Mario Ancic vs Gilles SimonMiami Masters Round of 128

Miami Masters · ATP · Round of 128
42 yrs · 196 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 1
Sets
Thursday, 27 March 2008
hard
41 yrs · 183 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Ancic M.
6-2 6-7 6-3
Simon G.
Ancic M.
66262
Simon G.
27731

Mario Ancic defeated Gilles Simon 6-2 6-7 6-3 in the Miami Masters round of 128 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Gilles Simon came in defending last year's round of 32. Mario Ancic extended the head-to-head to 2–1.

Key context

  • Match story: Mario Ancic closed it out in three sets, 6–2 6–7 6–3.

Head to head

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DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2009-02-09RotterdamR16hardMario Ancic6-4 3-6 6-3
2009-01-19Australian OpenR32hardGilles Simon7-6(2) 6-4 6-2

Serve vs return

This season
Ancic M.serving86% hold

wins 67% of points on serve vs Simon G.

Simon G.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
1st serve in·Even
62%
61%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
75%
68%
2nd serve points won·Even
53%
49%
Service points won·Slight edge
67%
61%
Return points won·Even
37%
39%
Break points saved·Slight edge
65%
59%
Aces / match·Dominant
8.7
3.8
Double faults / match·Slight edge
2.1
2.7

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
61
74
Break points saved·Slight edge
83
94
Break points won·Clear edge
47
68
Deciding sets·Even
76
73
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
65
82

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

Conditions

Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
SlowFast
Weather
23°COvercast
Wind 18 km/hHumidity 51%

Draw