Mario Ancic vs Rafael Nadal — Milan Round of 16

Milan · ATP · Round of 16
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Mario Ancic
42 yrs · 196 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 9 February 2004
carpet
ESP
Rafael Nadal
40 yrs · 185 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Ancic M.
7-5 6-2
Nadal R.
Ancic M.
762
Nadal R.
52–

Mario Ancic defeated Rafael Nadal 7-5 6-2 in the Milan round of 16 on carpet. The upset overturned the form book — Rafael Nadal came in leading the head-to-head 4–0. Mario Ancic claimed a first win over Rafael Nadal in five meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 4–1.

Key context

  • Match story: Mario Ancic closed it out in two sets, 7–5 6–2.

Head to head

0–4
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2010-03-11Indian Wells MastersR32hardRafael Nadal6-2 6-2
2008-04-20Monte Carlo MastersR32clayRafael Nadal6-0 6-3
2004-01-12AucklandR16hardRafael Nadal7-6(0) 7-6(6)
2003-06-23WimbledonR128grassRafael Nadal6-3 6-4 4-6 6-4

Serve vs return

This season
Ancic M.serving82% hold

wins 64% of points on serve vs Nadal R.

Nadal R.serving89% hold

wins 69% of points on serve vs Ancic M.

Serve advantage — Nadal R.

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
Ancic M.Nadal R.
1st serve in·Even
62%
65%
1st serve points won·Even
76%
73%
2nd serve points won·Even
53%
56%
Service points won·Even
67%
67%
Return points won·Slight edge
37%
42%
Break points saved·Even
65%
64%
Aces / match·Dominant
9.4
4.4
Double faults / match·Even
2.2
2.4

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Ancic M.Nadal R.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
61
97
Break points saved·Clear edge
83
100
Break points won·Dominant
47
99
Deciding sets·Clear edge
76
100
Tiebreaks·Dominant
65
99

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

Draw

Final
Dupuis A.
Ancic M.
6-46-7127-65
Semi-finals
Ancic M.
Johansson T.
6-36-4
Dupuis A.
Carraz G.
6-46-4
Quarter-finals
Ancic M.
Robredo T.
6-36-4
Dupuis A.
Youzhny M.
5-77-657-65
Carraz G.
Verkerk M.
6-37-63
Johansson T.
Kucera K.
7-627-62
R16
Verkerk M.
Escude N.
6-36-4
Youzhny M.
Hrbaty D.
6-46-3
Ancic M.
Nadal R.
7-56-2
Dupuis A.
Heuberger I.
7-646-3
Robredo T.
Ivanisevic G.
6-45-77-64
Kucera K.
Sargsian S.
6-26-1
Johansson T.
Sluiter R.
6-36-3
Carraz G.
Beck K.
6-46-7147-65
R32
Sargsian S.
Seppi A.
6-16-4
Hrbaty D.
Andreev I.
4-66-36-2
Nadal R.
Karlovic I.
7-56-756-1
Ancic M.
Santoro F.
6-26-3
Ivanisevic G.
Ulihrach B.
7-623-67-63
Sluiter R.
Bracciali D.
7-56-4
Johansson T.
Davydenko N.
6-36-4
Kucera K.
Stepanek R.
7-656-2
Robredo T.
Corretja A.
6-47-5
Verkerk M.
Sanguinetti D.
6-47-60
Escude N.
Bohli S.
6-36-4
Carraz G.
Santopadre V.
6-786-36-3
Beck K.
Ljubicic I.
6-46-4
Dupuis A.
Lopez F.
6-37-66
Heuberger I.
Martin A.
6-16-4
Youzhny M.
Galimberti G.
7-656-3