Mario Ancic vs Olivier RochusRotterdam Round of 16

Rotterdam · ATP · Round of 16
42 yrs · 196 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Sets
Monday, 14 February 2005
hard
45 yrs · 168 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Ancic M.
6-4 6-3
Rochus O.
Ancic M.
662
Rochus O.
43

Mario Ancic defeated Olivier Rochus 6-4 6-3 in the Rotterdam round of 16 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Olivier Rochus came in defending last year's round of 32. Mario Ancic extended the head-to-head to 3–2.

Key context

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

Head to head

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DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2008-10-06StockholmR32hardMario Ancic7-6(6) 6-2
2005-10-17Madrid MastersR32clayOlivier Rochus1-6 6-4 7-6(5)
2004-09-24Davis Cup WG PO: CRO vs BELRRcarpetMario Ancic6-3 7-6(2) 6-1
2004-08-30US OpenR128hardOlivier Rochus7-5 6-2 7-6(6)

Serve vs return

This season
Ancic M.serving90% hold

wins 70% of points on serve vs Rochus O.

Rochus O.serving78% hold

wins 62% of points on serve vs Ancic M.

Serve advantage — Ancic M.

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
1st serve in·Even
62%
62%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
76%
66%
2nd serve points won·Even
53%
51%
Service points won·Slight edge
67%
60%
Return points won·Even
37%
36%
Break points saved·Slight edge
65%
59%
Aces / match·Dominant
9.4
1.6
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
Clutch Rating·Slight edge
61
54
Break points saved·Even
83
85
Break points won·Even
47
47
Deciding sets·Clear edge
76
63
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
65
48

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%