QF Milan 2003

Ivan Ljubicic #59 def. Julien Varlet #162

6-4 6-1

Ivan Ljubicic defeated Julien Varlet 6-4 6-1 in the 2003 Milan quarterfinal on carpet courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatIvan LjubicicJulien Varlet
Serving
AcesServes that land in and are not touched by the returner.
181
Double faultsService points lost by missing both first and second serve.
01
First serve %Percentage of service points where the first serve landed in.
73.5%79.7%
First serve points won %Percentage of points won after making a first serve.
92.0%55.3%
Second serve points won %Percentage of second-serve points won, including points lost through double faults.
100.0%41.7%
Break points saved %Percentage of break points won by the server.
—55.6%
Service points won %Percentage of all points won while serving.
94.1%52.5%
Returning
Break points converted %Percentage of break-point chances won by the returner.
44.4%—
Return points won %Percentage of all points won while returning.
47.5%5.9%
Overall
Total points won %Percentage of all completed points won.
64.5%35.5%
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.
+31.6-9.9
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.
+9.9-31.6

* Match Serve+ and Match Return+ compare this match with the ATP 2003 average from available match stats. Zero is average; +5 means five percentage points above average. No opponent adjustment.

Player Comparison

FieldIvan LjubicicJulien Varlet
Country CRO FRA
Birth dateMar 19, 1979Sep 8, 1977
Age2325
Height193 cm180 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleOne-Handed Backhand—
Ranking (entering)59162
Ranking points (entering)665233
Elo (entering)1,7051,604
Current career W-L404–2843–8
Current career earnings$10,181,121$188,412
Pre-match H2H
Ivan Ljubicic #59 0 – 0 Julien Varlet #162

Path

Ivan Ljubicic's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Dominik Hrbaty #556-7(3) 7-6(6) 6-4WH2HMatch dataJan 31, 2003R16
Olivier Rochus #627-5 6-3WH2HMatch dataJan 30, 2003R32

Ivan Ljubicic's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Martin Verkerk #906-3 5-7 6-7(1)LH2HMatch dataFeb 1, 2003SF

Julien Varlet's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Xavier Malisse #232-6 7-5 7-6(6)WH2HMatch dataJan 31, 2003R16
Feliciano Lopez #506-3 6-4WH2HMatch dataJan 30, 2003R32