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

Date: Feb 1, 2003*
Tournament: Milan
Edition: 2003
Category: ATP International Series → modern equivalent ATP 250
Surface: Carpet
Round: QF
Duration: 1h 7m

Match Statistics

Stat	Ivan Ljubicic	Julien Varlet
Aces	18	1
Double faults	0	1
First serve %	74	80
First serve points won %	92	55
Second serve points won %	100	42
Break points saved %	—	56
Break points converted %	44	—
Service points won %	94	53
Return points won %	47	6
Total points won %	65	35

Player Comparison

Field	Ivan Ljubicic	Julien Varlet
Country	CRO	FRA
Birth date	Mar 19, 1979	Sep 8, 1977
Age	23	25
Height	193 cm	180 cm
Handedness	Right-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	One-Handed Backhand	—
Ranking (entering)	59	162
Ranking points (entering)	665	233
Elo (entering)	1,705	1,604
Current career W-L	404–284	3–8
Current career earnings	$10,181,121	$188,412

Pre-match H2H

Ivan Ljubicic #59 0 – 0 Julien Varlet #162

Path

Ivan Ljubicic's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Dominik Hrbaty #55	6-7(3) 7-6(6) 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	Jan 31, 2003	R16
Olivier Rochus #62	7-5 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	Jan 30, 2003	R32

Ivan Ljubicic's next match

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Martin Verkerk #90	6-3 5-7 6-7(1)	L	H2H	Match data	Feb 1, 2003	SF

Julien Varlet's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Xavier Malisse #23	2-6 7-5 7-6(6)	W	H2H	Match data	Jan 31, 2003	R16
Feliciano Lopez #50	6-3 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	Jan 30, 2003	R32