Mario Ancic vs Mark Philippoussis — Scottsdale Round of 16

Scottsdale · 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, 21 February 2005
hard
AUS
Mark Philippoussis
49 yrs · 196 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Ancic M.
6-1 7-6
Philippoussis M.
Ancic M.
6772
Philippoussis M.
163–

Mario Ancic defeated Mark Philippoussis 6-1 7-6 in the Scottsdale round of 16 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Mark Philippoussis came in leading the head-to-head 2–0. Mario Ancic claimed a first win over Mark Philippoussis in three meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 2–1.

Key context

  • Match story: Mario Ancic came through a tight passage before pulling clear — 6–1 7–6.

Head to head

0–2
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2004-01-19Australian OpenR32hardMark Philippoussis6-4 7-6(2) 6-2
2003-09-29TokyoR16hardMark Philippoussis6-4 7-5

Serve vs return

This season
Ancic M.serving93% hold

wins 73% of points on serve vs Philippoussis M.

Philippoussis M.serving89% hold

wins 69% 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.Philippoussis M.
1st serve in·Even
62%
59%
1st serve points won·Even
76%
79%
2nd serve points won·Even
53%
50%
Service points won·Even
67%
67%
Return points won·Even
37%
33%
Break points saved·Slight edge
66%
61%
Aces / match·Dominant
9.4
13.4
Double faults / match·Dominant
2.2
4.7

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 38). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Draw

Final
Arthurs W.
Ancic M.
7-56-3
Semi-finals
Arthurs W.
Rochus C.
7-57-62
Ancic M.
Spadea V.
6-16-4
Quarter-finals
Spadea V.
Blake J.
7-666-1
Ancic M.
Lapentti G.
6-16-4
Rochus C.
Sanguinetti D.
6-46-3
Arthurs W.
Weiner G.
6-37-63
R16
Arthurs W.
Gimelstob J.
6-26-757-66
Sanguinetti D.
Goldstein P.
3-66-16-4
Rochus C.
Kim K.
6-36-1
Spadea V.
Tipsarevic J.
6-44-66-4
Weiner G.
Burgsmuller L.
6-46-4
Lapentti G.
Labadze I.
6-26-2
Blake J.
Salzenstein J.
6-26-4
Ancic M.
Philippoussis M.
6-17-63
R32
Weiner G.
Dancevic F.
6-47-64
Gimelstob J.
Vliegen K.
6-37-63
Arthurs W.
Dent T.
3-66-37-64
Kim K.
Tecau H.
6-36-2
Rochus C.
Morrison J.
6-42-66-4
Labadze I.
Kuznetsov A.
3-67-56-1
Sanguinetti D.
Kohlmann M.
6-46-726-3
Goldstein P.
Young D.
6-36-1
Spadea V.
Reynolds B.
1-67-647-62
Tipsarevic J.
Gambill J.
6-46-2
Salzenstein J.
Bogomolov Jr A.
6-37-64
Blake J.
Carlsen K.
7-697-5
Ancic M.
Evans B.
3-66-26-3
Philippoussis M.
Behrend T.
7-51-66-4
Lapentti G.
Moodie W.
6-46-1
Burgsmuller L.
Lu Y.
4-66-47-63