Mario Ancic vs Ivan Ljubicic — Marseille Quarter-final

Marseille · ATP · Quarter-final
CRO
Mario Ancic
42 yrs · 196 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 13 February 2006
hard
CRO
Ivan Ljubicic
47 yrs · 193 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLWWLLWLL
Ancic M.
7-6 3-6 6-3
Ljubicic I.
Ancic M.
77362
Ljubicic I.
62631

Mario Ancic defeated Ivan Ljubicic 7-6 3-6 6-3 in the Marseille quarter-final on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Ivan Ljubicic came in leading the head-to-head 5–0, defending last year's final, but Mario Ancic had been the form player, winning 4 of their last 8 on hard. Mario Ancic claimed a first win over Ivan Ljubicic in six meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 5–1.

Key context

  • Match story: Mario Ancic closed it out in three sets, 7–6 3–6 6–3.

Head to head

0–5
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2009-03-12Indian Wells MastersR64hardIvan Ljubicic3-3 RET
2008-02-25ZagrebSFhardIvan Ljubicic7-6(2) 6-4
2006-03-06Indian Wells MastersR16hardIvan Ljubicic6-3 6-4
2005-02-07MarseilleSFhardIvan Ljubicic7-5 2-6 6-4
2003-09-22BangkokR16hardIvan Ljubicic6-1 6-4

Serve vs return

This season
Ancic M.serving92% hold

wins 72% of points on serve vs Ljubicic I.

Ljubicic I.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.Ljubicic I.
1st serve in·Even
63%
59%
1st serve points won·Even
75%
77%
2nd serve points won·Even
53%
51%
Service points won·Even
67%
67%
Return points won·Even
37%
34%
Break points saved·Even
65%
64%
Aces / match·Dominant
8.7
11.8
Double faults / match·Even
2.0
1.9

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Ancic M.Ljubicic I.
Clutch Rating·Even
61
64
Break points saved·Slight edge
83
91
Break points won·Clear edge
47
35
Deciding sets·Even
76
79
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
65
80

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
Weather
9°CClear
Wind 15 km/hHumidity 69%

Draw

Final
Clement A.
Ancic M.
6-46-2
Semi-finals
Ancic M.
Grosjean S.
6-33-66-3
Clement A.
Nadal R.
2-66-37-5
Quarter-finals
Grosjean S.
Korolev E.
7-646-3
Nadal R.
Mathieu P.
7-56-4
Ancic M.
Ljubicic I.
7-623-66-3
Clement A.
Santoro F.
7-54-67-65
R16
Santoro F.
Rusedski G.
6-36-2
Korolev E.
Davydenko N.
6-47-66
Grosjean S.
Youzhny M.
6-36-1
Clement A.
Verdasco F.
7-656-3
Mathieu P.
Stepanek R.
7-606-3
Nadal R.
Simon G.
7-56-4
Ancic M.
Faurel J.
6-36-3
Ljubicic I.
Andreev I.
7-656-4
R32
Clement A.
Gasquet R.
3-66-46-0
Grosjean S.
Monfils G.
2-67-56-3
Santoro F.
Johansson T.
6-47-63
Mathieu P.
Haehnel J.
5-76-36-4
Ljubicic I.
Srichaphan P.
6-36-766-3
Ancic M.
Baghdatis M.
6-26-796-4
Rusedski G.
Thomann N.
6-36-2
Korolev E.
Sidorenko A.
2-66-46-1
Stepanek R.
Berdych T.
7-56-4
Faurel J.
Lopez F.
6-36-3
Andreev I.
Dent T.
2-66-37-60
Davydenko N.
Rochus C.
6-16-2
Simon G.
Nieminen J.
4-66-36-2
Verdasco F.
Melzer J.
6-47-63
Youzhny M.
De Chaunac S.
6-46-3
Nadal R.
Rochus O.
4-66-27-5