Mario Ancic vs Max Mirnyi — St. Petersburg Quarter-final

St. Petersburg · ATP · Quarter-final
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Mario Ancic
42 yrs · 196 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 23 October 2006
carpet
BLR
Max Mirnyi
49 yrs · 196 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Ancic M.
6-4 7-5
Mirnyi M.
Ancic M.
672
Mirnyi M.
45–

Mario Ancic defeated Max Mirnyi 6-4 7-5 in the St. Petersburg quarter-final on carpet. The upset overturned the form book — Max Mirnyi came in leading the head-to-head 2–0, defending last year's round of 32. Mario Ancic claimed a first win over Max Mirnyi in three meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 2–1.

Key context

Head to head

0–2
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2004-10-04LyonR32clayMax Mirnyi6-3 3-1 RET
2003-02-17RotterdamR32hardMax Mirnyi6-7(5) 7-6(5) 6-4

Serve vs return

This season
Ancic M.serving92% hold

wins 72% of points on serve vs Mirnyi M.

Mirnyi M.serving86% hold

wins 67% 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.Mirnyi M.
1st serve in·Even
63%
61%
1st serve points won·Even
75%
74%
2nd serve points won·Even
53%
50%
Service points won·Even
67%
65%
Return points won·Even
37%
34%
Break points saved·Even
65%
62%
Aces / match·Even
8.8
8.5
Double faults / match·Dominant
2.0
4.2

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (162 vs 81). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Ancic M.Mirnyi M.
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
61
43
Break points saved·Slight edge
83
76
Break points won·Even
47
43
Deciding sets·Dominant
76
45
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
65
53

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