Gilles Simon vs Mario Ancic — Australian Open Round of 32

Australian Open · ATP · Round of 32
FRA
Gilles Simon
41 yrs · 183 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLWWLLWL
0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 19 January 2009
hard
CRO
Mario Ancic
42 yrs · 196 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLWWLLWLW
Simon G.
7-6 6-4 6-2
Ancic M.
Simon G.
77663
Ancic M.
6242–

Gilles Simon defeated Mario Ancic 7-6 6-4 6-2 in the Australian Open round of 32 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Mario Ancic came in leading the head-to-head 2–0. Gilles Simon claimed a first win over Mario Ancic in three meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 2–1.

Key context

  • Match story: Gilles Simon closed it out in three sets, 7–6 6–4 6–2.

Head to head

0–2
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2009-02-09RotterdamR16hardMario Ancic6-4 3-6 6-3
2008-03-27Miami MastersR128hardMario Ancic6-2 6-7(2) 6-3

Serve vs return

This season
Simon G.serving80% hold

wins 63% of points on serve vs Ancic M.

Ancic M.serving85% hold

wins 66% of points on serve vs Simon G.

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
Simon G.Ancic M.
1st serve in·Even
61%
62%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
68%
73%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
49%
54%
Service points won·Slight edge
61%
66%
Return points won·Even
39%
37%
Break points saved·Even
59%
61%
Aces / match·Dominant
3.8
7.6
Double faults / match·Clear edge
2.7
1.7

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 24). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

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

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
Weather
33°CClear
Wind 9 km/hHumidity 18%

Draw

Final
Nadal R.
Federer R.
7-53-67-633-66-2
Semi-finals
Nadal R.
Verdasco F.
6-746-47-626-716-4
Federer R.
Roddick A.
6-27-57-5
Quarter-finals
Roddick A.
Djokovic N.
6-736-46-22-1
Nadal R.
Simon G.
6-27-57-5
Verdasco F.
Tsonga J.
7-623-66-36-2
Federer R.
del Potro J.
6-36-06-0
R16
Simon G.
Monfils G.
6-42-66-1
Federer R.
Berdych T.
4-66-746-46-46-2
del Potro J.
Cilic M.
5-76-46-46-2
Djokovic N.
Baghdatis M.
6-17-616-756-2
Roddick A.
Robredo T.
7-56-16-3
Tsonga J.
Blake J.
6-46-47-63
Verdasco F.
Murray A.
2-66-11-66-36-4
Nadal R.
Gonzalez F.
6-36-26-4
R32
Gonzalez F.
Gasquet R.
3-63-67-6106-212-10
Monfils G.
Almagro N.
6-46-37-5
Roddick A.
Santoro F.
6-36-46-2
Simon G.
Ancic M.
7-626-46-2
Murray A.
Melzer J.
7-56-06-3
Robredo T.
Lu Y.
6-16-36-2
Baghdatis M.
Fish M.
6-26-46-4
Djokovic N.
Delic A.
6-24-66-37-64
Blake J.
Andreev I.
6-36-23-66-1
Verdasco F.
Stepanek R.
6-46-06-0
Tsonga J.
Sela D.
6-46-21-66-1
Federer R.
Safin M.
6-36-27-65
Berdych T.
Wawrinka S.
4-66-16-36-4
Cilic M.
Ferrer D.
7-656-36-4
del Potro J.
Muller G.
6-757-56-37-5
Nadal R.
Haas T.
6-46-26-2
R64
Wawrinka S.
Klein B.
6-36-46-4
Gasquet R.
Istomin D.
6-36-46-4
Murray A.
Granollers M.
6-46-26-2
Melzer J.
Beck A.
5-77-676-46-3
Delic A.
Mathieu P.
1-63-66-37-639-7
Djokovic N.
Chardy J.
7-56-16-3
del Potro J.
Mayer F.
6-17-56-2
Muller G.
Tomic B.
3-66-16-46-2
Cilic M.
Tipsarevic J.
6-26-34-66-3
Ferrer D.
Hrbaty D.
6-26-26-1
Berdych T.
Dabul B.
6-16-16-3
Safin M.
Garcia Lopez G.
7-56-26-2
Federer R.
Korolev E.
6-26-36-1
Stepanek R.
Berrer M.
6-36-26-737-5
Ancic M.
Karlovic I.
5-77-54-66-46-3
Almagro N.
Fognini F.
6-27-56-0
Monfils G.
Koubek S.
6-46-43-66-2
Gonzalez F.
Canas G.
7-56-36-4
Simon G.
Guccione C.
6-756-46-16-2
Haas T.
Cipolla F.
6-16-26-1
Nadal R.
Karanusic R.
6-26-36-2
Verdasco F.
Clement A.
6-16-16-2
Blake J.
De Chaunac S.
6-36-26-3
Andreev I.
Gulbis E.
6-46-45-73-66-4
Sela D.
Hanescu V.
6-36-36-2
Tsonga J.
Ljubicic I.
6-747-687-676-2
Roddick A.
Malisse X.
4-66-27-616-2
Santoro F.
Kohlschreiber P.
5-77-53-67-56-3
Robredo T.
Troicki V.
6-16-36-0
Lu Y.
Nalbandian D.
6-45-74-66-46-2
Baghdatis M.
Soderling R.
3-67-56-36-3
Fish M.
Bolelli S.
6-46-17-5
R128
Mathieu P.
Nieminen J.
6-24-1
Murray A.
Pavel A.
6-23-1
Korolev E.
Moya C.
6-36-17-67
Haas T.
Schwank E.
6-36-36-4
Karanusic R.
Serra F.
6-31-66-33-66-3
Nadal R.
Rochus C.
6-06-26-2
Lu Y.
Bellucci T.
6-37-56-4
Troicki V.
Martin A.
6-33-66-26-4
Robredo T.
Reynolds B.
6-27-56-1
Kohlschreiber P.
Querrey S.
7-666-36-2
Santoro F.
Ferrero J.
6-36-26-756-2
Nalbandian D.
Gicquel M.
6-14-66-26-3
Soderling R.
Kendrick R.
5-76-46-47-5
Baghdatis M.
Benneteau J.
6-37-656-2
Bolelli S.
Vliegen K.
7-657-637-5
Fish M.
Groth S.
6-736-47-56-0
Delic A.
Dent T.
6-43-64-66-36-4
Chardy J.
Daniel M.
6-46-46-1
Djokovic N.
Stoppini A.
6-26-37-5
del Potro J.
Zverev M.
6-36-46-2
Mayer F.
Ouahab L.
6-26-16-2
Tomic B.
Starace P.
7-651-67-657-66
Muller G.
Lopez F.
6-37-654-64-616-14
Cilic M.
Anderson K.
6-36-26-746-3
Tipsarevic J.
Hernandez O.
4-66-16-34-66-0
Hrbaty D.
Isner J.
7-642-66-27-5
Ferrer D.
Gremelmayr D.
6-16-766-16-746-4
Wawrinka S.
Minar I.
6-12-67-57-69
Klein B.
Phau B.
6-46-34-66-3
Dabul B.
Petzschner P.
6-16-26-4
Berdych T.
Ginepri R.
6-46-46-3
Safin M.
Navarro I.
6-36-36-4
Garcia Lopez G.
Calleri A.
3-67-656-26-0
Federer R.
Seppi A.
6-17-647-5
Malisse X.
Llodra M.
7-686-16-1
Roddick A.
Rehnquist B.
6-06-26-2
Tsonga J.
Monaco J.
6-46-46-0
Ljubicic I.
Kunitsyn I.
4-67-637-675-76-3
Hanescu V.
Hernych J.
3-63-67-677-648-6
Sela D.
Schuettler R.
1-66-26-46-4
Andreev I.
Polansky P.
5-73-66-46-36-4
Gulbis E.
Montanes A.
6-36-26-3
De Chaunac S.
Darcis S.
2-66-30-66-26-2
Blake J.
Dancevic F.
6-46-37-5
Verdasco F.
Mannarino A.
6-06-26-2
Clement A.
Stakhovsky S.
6-32-64-66-26-1
Berrer M.
Ball C.
6-26-46-3
Stepanek R.
Lapentti N.
3-66-36-46-4
Melzer J.
Nishikori K.
7-56-26-1
Beck A.
Ebelthite C.
7-56-16-0
Granollers M.
Gabashvili T.
6-47-634-66-0
Simon G.
Andujar P.
6-46-16-1
Guccione C.
Devilder N.
6-46-26-4
Ancic M.
Odesnik W.
7-56-44-66-2
Karlovic I.
Gimeno Traver D.
6-36-46-4
Almagro N.
Massu N.
6-46-43-65-76-3
Fognini F.
Golubev A.
3-67-676-46-2
Koubek S.
Youzhny M.
6-36-26-2
Monfils G.
Vassallo Arguello M.
6-16-37-5
Gonzalez F.
Hewitt L.
5-76-26-23-66-3
Canas G.
Kindlmann D.
3-67-55-76-07-5
Istomin D.
Spadea V.
6-27-56-4
Gasquet R.
Junqueira D.
6-757-636-36-4
Cipolla F.
Tursunov D.
4-66-27-677-5