Ivan Ljubicic #48 def. Marat Safin #7

6-7(3) 7-6(4) 7-6(7)

Ivan Ljubicic defeated Marat Safin 6-7(3) 7-6(4) 7-6(7) in the 2001 Montpellier Open semifinal on carpet courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatIvan LjubicicMarat Safin
Serving
AcesServes that land in and are not touched by the returner.
197
Double faultsService points lost by missing both first and second serve.
11
First serve %Percentage of service points where the first serve landed in.
44.0%52.0%
First serve points won %Percentage of points won after making a first serve.
85.5%83.3%
Second serve points won %Percentage of second-serve points won, including points lost through double faults.
57.1%54.1%
Break points saved %Percentage of break points won by the server.
87.5%75.0%
Service points won %Percentage of all points won while serving.
69.6%69.3%
Returning
Break points converted %Percentage of break-point chances won by the returner.
25.0%12.5%
Return points won %Percentage of all points won while returning.
30.7%30.4%
Overall
Total points won %Percentage of all completed points won.
50.0%50.0%
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.
+7.5+7.2
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.
-7.2-7.5

* 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

FieldIvan LjubicicMarat Safin
Country CRO RUS
Birth dateMar 19, 1979Jan 27, 1980
Age2221
Height193 cm193 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleOne-Handed BackhandTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)487
Ranking points (entering)7782,625
Elo (entering)1,8031,928
Current career W-L404–284396–249
Current career earnings$10,181,121$14,373,291
Pre-match H2H
Ivan Ljubicic #48 1 1 Marat Safin #7

Path

Ivan Ljubicic's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Gaston Gaudio #566-3 6-7(5) 6-1WH2HMatch dataOct 13, 2001QF
Julien Benneteau #3437-5 7-5WH2HMatch dataOct 12, 2001R16
Gustavo Kuerten #17-6(1) 6-2WH2HMatch dataOct 11, 2001R32

Ivan Ljubicic's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Younes El Aynaoui #406-3 6-2WH2HMatch dataOct 14, 2001F

Marat Safin's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Max Mirnyi #542-6 6-4 6-4WH2HMatch dataOct 13, 2001QF
Noam Okun #1426-3 6-4WH2HMatch dataOct 12, 2001R16
Franco Squillari #506-4 7-5WH2HMatch dataOct 11, 2001R32