Ivan Ljubicic
Ivan Ljubicic
Ivan Ljubičićis a retired Croatian tennis player. His career-high ATP singles ranking was world No. 3...
ProfessionTennis Player
Date of Birth19 March 1979
definitely numbers player showing
Definitely I feel like No. 2 player in the world. It's not just a feeling. Also I think the numbers are showing the same.
difficult expect five hung mistakes number won
I am number five in the world so I expect to play well. We made some mistakes and it got difficult but we hung in and won it.
good hopeful race start though
Though it is my first visit, I am hopeful of getting a good start to the ATP Champion's race in the New Year.
bit came easy everybody thriller
We wanted everybody to know we came here to win, but it was not as easy as we expected. It was a bit of an unnecessary thriller in the end, but we had to win.
care final
But this is even better. I don't care who we play in the final because we're there.
happened knew lost return
We never lost hope. It happened to us before, and we managed to come back. When we got the feel on the return I knew everything was possible.
crowd key serve
My serve was the key today, and the crowd were fantastic,
blocked career decision difficult neck woke worked
I woke up with a completely blocked neck and we worked on it all morning. I didn't know if I would play or not. It was probably the most difficult decision I had to make in my career - to play or not.
felt last legs powerful quick
I felt as if my legs were not as powerful and quick as last week, but I think that's normal,
acting great grow kid
He's a little weird, ... He can play great or he can play horrible. He's spoiled. I think he'll grow as a person, but right now, he's a kid and he's acting as a kid.
beginning bronze cup davis deal highlight learned match medal olympic pressure terrible
I always thought my Olympic bronze medal was the highlight of my career, ... But this is even better. I had some terrible times at the beginning of my Davis Cup career, but through the years I've learned how to deal with the pressure match after match.
bronze highlight medal olympic
I always thought my Olympic bronze medal was the highlight of my career,
best bit came cup davis doubles nervous played second settled start
We were a bit nervous at the start and didn't play too well, but we settled in the second and came back strong. I think we played one of our best Davis Cup doubles matches.
aggressive ball bit both returns serve similar
We play similar tennis. I use my serve a little bit more than he does, he probably returns a lot better than I do, but when the ball is in play we both try to be aggressive off the baseline.