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

Date: Aug 31, 2001*
Tournament: US Open
Edition: 2001
Category: Grand Slam
Surface: Hard
Round: R64
Duration: 3h 27m

Match Statistics

Stat	Marat Safin	Ivan Ljubicic
Aces	16	21
Double faults	2	6
First serve %	54	58
First serve points won %	86	79
Second serve points won %	58	52
Break points saved %	0	83
Break points converted %	17	100
Service points won %	73	67
Return points won %	33	27
Total points won %	52	48

Player Comparison

Field	Marat Safin	Ivan Ljubicic
Country	RUS	CRO
Birth date	Jan 27, 1980	Mar 19, 1979
Age	21	22
Height	193 cm	193 cm
Handedness	Right-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	Two-Handed Backhand	One-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)	3	48
Ranking points (entering)	3,175	749
Elo (entering)	1,845	1,778
Current career W-L	396–249	404–284
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

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Sebastien De Chaunac #257	6-4 6-2 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	Aug 29, 2001	R128

Marat Safin's next match

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Hicham Arazi #28	7-5 6-4 7-6(5)	W	H2H	Match data	Sep 2, 2001	R32

Ivan Ljubicic's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Martin Damm Sr	7-6(7) 6-3 6-4	W	—	Match data	Aug 29, 2001	R128