Mario Ancic vs Gilles Simon — Rotterdam Round of 16

Rotterdam · ATP · Round of 16
CRO
Mario Ancic
42 yrs · 196 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLWWLLWLW
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 9 February 2009
hard
FRA
Gilles Simon
41 yrs · 183 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLWWLLWL
Ancic M.
6-4 3-6 6-3
Simon G.
Ancic M.
6362
Simon G.
4631

Mario Ancic defeated Gilles Simon 6-4 3-6 6-3 in the Rotterdam round of 16 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Gilles Simon came in defending last year's semi-final. Mario Ancic extended the head-to-head to 2–1.

Key context

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

Head to head

1–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2009-01-19Australian OpenR32hardGilles Simon7-6(2) 6-4 6-2
2008-03-27Miami MastersR128hardMario Ancic6-2 6-7(2) 6-3

Serve vs return

This season
Ancic M.serving85% hold

wins 66% 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
Ancic M.Simon G.
1st serve in·Even
62%
61%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
73%
68%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
54%
49%
Service points won·Slight edge
66%
61%
Return points won·Even
37%
39%
Break points saved·Even
59%
59%
Aces / match·Dominant
7.5
3.8
Double faults / match·Clear edge
1.7
2.7

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Ancic M.Simon G.
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
5°COvercast
Wind 16 km/hHumidity 86%

Draw

Final
Murray A.
Nadal R.
6-34-66-0
Semi-finals
Nadal R.
Monfils G.
6-46-4
Murray A.
Ancic M.
6-16-2
Quarter-finals
Murray A.
Gicquel M.
7-624-63-0
Monfils G.
Benneteau J.
7-646-1
Nadal R.
Tsonga J.
6-46-756-4
Ancic M.
Youzhny M.
6-46-2
R16
Benneteau J.
Davydenko N.
6-36-2
Tsonga J.
Tursunov D.
7-666-2
Nadal R.
Dimitrov G.
7-53-66-2
Youzhny M.
Ferrer D.
6-23-66-2
Monfils G.
Llodra M.
6-46-4
Gicquel M.
Mathieu P.
6-46-3
Murray A.
Seppi A.
7-647-5
Ancic M.
Simon G.
6-43-66-3
R32
Tsonga J.
Huta Galung J.
7-647-64
Monfils G.
Bohli S.
6-41-0
Ancic M.
Schuettler R.
7-56-2
Ferrer D.
Melzer J.
3-67-647-5
Simon G.
Kohlschreiber P.
7-57-61
Gicquel M.
Korolev E.
3-66-36-2
Mathieu P.
Gasquet R.
3-67-646-3
Seppi A.
De Bakker T.
6-756-27-61
Murray A.
Ljubicic I.
6-36-2
Youzhny M.
Recouderc L.
6-46-4
Nadal R.
Bolelli S.
4-66-27-5
Dimitrov G.
Berdych T.
4-66-36-4
Tursunov D.
Clement A.
6-06-3
Davydenko N.
Andreev I.
6-36-2
Benneteau J.
Lopez F.
6-45-76-2
Llodra M.
Karlovic I.
4-66-36-4