Nicolas Almagro vs Mario Ancic — Barcelona Round of 16

Barcelona · ATP · Round of 16
ESP
Nicolas Almagro
40 yrs · 183 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 28 April 2008
clay
CRO
Mario Ancic
42 yrs · 196 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Almagro N.
7-6 6-2
Ancic M.
Almagro N.
7762
Ancic M.
652–

Nicolas Almagro defeated Mario Ancic 7-6 6-2 in the Barcelona round of 16 on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Mario Ancic came in leading the head-to-head 1–0. Nicolas Almagro claimed a first win over Mario Ancic in two meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 1–1.

Key context

Head to head

0–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2006-06-26WimbledonR128grassMario Ancic7-6(2) 7-5 7-6(4)

Serve vs return

This season
Almagro N.serving82% hold

wins 64% of points on serve vs Ancic M.

Ancic M.serving85% hold

wins 66% of points on serve vs Almagro N.

Even serve battle

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
Almagro N.Ancic M.
1st serve in·Slight edge
56%
62%
1st serve points won·Even
75%
75%
2nd serve points won·Even
52%
53%
Service points won·Even
65%
67%
Return points won·Even
37%
37%
Break points saved·Slight edge
59%
65%
Aces / match·Even
8.1
8.6
Double faults / match·Slight edge
2.8
2.1

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Almagro N.Ancic M.
Clutch Rating·Slight edge
53
61
Break points saved·Slight edge
91
83
Break points won·Clear edge
23
47
Deciding sets·Slight edge
71
76
Tiebreaks·Slight edge
57
65

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

Conditions

Court speed
Slowlow bounce, long rallies
SlowFast
Weather
16°CDrizzle
Wind 16 km/hHumidity 73%

Draw

Final
Nadal R.
Ferrer D.
6-14-66-1
Semi-finals
Nadal R.
Gremelmayr D.
6-16-0
Ferrer D.
Wawrinka S.
7-686-3
Quarter-finals
Nadal R.
Chela J.
6-46-2
Gremelmayr D.
Almagro N.
6-23-67-67
Ferrer D.
Robredo T.
7-646-4
Wawrinka S.
Montanes A.
6-36-766-4
R16
Gremelmayr D.
Tursunov D.
6-46-0
Almagro N.
Ancic M.
7-656-2
Chela J.
Gulbis E.
2-66-46-3
Nadal R.
Lopez F.
6-46-3
Ferrer D.
Lapentti N.
4-66-46-3
Robredo T.
Canas G.
6-17-5
Wawrinka S.
Nalbandian D.
6-36-1
Montanes A.
Kukushkin M.
6-33-66-3
R32
Lopez F.
Martin A.
3-66-26-4
Chela J.
Lopez M.
5-1
Montanes A.
Karlovic I.
6-776-37-5
Canas G.
Gabashvili T.
6-16-2
Ferrer D.
Trujillo Soler G.
6-16-1
Lapentti N.
Gimeno Traver D.
6-36-757-5
Ancic M.
Murray A.
6-46-4
Almagro N.
Volandri F.
6-47-65
Tursunov D.
Daniel M.
6-46-3
Kukushkin M.
Cuevas P.
6-06-4
Robredo T.
Haase R.
6-26-4
Nalbandian D.
Calleri A.
1-67-626-3
Wawrinka S.
Schukin Y.
6-36-4
Nadal R.
Starace P.
6-46-2
Gremelmayr D.
Blake J.
6-16-4
Gulbis E.
Moya C.
4-66-16-4
R64
Daniel M.
Navarro I.
6-16-4
Montanes A.
Granollers M.
3-66-36-2
Haase R.
Mirnyi M.
6-26-2
Gabashvili T.
Coria G.
5-76-46-4
Almagro N.
Troicki V.
6-2
Lopez F.
Acasuso J.
5-2
Lopez M.
Minar I.
3-1
Gulbis E.
Tipsarevic J.
6-44-2
Gremelmayr D.
Ramirez Hidalgo R.
7-672-1
Martin A.
Marrai M.
6-36-3
Canas G.
Hernandez O.
6-16-4
Tursunov D.
Anderson K.
6-46-3
Starace P.
Luczak P.
7-646-1
Volandri F.
Melzer J.
6-26-4
Ancic M.
Zverev M.
6-16-0
Trujillo Soler G.
Eschauer W.
6-44-66-2
Cuevas P.
Brzezicki J.
6-37-63
Kukushkin M.
Nieminen J.
6-46-4
Wawrinka S.
Sanchez De Luna J.
6-36-3
Schukin Y.
Ginepri R.
6-46-2
Gimeno Traver D.
Ventura S.
6-26-1
Calleri A.
Johansson T.
6-16-3
Chela J.
Garcia Lopez G.
6-726-46-2
Lapentti N.
Verdasco F.
6-36-4