Mario Ancic vs Ernests Gulbis — St. Petersburg Semi-final

St. Petersburg · ATP · Semi-final
CRO
Mario Ancic
42 yrs · 196 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLWWLLWLW
0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 23 October 2006
carpet
LAT
Ernests Gulbis
37 yrs · 190 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
WLWLWWWLLL
Ancic M.
6-2 6-3
Gulbis E.
Ancic M.
662
Gulbis E.
23–

Mario Ancic defeated Ernests Gulbis 6-2 6-3 in the St. Petersburg semi-final on carpet. The upset overturned the form book — Ernests Gulbis came in leading the head-to-head 1–0. Mario Ancic claimed a first win over Ernests Gulbis in two meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 1–1.

Key context

Head to head

0–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2008-09-29MetzR32hardErnests Gulbis7-6(3) 6-4

Serve vs return

This season
Ancic M.serving90% hold

wins 70% of points on serve vs Gulbis E.

Gulbis E.serving82% hold

wins 64% 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.Gulbis E.
1st serve in·Slight edge
63%
55%
1st serve points won·Even
75%
74%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
53%
47%
Service points won·Slight edge
67%
62%
Return points won·Even
37%
36%
Break points saved·Slight edge
65%
59%
Aces / match·Clear edge
8.8
6.7
Double faults / match·Dominant
2.0
5.1

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Ancic M.Gulbis E.
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
61
48
Break points saved·Slight edge
83
91
Break points won·Dominant
47
17
Deciding sets·Clear edge
76
88
Tiebreaks·Dominant
65
6

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

Conditions

Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
SlowFast

Draw

Final
Ancic M.
Johansson T.
7-57-62
Semi-finals
Johansson T.
Kunitsyn I.
6-37-63
Ancic M.
Gulbis E.
6-26-3
Quarter-finals
Johansson T.
Moodie W.
6-33-66-3
Gulbis E.
Hernych J.
7-666-746-2
Ancic M.
Mirnyi M.
6-47-5
Kunitsyn I.
Starace P.
6-36-2
R16
Moodie W.
Davydenko N.
2-63-3
Johansson T.
Youzhny M.
W/O
Starace P.
Nieminen J.
7-53-2
Kunitsyn I.
Haas T.
7-644-66-2
Mirnyi M.
Pavel A.
6-37-5
Ancic M.
Sluiter R.
6-36-4
Gulbis E.
Dlouhy L.
5-76-36-3
Hernych J.
Arthurs W.
6-46-4
R32
Davydenko N.
Santoro F.
6-36-1
Moodie W.
Gabashvili T.
2-67-56-3
Kunitsyn I.
Phau B.
7-666-3
Starace P.
Bracciali D.
6-36-3
Nieminen J.
Tipsarevic J.
7-56-2
Mirnyi M.
Tursunov D.
4-66-36-4
Pavel A.
Cilic M.
6-47-5
Sluiter R.
Kubot L.
6-43-66-3
Ancic M.
Goldstein P.
7-56-1
Dlouhy L.
Melzer J.
3-66-46-3
Gulbis E.
Vik R.
6-43-67-64
Hernych J.
Korolev E.
6-756-47-67
Haas T.
Zimonjic N.
6-26-766-2
Arthurs W.
Robredo T.
6-32-66-4
Youzhny M.
Schuettler R.
7-666-4
Johansson T.
Dancevic F.
6-06-736-3