Mario Ancic vs Jurgen Melzer — Davis Cup WG R1: AUT vs CRO Round Robin

Davis Cup WG R1: AUT vs CRO · ATP · Round Robin
CRO
Mario Ancic
42 yrs · 196 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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3 — 2
Sets
Friday, 10 February 2006
clay
AUT
Jurgen Melzer
45 yrs · 183 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLLWLWLW
Ancic M.
6-7 6-7 6-4 6-4 6-3
Melzer J.
Ancic M.
62646663
Melzer J.
77774432

Mario Ancic defeated Jurgen Melzer 6-7 6-7 6-4 6-4 6-3 in the Davis Cup WG R1: AUT vs CRO round robin on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Jurgen Melzer came in leading the head-to-head 1–0. Mario Ancic claimed a first win over Jurgen Melzer in two meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 1–1.

Key context

Head to head

0–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2007-08-13Cincinnati MastersR32hardJurgen Melzer6-3 2-6 7-6(9)

Serve vs return

This season
Ancic M.serving84% hold

wins 65% of points on serve vs Melzer J.

Melzer J.serving76% hold

wins 61% 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.Melzer J.
1st serve in·Even
63%
65%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
75%
68%
2nd serve points won·Even
53%
50%
Service points won·Slight edge
67%
62%
Return points won·Even
37%
38%
Break points saved·Slight edge
65%
59%
Aces / match·Dominant
8.8
4.0
Double faults / match·Clear edge
2.0
2.8

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (163 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Ancic M.Melzer J.
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
61
44
Break points saved·Even
83
86
Break points won·Clear edge
47
27
Deciding sets·Slight edge
76
65
Tiebreaks·Dominant
65
27

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