Mario Ancic vs Tim Henman — Rotterdam Quarter-final

Rotterdam · ATP · Quarter-final
CRO
Mario Ancic
42 yrs · 196 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLWWLLWLW
0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 14 February 2005
hard
GBR
Tim Henman
51 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
WLWLLLWLWL
Ancic M.
7-6 7-6
Henman T.
Ancic M.
77772
Henman T.
6564–

Mario Ancic defeated Tim Henman 7-6 7-6 in the Rotterdam quarter-final on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Tim Henman came in defending last year's semi-final, but Mario Ancic had been the form player, winning 2 of their last 4 on hard. Mario Ancic extended the head-to-head to 2–1.

Key context

Head to head

1–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2006-10-02TokyoQFhardTim Henman6-2 6-2
2004-06-21WimbledonQFgrassMario Ancic7-6(5) 6-4 6-2

Serve vs return

This season
Ancic M.serving88% hold

wins 68% of points on serve vs Henman T.

Henman T.serving85% hold

wins 66% of points on serve vs Ancic M.

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
Ancic M.Henman T.
1st serve in·Even
62%
62%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
76%
71%
2nd serve points won·Even
53%
51%
Service points won·Even
67%
64%
Return points won·Even
37%
38%
Break points saved·Even
66%
63%
Aces / match·Dominant
9.4
5.1
Double faults / match·Clear edge
2.2
3.0

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 107). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Ancic M.Henman T.
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
61
46
Break points saved·Slight edge
83
76
Break points won·Slight edge
47
55
Deciding sets·Dominant
76
43
Tiebreaks·Slight edge
65
55

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

Conditions

Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
SlowFast
Weather
5°CPartly cloudy
Wind 27 km/hHumidity 82%

Draw

Final
Federer R.
Ljubicic I.
5-77-57-65
Semi-finals
Federer R.
Ancic M.
7-56-3
Ljubicic I.
Johansson T.
7-647-5
Quarter-finals
Ancic M.
Henman T.
7-657-64
Federer R.
Davydenko N.
7-57-5
Ljubicic I.
Srichaphan P.
3-66-46-2
Johansson T.
Stepanek R.
6-27-65
R16
Davydenko N.
Berdych T.
7-686-0
Federer R.
Wawrinka S.
6-16-4
Johansson T.
Johansson J.
6-46-4
Henman T.
Llodra M.
6-46-1
Ancic M.
Rochus O.
6-46-3
Ljubicic I.
Schalken S.
6-45-76-3
Stepanek R.
Ferrero J.
6-46-766-3
Srichaphan P.
Coria G.
2-67-626-3
R32
Stepanek R.
Nalbandian D.
6-24-66-1
Federer R.
Ulihrach B.
6-36-4
Ljubicic I.
Hrbaty D.
6-41-66-2
Wawrinka S.
Grosjean S.
7-656-2
Berdych T.
Soderling R.
7-56-2
Srichaphan P.
Andreev I.
7-641-67-5
Coria G.
Sluiter R.
6-26-4
Rochus O.
Lopez F.
6-47-64
Johansson J.
Wang J.
6-26-726-3
Johansson T.
Beck K.
6-23-66-1
Ferrero J.
Schuettler R.
6-46-2
Schalken S.
Pavel A.
4-67-56-4
Davydenko N.
Verdasco F.
7-52-66-4
Henman T.
Kiefer N.
7-56-4
Llodra M.
Wessels P.
6-746-46-2
Ancic M.
Dent T.
7-657-5