R64 US Open 2001

Marat Safin #3 def. Ivan Ljubicic #48

7-6(5) 6-7(2) 7-6(5) 7-6(5)

Marat Safin defeated Ivan Ljubicic 7-6(5) 6-7(2) 7-6(5) 7-6(5) in the 2001 US Open round of 64 on hard courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatMarat SafinIvan Ljubicic
Serving
AcesServes that land in and are not touched by the returner.
1621
Double faultsService points lost by missing both first and second serve.
26
First serve %Percentage of service points where the first serve landed in.
54.0%57.6%
First serve points won %Percentage of points won after making a first serve.
86.4%78.8%
Second serve points won %Percentage of second-serve points won, including points lost through double faults.
58.0%52.1%
Break points saved %Percentage of break points won by the server.
0.0%83.3%
Service points won %Percentage of all points won while serving.
73.3%67.4%
Returning
Break points converted %Percentage of break-point chances won by the returner.
16.7%100.0%
Return points won %Percentage of all points won while returning.
32.6%26.7%
Overall
Total points won %Percentage of all completed points won.
51.6%48.4%
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.
+11.2+5.3
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.
-5.3-11.2

* Match Serve+ and Match Return+ compare this match with the ATP 2001 average from available match stats. Zero is average; +5 means five percentage points above average. No opponent adjustment.

Player Comparison

FieldMarat SafinIvan Ljubicic
Country RUS CRO
Birth dateJan 27, 1980Mar 19, 1979
Age2122
Height193 cm193 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed BackhandOne-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)348
Ranking points (entering)3,175749
Elo (entering)1,8451,778
Current career W-L396–249404–284
Current career earnings$14,373,291$10,181,121
Pre-match H2H
Marat Safin #3 0 – 1 Ivan Ljubicic #48

Path

Marat Safin's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Sebastien De Chaunac #2576-4 6-2 6-2WH2HMatch dataAug 29, 2001R128

Marat Safin's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Hicham Arazi #287-5 6-4 7-6(5)WH2HMatch dataSep 2, 2001R32

Ivan Ljubicic's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Martin Damm Sr 7-6(7) 6-3 6-4W—Match dataAug 29, 2001R128