Mario Ancic vs Nicolas Mahut — Zagreb Round of 32

Zagreb · ATP · Round of 32
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Mario Ancic
42 yrs · 196 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 25 February 2008
hard
FRA
Nicolas Mahut
44 yrs · 191 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Ancic M.
7-6 7-6
Mahut N.
Ancic M.
77782
Mahut N.
6366–

Mario Ancic defeated Nicolas Mahut 7-6 7-6 in the Zagreb round of 32 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Nicolas Mahut came in defending last year's round of 32, but Mario Ancic had been the form player, winning 4 of their last 8 on hard.

Key context

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Ancic M.serving90% hold

wins 70% of points on serve vs Mahut N.

Mahut N.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.Mahut N.
1st serve in·Even
62%
61%
1st serve points won·Even
75%
74%
2nd serve points won·Even
53%
51%
Service points won·Even
67%
65%
Return points won·Even
37%
36%
Break points saved·Slight edge
65%
60%
Aces / match·Clear edge
8.5
6.0
Double faults / match·Slight edge
2.1
2.8

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (69 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Ancic M.Mahut N.
Clutch Rating·Slight edge
61
51
Break points saved·Slight edge
83
91
Break points won·Dominant
47
15
Deciding sets·Even
76
74
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
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast

Draw

Final
Stakhovsky S.
Ljubicic I.
7-56-4
Semi-finals
Ljubicic I.
Ancic M.
7-626-4
Stakhovsky S.
Bolelli S.
6-46-4
Quarter-finals
Stakhovsky S.
Tipsarevic J.
3-66-46-2
Bolelli S.
Rochus O.
7-656-4
Ancic M.
Haase R.
6-33-66-3
Ljubicic I.
Gabashvili T.
6-26-756-3
R16
Stakhovsky S.
Troicki V.
7-673-66-4
Tipsarevic J.
Karanusic R.
6-36-746-4
Bolelli S.
Cilic M.
6-46-3
Rochus O.
Koubek S.
6-26-4
Ancic M.
Gremelmayr D.
6-36-2
Haase R.
Simon G.
6-26-4
Gabashvili T.
De Voest R.
7-56-1
Ljubicic I.
Zovko L.
6-47-63
R32
Ancic M.
Mahut N.
7-637-66
Rochus O.
Santoro F.
6-32-0
Troicki V.
Bastl G.
6-37-63
Ljubicic I.
Gulbis E.
6-37-67
Zovko L.
Gicquel M.
6-37-5
Gabashvili T.
Mayer F.
7-666-0
De Voest R.
Seppi A.
6-47-63
Simon G.
Cervenak P.
7-626-1
Haase R.
Berrer M.
6-46-3
Gremelmayr D.
De Chaunac S.
6-726-16-4
Cilic M.
Garcia Lopez G.
6-26-2
Bolelli S.
Schuettler R.
6-36-2
Koubek S.
Skugor F.
2-67-626-0
Tipsarevic J.
Zverev M.
6-36-1
Stakhovsky S.
Karlovic I.
4-67-656-2
Karanusic R.
Kavcic B.
6-796-46-4