Ivo Karlovic vs Mario AncicZagreb Round of 16

Zagreb · ATP · Round of 16
47 yrs · 208 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWWWWWLLL
0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 30 January 2006
hard
42 yrs · 196 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLWWLLWLW
Karlovic I.
7-6 7-6
Ancic M.
Karlovic I.
79772
Ancic M.
6764

Ivo Karlovic defeated Mario Ancic 7-6 7-6 in the Zagreb round of 16 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Mario Ancic came in leading the head-to-head 2–0, but Ivo Karlovic had been the form player, winning 5 of their last 8 on hard. Ivo Karlovic claimed a first win over Mario Ancic in three meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 2–1.

Key context

Head to head

02
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2009-01-19Australian OpenR64hardMario Ancic5-7 7-5 4-6 6-4 6-3
2003-10-20StockholmR32hardMario Ancic6-3 6-2

Serve vs return

This season
Karlovic I.serving95% hold

wins 75% of points on serve vs Ancic M.

Ancic M.serving97% hold

wins 79% of points on serve vs Karlovic I.

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
1st serve in·Even
65%
63%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
83%
75%
2nd serve points won·Even
55%
53%
Service points won·Slight edge
73%
67%
Return points won·Slight edge
27%
37%
Break points saved·Slight edge
71%
65%
Aces / match·Dominant
20.9
8.8
Double faults / match·Dominant
4.7
2.0

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 162). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Slight edge
56
61
Break points saved·Clear edge
98
83
Break points won·Dominant
0
47
Deciding sets·Slight edge
83
76
Tiebreaks·Slight edge
76
65

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

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast