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Novak Djokovic #2 def. Ivan Ljubicic #26

2-6 6-4 6-0

Match Information

Date Feb 26, 2010*
Tournament Dubai
Category ATP 500
Surface Hard
RoundQF
Winner Novak Djokovic
Score2-6 6-4 6-0
Loser Ivan Ljubicic
Duration1h 49m
StatNovak DjokovicIvan Ljubicic
Aces314
Double faults42
First serve %5761
First serve points won %7368
Second serve points won %5250
Break points saved %6050
Break points converted %5040
Service points won %6461
Return points won %3936
Total points won %5248

Pre-match Comparison

FieldNovak DjokovicIvan Ljubicic
Country SRB CRO
Birth dateMay 22, 1987Mar 19, 1979
Age2230
Height188193
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)226
Ranking points (entering)8,3101,450
Elo (entering)2,2191,878
Career W-L1,122–223400–282
Career earnings$193,469,626$10,181,121
Pre-match H2H
Novak Djokovic 4 1 Ivan Ljubicic

Path

Novak Djokovic's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Feb 25, 2010R16 Viktor Troicki 3-6 6-4 6-2WH2HMatch data
Feb 24, 2010R32 Guillermo Garcia-Lopez 6-4 6-4WH2HMatch data

Novak Djokovic's next match

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Feb 27, 2010SF Marcos Baghdatis 6-7(2) 6-3 6-4WH2HMatch data

Ivan Ljubicic's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Feb 25, 2010R16 Jo-Wilfried Tsonga 7-5 6-3WH2HMatch data
Feb 24, 2010R32 Jan Hernych 6-2 6-7(3) 6-4WH2HMatch data