Mario Ancic vs Rainer Schuettler — Tokyo Round of 16

Tokyo · ATP · Round of 16
CRO
Mario Ancic
42 yrs · 196 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 2 October 2006
hard
GER
Rainer Schuettler
50 yrs · 180 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWLWLLLL
Ancic M.
6-2 4-6 6-4
Schuettler R.
Ancic M.
6462
Schuettler R.
2641

Mario Ancic defeated Rainer Schuettler 6-2 4-6 6-4 in the Tokyo round of 16 on hard. The result followed the form book — Mario Ancic came in leading the head-to-head 2–0, defending last year's final. Mario Ancic extended the head-to-head to 3–0.

Key context

  • Match story: Mario Ancic closed it out in three sets, 6–2 4–6 6–4.

Head to head

2–0
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2009-02-09RotterdamR32hardMario Ancic7-5 6-2
2008-10-26Paris MastersR64hardMario Ancic6-4 3-6 6-1

Serve vs return

This season
Ancic M.serving89% hold

wins 69% of points on serve vs Schuettler R.

Schuettler R.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.Schuettler R.
1st serve in·Even
63%
60%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
75%
68%
2nd serve points won·Even
53%
50%
Service points won·Slight edge
67%
61%
Return points won·Even
37%
37%
Break points saved·Slight edge
65%
58%
Aces / match·Dominant
8.8
3.4
Double faults / match·Clear edge
2.0
2.8

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (162 vs 182). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Ancic M.Schuettler R.
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
61
37
Break points saved·Slight edge
83
77
Break points won·Even
47
50
Deciding sets·Dominant
76
32
Tiebreaks·Dominant
65
36

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
20°CDrizzle
Wind 17 km/hHumidity 83%

Draw

Final
Federer R.
Henman T.
6-36-3
Semi-finals
Henman T.
Lee H.
6-47-65
Federer R.
Becker B.
6-36-4
Quarter-finals
Lee H.
Robredo T.
7-634-66-1
Federer R.
Suzuki T.
4-67-57-63
Becker B.
Nieminen J.
6-757-666-4
Henman T.
Ancic M.
6-26-2
R16
Federer R.
Moodie W.
6-26-1
Robredo T.
Spadea V.
6-47-69
Lee H.
Tursunov D.
6-42-66-4
Ancic M.
Schuettler R.
6-24-66-4
Nieminen J.
Monaco J.
6-26-3
Henman T.
del Potro J.
7-636-3
Suzuki T.
Waske A.
6-747-6106-1
Becker B.
Novak J.
3-66-37-64
R32
Federer R.
Troicki V.
7-627-63
Moodie W.
Koubek S.
6-36-4
Waske A.
Phau B.
6-46-4
Suzuki T.
Srichaphan P.
7-646-756-4
Novak J.
Murray A.
6-37-61
Becker B.
Udomchoke D.
6-26-1
Monaco J.
Massa E.
7-646-3
Nieminen J.
Burgsmuller L.
7-57-62
Robredo T.
Lu Y.
6-46-1
del Potro J.
Ginepri R.
6-26-2
Henman T.
Dancevic F.
6-26-1
Schuettler R.
Goldstein P.
6-36-2
Ancic M.
Carlsen K.
6-16-4
Tursunov D.
Wang J.
6-35-77-5
Lee H.
Pless K.
7-56-1
Spadea V.
Iwabuchi S.
2-66-26-0
R64
Burgsmuller L.
Arthurs W.
6-757-677-63
Novak J.
Vik R.
4-66-46-4
Massa E.
Economidis K.
6-16-3
Udomchoke D.
Cilic M.
7-636-3
Suzuki T.
Greul S.
6-26-2
Waske A.
Chaen T.
6-46-4
Koubek S.
Galvani S.
6-34-67-5
Troicki V.
Vicente F.
6-746-46-2
Lu Y.
Delgado R.
6-26-3
Iwabuchi S.
Chen T.
6-26-1
Pless K.
De Voest R.
6-36-4
Wang J.
Kim K.
6-36-1
Carlsen K.
Motomura G.
6-756-36-2
Schuettler R.
Berrer M.
6-26-1
Dancevic F.
Daniel M.
6-46-4
del Potro J.
Soeda G.
6-36-1