Ivan Ljubicic

Ljubicic wins Lyon Grand Prix final

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… Ljubicic wins Lyon Grand Prix final Sunday, November 01, 2009 LYON, France Third-seeded Ivan Ljubicic of Croatia won his first title in more than two years by beating Michael Llodra of France 7-5, 6-3 in Sunday's Lyon Grand …

Story|11/01/2009

Davydenko beats Nadal to win Shanghai Masters

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… a pulled stomach muscle at the U.S. Open. He looked rusty, having advanced twice when his opponents retired: Ivan Ljubicic of Croatia in the quarterfinals and Feliciano Lopez of Spain in the semifinals. Nadal had reached the semifinals at …

Story|10/18/2009

Nadal, Djokovic reach semifinals at China Open

By CHRISTOPHER BODEEN| AP| Sports

… who defeated Nikolay Davydenko of Russia 6-4, 6-4. Djokovic will face Robin Soderling of Sweden, who defeated Ivan Ljubicic of Croatia 7-6 (3), 6-4. Djokovic was broken by Verdasco three times in the second set. But the fourth-ranked …

Story|10/09/2009

Monfils, Kohlschreiber reach Metz final

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… quarterfinal stage at Metz in 2004 and '05. The 13th-ranked Monfils will play his second final in Metz after losing to Ivan Ljubicic in 2005. Kohlschreiber reached his first final on the ATP tour since finishing runner-up to Roger Federer last year …

Story|09/26/2009

Federer's serve solid in first Cincy match

By JOE KAY| AP| Sports

… He threw back his head and yelled in anguish. That was the only chance he would get. Djokovic beat Croatia's Ivan Ljubicic 7-6 (5), 6-4 in the opening match. Djokovic was accurate with his shots in the unaccustomed conditions, making …

Story|08/19/2009

Davydenko, Ferrero reach semis at Croatia Open

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… top-10 players. Davydenko will play fourth-seeded Jurgen Melzer of Austria, who saved four match points to oust Ivan Ljubicic of Croatia 4-6, 7-6 (3), 6-3. Ljubicic had one match point at 5-4 in the second and three more at 6 …

Story|07/31/2009

US ousted by Croatia in Davis Cup quarterfinals

By DUSAN STOJANOVIC| AP| Sports

… Argentina away." Added McEnroe: "Croatia has a great chance in the semifinals, and if they get (Mario) Ancic and ( Ivan ) Ljubicic , they will be even a better team." Ancic missed the quarterfinals because of an illness, and Ljubicic had tentatively …

Story|07/12/2009

Mathieu, Seppi make early exits from Eastbourne

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… seeded third, fell 6-4, 6-2 to Janko Tipsarevic. Seppi, seeded seventh, was beaten 7-6 (4), 7-5 by Ivan Ljubicic . Also, Robby Ginepri downed Andrey Golubev 6-3, 6-4, and Denis Istomin defeated Kevin Kim 7-6 (5), 7 …

Story|06/14/2009

Williams needs 9 match points to win in Paris

By HOWARD FENDRICH| AP| Sports

… 9 Jo-Wilfried Tsonga and 2003 champion Juan Carlos Ferrero. Ferrero needed five sets to beat 2006 semifinalist Ivan Ljubicic , and while that and other matches might have interested fans, nothing going on around Roland Garros came close to …

Story|05/26/2009

Nadal, Federer Djokovic reach Madrid semifinals

By PAUL LOGOTHETIS| AP| Sports

… time in four meetings. Novak Djokovic will get a fourth shot at beating Nadal this year after dispatching wild card Ivan Ljubicic 6-4, 6-4. Top-ranked Dinara Safina advanced to the women's last four with a 6-4, 6-3 win over Alona …

Story|05/15/2009