Lukas Lacko #119 def. Ivan Ljubicic #30

3-6 4-6 6-3 6-4 6-4

Lukas Lacko defeated Ivan Ljubicic 3-6 4-6 6-3 6-4 6-4 in the 2012 Australian Open first round on hard courts.

Match Information

Date: Jan 18, 2012*
Tournament: Australian Open
Edition: 2012
Category: Grand Slam
Surface: Hard
Round: R128
Duration: 3h 9m

Match Statistics

Stat	Lukas Lacko	Ivan Ljubicic
Aces	27	13
Double faults	4	3
First serve %	64	59
First serve points won %	81	76
Second serve points won %	64	52
Break points saved %	62	64
Break points converted %	36	38
Service points won %	75	66
Return points won %	34	25
Total points won %	53	47

Player Comparison

Field	Lukas Lacko	Ivan Ljubicic
Country	SVK	CRO
Birth date	Nov 3, 1987	Mar 19, 1979
Age	24	32
Height	185 cm	193 cm
Handedness	Right-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	Two-Handed Backhand	—
Ranking (entering)	119	30
Ranking points (entering)	491	1,270
Elo (entering)	1,694	1,910
Current career W-L	81–135	404–284
Current career earnings	$3,602,283	$10,181,121

Pre-match H2H

Lukas Lacko #119 1 – 0 Ivan Ljubicic #30

Path

Lukas Lacko's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Sergei Bubka #152	6-2 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	Jan 17, 2012	Q3
Aljaz Bedene #163	6-2 6-0	W	H2H	Match data	Jan 17, 2012	Q2
Jaroslav Pospisil #207	6-0 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	Jan 16, 2012	Q1

Lukas Lacko's next match

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Donald Young #42	6-3 6-1 3-6 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	Jan 19, 2012	R64

Ivan Ljubicic's path

No prior matches in this tournament.