SF Metz 2005

Ivan Ljubicic #16 def. Nikolay Davydenko #7

6-1 6-4

Ivan Ljubicic defeated Nikolay Davydenko 6-1 6-4 in the 2005 Metz semifinal on hard courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatIvan LjubicicNikolay Davydenko
Serving
AcesServes that land in and are not touched by the returner.
101
Double faultsService points lost by missing both first and second serve.
03
First serve %Percentage of service points where the first serve landed in.
76.2%69.1%
First serve points won %Percentage of points won after making a first serve.
90.6%65.8%
Second serve points won %Percentage of second-serve points won, including points lost through double faults.
70.0%29.4%
Break points saved %Percentage of break points won by the server.
—66.7%
Service points won %Percentage of all points won while serving.
85.7%54.5%
Returning
Break points converted %Percentage of break-point chances won by the returner.
33.3%—
Return points won %Percentage of all points won while returning.
45.5%14.3%
Overall
Total points won %Percentage of all completed points won.
62.9%37.1%
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.
+23.1-8.1
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.
+8.1-23.1

* Match Serve+ and Match Return+ compare this match with the ATP 2005 average from available match stats. Zero is average; +5 means five percentage points above average. No opponent adjustment.

Player Comparison

FieldIvan LjubicicNikolay Davydenko
Country CRO RUS
Birth dateMar 19, 1979Jun 2, 1981
Age2624
Height193 cm178 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleOne-Handed BackhandTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)167
Ranking points (entering)1,4302,175
Elo (entering)1,8231,866
Current career W-L404–284470–329
Current career earnings$10,181,121$16,186,480
Pre-match H2H

Path

Ivan Ljubicic's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Robin Soderling #436-7(6) 6-3 6-4WH2HMatch dataOct 8, 2005QF
Fabrice Santoro #804-6 6-1 7-6(3)WH2HMatch dataOct 7, 2005R16
Jose Acasuso #587-6(2) 6-3WH2HMatch dataOct 6, 2005R32

Ivan Ljubicic's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Gael Monfils #457-6(7) 6-0WH2HMatch dataOct 9, 2005F

Nikolay Davydenko's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Andreas Seppi #706-3 6-1WH2HMatch dataOct 8, 2005QF
Michael Llodra #1116-4 6-4WH2HMatch dataOct 7, 2005R16
Ricardo Mello #996-3 6-1WH2HMatch dataOct 6, 2005R32