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Ivan Ljubicic v David Nalbandian: stats compared | Lineball
Nalbandian wins on break points converted %. Ljubicic’s case rests on first-serve points won %. ATP Tour career: Ljubicic 689 matches, Nalbandian 546 matches.
Ljubicic averages 11.7 aces a match to Nalbandian’s 3.7 — 3.2 times as many.
Ljubicic has the better first-serve points won %: 77.5 to Nalbandian’s 69.5.
Ljubicic averages 2.4 double faults a match to Nalbandian’s 3.2.
Winners’ edge: Nalbandian’s team won 66%, Ljubicic’s team won 59% of the matches they played.
Not every stat was recorded for every match (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 game0.011 total · best 1
58.4First serve in %59.1
77.5First-serve points won %69.5
65.0Break points saved %59.3
35.0Return points won %41.2
11.78,070 total · best 34Acesper game3.71,993 total · best 20
Head to head
48 matches since 20044
Hard · 7 matchesLjubicic 4Nalbandian 3
Carpet · 1 matchLjubicic 0Nalbandian 1
Grand Slams · 1 matchLjubicic 0Nalbandian 1
Last meetings
29 Aug 2011 · US Open · Round of 64 · HardNalbandian won 6-4 1-6 6-3 6-2
15 Aug 2010 · ATP Masters 1000 Cincinnati · Round of 64 · HardNalbandian won 7-5 6-0
5 Mar 2007 · ATP Masters 1000 Indian Wells · Round of 16 · HardLjubicic won 2-6 6-4 6-2
13 Nov 2006 · Tennis Masters Cup · Round robin · HardLjubicic won 5-7 7-6(7) 7-5
20 Mar 2006 · ATP Masters 1000 Miami · Semifinal · HardLjubicic won 6-1 6-2
14 Nov 2005 · Tennis Masters Cup · Round robin · CarpetNalbandian won 6-2 6-2
17 Oct 2005 · ATP Masters 1000 Madrid · Semifinal · HardLjubicic won 6-3 3-6 6-3
18 Oct 2004 · ATP Masters 1000 Madrid · Semifinal · HardNalbandian won
Last 10 games
Titles, oldest to newest.
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13.6
9,356 total · best 32
Games wonper game
13.77,484 total · best 31
37.1Break points converted %44.1
56.5Sets won %62.0
52.0Games won %53.8
0.125 total · best 1Finalsper game0.023 total · best 1
1.4994 total · best 3Sets wonper game1.6892 total · best 3
1.1765 total · best 3Sets lostper game · lower is better1546 total · best 3
12.58,631 total · best 30Games lostper game · lower is better11.86,429 total · best 29
0.6409 total · best 4Tiebreaksper game0.4201 total · best 3
2.41,674 total · best 10Double faultsper game · lower is better3.21,752 total · best 14