Mario Ancic vs James Blake — Madrid Masters Round of 32

Madrid Masters · ATP · Round of 32
CRO
Mario Ancic
42 yrs · 196 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 15 October 2007
clay
USA
James Blake
46 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Ancic M.
6-3 6-4
Blake J.
Ancic M.
662
Blake J.
34–

Mario Ancic defeated James Blake 6-3 6-4 in the Madrid Masters round of 32 on clay. The result followed the form book — Mario Ancic came in leading the head-to-head 2–1, defending last year's round of 32. Mario Ancic extended the head-to-head to 3–1.

Key context

  • Match story: Mario Ancic closed it out in two sets, 6–3 6–4.

Head to head

2–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2006-05-15Hamburg MastersR16clayMario Ancic4-6 7-5 7-6(3)
2005-10-24LyonR32clayMario Ancic6-2 7-6(5)
2003-02-07Davis Cup WG R1: CRO vs USARRcarpetJames Blake6-1 6-2 7-6(5)

Serve vs return

This season
Ancic M.serving86% hold

wins 67% of points on serve vs Blake J.

Blake J.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.Blake J.
1st serve in·Slight edge
63%
57%
1st serve points won·Even
75%
73%
2nd serve points won·Even
53%
51%
Service points won·Even
67%
64%
Return points won·Even
37%
36%
Break points saved·Even
64%
61%
Aces / match·Clear edge
8.5
6.0
Double faults / match·Clear edge
2.0
3.0

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (92 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Ancic M.Blake J.
Clutch Rating·Slight edge
61
54
Break points saved·Slight edge
83
88
Break points won·Even
47
51
Deciding sets·Clear edge
76
54
Tiebreaks·Slight edge
65
55

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

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
SlowFast
Weather
16°COvercast
Wind 9 km/hHumidity 66%

Draw

Final
Nalbandian D.
Federer R.
1-66-36-3
Semi-finals
Federer R.
Kiefer N.
6-46-4
Nalbandian D.
Djokovic N.
6-47-64
Quarter-finals
Kiefer N.
Gonzalez F.
7-656-2
Djokovic N.
Ancic M.
7-626-2
Nalbandian D.
Nadal R.
6-16-2
Federer R.
Lopez F.
7-646-4
R16
Kiefer N.
Karlovic I.
7-657-63
Federer R.
Canas G.
6-06-3
Lopez F.
Koubek S.
7-696-1
Djokovic N.
Ferrero J.
6-32-66-4
Nalbandian D.
del Potro J.
6-26-4
Nadal R.
Murray A.
7-656-4
Gonzalez F.
Monaco J.
6-46-2
Ancic M.
Mathieu P.
6-46-3
R32
Ancic M.
Blake J.
6-36-4
Gonzalez F.
Almagro N.
7-6117-5
Mathieu P.
Gasquet R.
7-687-5
Nadal R.
Baghdatis M.
6-46-4
Murray A.
Chela J.
6-16-3
Nalbandian D.
Berdych T.
4-66-47-62
del Potro J.
Robredo T.
6-746-46-3
Djokovic N.
Verdasco F.
6-776-36-3
Ferrero J.
Moya C.
7-626-4
Monaco J.
Haas T.
6-47-5
Kiefer N.
Youzhny M.
6-16-3
Karlovic I.
Hernandez O.
7-56-2
Lopez F.
Ferrer D.
7-637-5
Koubek S.
Ljubicic I.
6-36-727-5
Canas G.
Calleri A.
6-33-67-5
Federer R.
Ginepri R.
7-626-4
R64
del Potro J.
Starace P.
7-56-1
Verdasco F.
Montanes A.
6-16-1
Baghdatis M.
Pavel A.
6-34-66-1
Murray A.
Stepanek R.
6-46-1
Calleri A.
Tursunov D.
3-67-646-4
Ginepri R.
Melzer J.
2-67-626-4
Koubek S.
Nieminen J.
6-33-66-4
Lopez F.
Volandri F.
6-36-2
Karlovic I.
Safin M.
6-36-4
Kiefer N.
Wawrinka S.
7-56-3
Monaco J.
Andreev I.
6-756-06-4
Almagro N.
Santoro F.
6-46-4
Ancic M.
Gicquel M.
6-46-2
Mathieu P.
Fish M.
6-32-67-5
Ferrero J.
Falla A.
6-47-5
Nalbandian D.
Clement A.
5-76-26-4