Mario Ancic vs Vincent Spadea — Scottsdale Semi-final

Scottsdale · ATP · Semi-final
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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
USA
Vincent Spadea
51 yrs · 183 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Ancic M.
6-1 6-4
Spadea V.
Ancic M.
662
Spadea V.
14–

Mario Ancic defeated Vincent Spadea 6-1 6-4 in the Scottsdale semi-final on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Vincent Spadea came in leading the head-to-head 1–0, defending the title, but Mario Ancic had been the form player, winning 3 of their last 7 on hard. Mario Ancic claimed a first win over Vincent Spadea in two meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 1–1.

Key context

Head to head

0–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2002-09-09Costa Do SauipeR32hardVincent Spadea4-6 6-1 7-6(7)

Serve vs return

This season
Ancic M.serving88% hold

wins 68% of points on serve vs Spadea V.

Spadea V.serving80% hold

wins 63% 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
Ancic M.Spadea V.
1st serve in·Even
62%
59%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
76%
68%
2nd serve points won·Even
53%
50%
Service points won·Slight edge
67%
61%
Return points won·Even
37%
38%
Break points saved·Slight edge
66%
59%
Aces / match·Dominant
9.4
3.4
Double faults / match·Slight edge
2.2
2.9

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 186). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Ancic M.Spadea V.
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
61
45
Break points saved·Slight edge
83
75
Break points won·Even
47
45
Deciding sets·Clear edge
76
53
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
65
46

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

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