Robin Haase #103 def. Ivan Ljubicic #19

6-7(2) 6-3 6-0 7-6(1)

Robin Haase defeated Ivan Ljubicic 6-7(2) 6-3 6-0 7-6(1) in the 2008 Australian Open first round on hard courts.

Match Information

Date: Jan 16, 2008*
Tournament: Australian Open
Edition: 2008
Category: Grand Slam
Surface: Hard
Round: R128
Duration: 2h 57m

Match Statistics

Stat	Robin Haase	Ivan Ljubicic
Aces	16	16
Double faults	9	4
First serve %	57	56
First serve points won %	80	68
Second serve points won %	50	43
Break points saved %	78	57
Break points converted %	43	22
Service points won %	67	57
Return points won %	43	33
Total points won %	55	45

Player Comparison

Field	Robin Haase	Ivan Ljubicic
Country	NED	CRO
Birth date	Apr 6, 1987	Mar 19, 1979
Age	20	28
Height	191 cm	193 cm
Handedness	Right-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	Two-Handed Backhand	—
Ranking (entering)	103	19
Ranking points (entering)	424	1,440
Elo (entering)	1,674	1,822
Current career W-L	202–258	404–284
Current career earnings	$8,970,830	$10,181,121

Pre-match H2H

Robin Haase #103 0 – 0 Ivan Ljubicic #19

Path

Robin Haase's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Simon Stadler #202	6-2 7-5	W	H2H	Match data	Jan 15, 2008	Q3
Julian Reister #306	7-6(2) 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	Jan 15, 2008	Q2
Go Soeda #212	6-2 7-5	W	H2H	Match data	Jan 14, 2008	Q1

Robin Haase's next match

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Sebastien Grosjean #46	6-4 4-6 0-6 7-6(4) 4-6	L	H2H	Match data	Jan 17, 2008	R64

Ivan Ljubicic's path

No prior matches in this tournament.