Friday, January 4, 2008

Stanislas Wawrinka - Ivan Ljubicic


Stanislas Wawrinka - Ivan Ljubicic:Wawrinka@2.2 sportingbet


Ljubicic is on the right track to exit top 20 this year if he continues playing like he did in the second part of the 2007 season . The serve that helped him winning so many cheep points , and gave him the edge in so many encounters seems not to function at the same level anymore. Had a 68% on his first serve in front of Philipp Kohlschreiber, and gave him 6 break points opportunities. The difference was made on the second serve where Kohlschreiber only managed to win 39% of the points .

Wawrinka on the other hand reached 87% first serve points won , and 75% on his second serve against Calleri , defeating him 6-3 6-0. He seems to be progressing from match to match, has great serving abilities and an extraordinary backhand.

Even if Doha is one of Ljubicic's favourite tournaments, reaching the finals here 3 times in the last year, even if hed to head record is 3-0 for Ljubicic , I rate this as a 50-50 match , and I give the edge to Wawrinaka