Taylor Dent vs Mario Ancic — Newport Round of 32

Newport · ATP · Round of 32
USA
Taylor Dent
45 yrs · 188 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWLWLWLW
0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 8 July 2002
grass
CRO
Mario Ancic
42 yrs · 196 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLWWLLWLW
Dent T.
6-3 6-4
Ancic M.
Dent T.
662
Ancic M.
34–

Taylor Dent defeated Mario Ancic 6-3 6-4 in the Newport round of 32 on grass. The upset overturned the form book — Mario Ancic came in leading the head-to-head 3–0. Taylor Dent claimed a first win over Mario Ancic in four meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 3–1.

Key context

  • Match story: Taylor Dent closed it out in two sets, 6–3 6–4.

Head to head

0–3
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2005-02-14RotterdamR32hardMario Ancic7-6(5) 7-5
2003-05-19St. PoeltenR32clayMario Ancic2-6 7-6(3) 6-4
2003-02-07Davis Cup WG R1: CRO vs USARRcarpetMario Ancic7-6(5) 3-6 7-6(10)

Serve vs return

This season
Dent T.serving89% hold

wins 69% of points on serve vs Ancic M.

Ancic M.serving92% hold

wins 72% of points on serve vs Dent T.

Serve-dominated — both hold easily, expect tiebreaks

Each player's serve crossed against the other's return, converted to expected hold of serve. Recent completed matches, ATP, WTA & Challenger. About

Statistics

This season
Dent T.Ancic M.
1st serve in·Slight edge
57%
62%
1st serve points won·Even
75%
76%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
48%
53%
Service points won·Even
64%
67%
Return points won·Even
37%
37%
Break points saved·Slight edge
61%
66%
Aces / match·Clear edge
7.6
9.4
Double faults / match·Dominant
6.2
2.2

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Dent T.Ancic M.
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
46
61
Break points saved·Slight edge
76
83
Break points won·Even
48
47
Deciding sets·Dominant
43
76
Tiebreaks·Even
62
65

Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About

Conditions

Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
SlowFast

Draw

Final
Dent T.
Blake J.
6-14-66-4
Semi-finals
Dent T.
Ginepri R.
3-66-36-1
Blake J.
Llodra M.
6-43-67-5
Quarter-finals
Blake J.
Gimelstob J.
7-57-5
Ginepri R.
Lee M.
6-36-1
Dent T.
Popp A.
6-36-2
Llodra M.
Fish M.
6-41-66-1
R16
Ginepri R.
Okun N.
7-641-66-2
Lee M.
Blake T.
1-66-46-2
Gimelstob J.
Erlich J.
6-46-0
Blake J.
Fukarek O.
7-634-66-1
Fish M.
Knowle J.
7-656-4
Llodra M.
Vahaly B.
6-46-3
Popp A.
Kohlmann M.
1-67-56-4
Dent T.
Morrison J.
6-36-4
R32
Vahaly B.
Norman D.
6-43-66-4
Llodra M.
Delgado J.
5-77-56-3
Popp A.
Pretzsch A.
6-26-2
Kohlmann M.
Simoni A.
6-26-2
Dent T.
Ancic M.
6-36-4
Gimelstob J.
Ellwood B.
6-20-66-3
Knowle J.
Vassallo Arguello M.
6-26-2
Fukarek O.
Massa E.
6-46-4
Blake J.
Trifu G.
6-47-5
Erlich J.
Melzer J.
7-56-4
Blake T.
Kim A.
5-76-47-5
Fish M.
Allegro Y.
6-37-65
Morrison J.
Godwin N.
6-37-67
Ginepri R.
Mamiit C.
6-46-4
Okun N.
Kennedy A.
6-27-61
Lee M.
Arthurs W.
3-67-56-2