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Andrei Medvedev v Goran Ivanisevic: stats compared | Lineball
Ivanisevic wins on first-serve points won %. Medvedev’s case rests on return points won %, but it isn’t enough to swing it. ATP Tour career: Medvedev 511 matches, Ivanisevic 895 matches.
Ivanisevic averages 12.7 aces a match to Medvedev’s 5.4 — 2.4 times as many.
Ivanisevic has the better first-serve points won %: 82.5 to Medvedev’s 71.4.
Medvedev has the better return points won %: 40.6 to Ivanisevic’s 35.2.
Longevity: Ivanisevic has 895 matches across 17 seasons, Medvedev 511 in 12 — the averages matter more than the totals here.
Not every stat was recorded for every match (grand slam titles): those averages use only the games that logged them.
Built only from games in our stats database. A read of the numbers, not a tip.
Tale of the tape
Per game. Totals and best single game underneath.
0.011 total · best 1Titlesper game0.024 total · best 1
–Grand Slam titlesper game0.01 total · best 1
57.4First serve in %54.8
71.4First-serve points won %82.5
58.7Break points saved %62.9
40.6Return points won %35.2
5.42,739 total · best 26Aces
Head to head
38 matches since 19935
Clay · 3 matchesMedvedev 2Ivanisevic 1
Hard · 3 matchesMedvedev 1Ivanisevic 2
Grass · 1 matchMedvedev 0Ivanisevic 1
Carpet · 1 matchMedvedev 0Ivanisevic 1
Grand Slams · 2 matchesMedvedev 0Ivanisevic 2
Finals · 2 matchesMedvedev 1Ivanisevic 1
Last meetings
22 June 1998 · Wimbledon · Round of 64 · GrassIvanisevic won 6-3 7-6(4) 4-6 6-0
20 Apr 1998 · ATP Masters 1000 Monte Carlo · Round of 64 · ClayMedvedev won 4-6 6-2 7-6(7)
9 Mar 1998 · ATP Masters 1000 Indian Wells · Round of 64 · HardMedvedev won 7-6(6) 2-6 7-6(8)
26 Aug 1996 · US Open · Round of 16 · HardIvanisevic won 6-4 3-6 6-3 7-6(2)
Last 10 games
Titles, oldest to newest.
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per game
12.79,756 total · best 46
13.26,756 total · best 31Games wonper game13.712,248 total · best 38
42.7Break points converted %40.9
57.3Sets won %60.6
52.0Games won %52.6
0.018 total · best 1Finalsper game0.152 total · best 1
1.5774 total · best 3Sets wonper game1.61,403 total · best 3
1.1576 total · best 4Sets lostper game · lower is better1.0913 total · best 3
12.26,235 total · best 33Games lostper game · lower is better12.311,023 total · best 34
0.4196 total · best 3Tiebreaksper game0.5461 total · best 3
18 Mar 1996 · ATP Masters 1000 Miami · Round of 16 · HardIvanisevic won 7-6(4) 6-4
15 May 1995 · ATP Masters 1000 Rome · Round of 16 · ClayIvanisevic won 6-1 7-6(3)
8 May 1995 · ATP Masters 1000 Hamburg · Final · ClayMedvedev won 6-3 6-2 6-1
1 Nov 1993 · ATP Masters 1000 Paris · Final · CarpetIvanisevic won 6-4 6-2 7-6(2)