2HMatch dataJan 22, 2006R32
Philipp Kohlschreiber #797-5 6-2 6-1WH2HMatch dataJan 20, 2006R64
Chris Guccione #1487-6(5) 6-4 7-6(3)WH2HMatch dataJan 18, 2006R128