Rafael Nadal vs Mario Ancic — Indian Wells Masters Round of 32

Indian Wells Masters · ATP · Round of 32
ESP
Rafael Nadal
40 yrs · 185 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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0 — 0
Sets
Thursday, 11 March 2010
hard
CRO
Mario Ancic
42 yrs · 196 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Nadal R.
6-2 6-2
Ancic M.
Nadal R.
662
Ancic M.
22–

Rafael Nadal defeated Mario Ancic 6-2 6-2 in the Indian Wells Masters round of 32 on hard. The result followed the form book — Rafael Nadal came in leading the head-to-head 3–1, defending the title. Rafael Nadal extended the head-to-head to 4–1.

Key context

Head to head

3–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2008-04-20Monte Carlo MastersR32clayRafael Nadal6-0 6-3
2004-02-09MilanR16carpetMario Ancic7-5 6-2
2004-01-12AucklandR16hardRafael Nadal7-6(0) 7-6(6)
2003-06-23WimbledonR128grassRafael Nadal6-3 6-4 4-6 6-4

Serve vs return

This season
Nadal R.serving88% hold

wins 68% of points on serve vs Ancic M.

Ancic M.serving71% hold

wins 59% of points on serve vs Nadal R.

Serve advantage — Nadal R.

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
Nadal R.Ancic M.
1st serve in·Slight edge
65%
60%
1st serve points won·Even
73%
74%
2nd serve points won·Clear edge
56%
41%
Service points won·Slight edge
67%
61%
Return points won·Even
42%
38%
Break points saved·Slight edge
64%
55%
Aces / match·Dominant
4.4
9.5
Double faults / match·Slight edge
2.4
2.8

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 4). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Nadal R.Ancic M.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
97
61
Break points saved·Clear edge
100
83
Break points won·Dominant
99
47
Deciding sets·Clear edge
100
76
Tiebreaks·Dominant
99
65

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

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
SlowFast
Weather
17°CClear
Wind 8 km/hHumidity 19%

Draw

Final
Ljubicic I.
Roddick A.
7-637-65
Semi-finals
Ljubicic I.
Nadal R.
3-66-47-61
Roddick A.
Soderling R.
6-43-66-3
Quarter-finals
Ljubicic I.
Monaco J.
4-66-26-1
Roddick A.
Robredo T.
6-37-5
Soderling R.
Murray A.
6-17-64
Nadal R.
Berdych T.
6-47-64
R16
Murray A.
Almagro N.
6-21-0
Roddick A.
Melzer J.
7-656-4
Nadal R.
Isner J.
7-53-66-3
Ljubicic I.
Djokovic N.
7-56-3
Berdych T.
Troicki V.
6-16-3
Robredo T.
Baghdatis M.
7-50-66-4
Soderling R.
Tsonga J.
6-36-4
Monaco J.
Garcia Lopez G.
3-66-26-1
R32
Melzer J.
Greul S.
W/O
Troicki V.
Davydenko N.
W/O
Roddick A.
De Bakker T.
6-36-4
Robredo T.
Sela D.
6-36-0
Monaco J.
Ferrero J.
7-623-66-3
Garcia Lopez G.
Bellucci T.
4-66-26-1
Nadal R.
Ancic M.
6-26-2
Isner J.
Querrey S.
7-636-4
Berdych T.
Verdasco F.
6-06-3
Soderling R.
Lopez F.
7-636-4
Tsonga J.
Montanes A.
4-66-36-3
Almagro N.
Blake J.
6-43-66-3
Murray A.
Russell M.
6-37-5
Baghdatis M.
Federer R.
5-77-57-64
Djokovic N.
Kohlschreiber P.
6-32-67-63
Ljubicic I.
Dabul B.
6-26-3
R64
De Bakker T.
Tipsarevic J.
3-2
Bellucci T.
Moya C.
W/O
Troicki V.
Cuevas P.
1-0
Sela D.
Stepanek R.
6-41-66-2
Blake J.
Ferrer D.
6-16-4
Almagro N.
Karlovic I.
7-57-65
Russell M.
Andreev I.
4-66-36-2
Murray A.
Seppi A.
6-46-4
Roddick A.
Lu Y.
6-46-4
Melzer J.
Nalbandian D.
6-46-1
Greul S.
Monfils G.
1-66-26-3
Robredo T.
Stakhovsky S.
3-66-37-5
Baghdatis M.
Clement A.
7-676-1
Federer R.
Hanescu V.
6-36-756-1
Kohlschreiber P.
Petzschner P.
6-36-2
Ljubicic I.
Harrison R.
6-27-62
Dabul B.
Simon G.
7-56-4
Ferrero J.
Koellerer D.
6-36-0
Monaco J.
Fognini F.
6-47-5
Garcia Lopez G.
Cilic M.
7-616-0
Nadal R.
Schuettler R.
6-46-4
Ancic M.
Benneteau J.
4-67-656-3
Querrey S.
Chardy J.
6-36-4
Isner J.
Anderson K.
6-37-5
Verdasco F.
Delgado R.
6-46-1
Berdych T.
Serra F.
7-54-66-4
Davydenko N.
Gulbis E.
6-46-4
Soderling R.
Korolev E.
6-26-4
Lopez F.
Mathieu P.
3-66-36-4
Montanes A.
Mello R.
3-66-46-4
Tsonga J.
Matosevic M.
6-16-3
Djokovic N.
Fish M.
6-10-66-2
R128
Moya C.
Smyczek T.
7-677-65
Chardy J.
Starace P.
6-14-1
Greul S.
Gasquet R.
7-667-67
Schuettler R.
Alves T.
7-56-0
Mello R.
Zeballos H.
2-66-36-4
Fognini F.
Rochus O.
6-41-67-5
Garcia Lopez G.
Lacko L.
4-66-47-5
Ancic M.
Reynolds B.
4-66-36-4
Matosevic M.
Llodra M.
6-36-0
Anderson K.
Phau B.
6-36-3
Mathieu P.
Becker B.
6-36-1
Korolev E.
Mayer F.
6-36-2
Gulbis E.
Chiudinelli M.
3-66-36-3
Cuevas P.
Gil F.
6-47-5
Serra F.
Falla A.
6-16-2
Delgado R.
Beck A.
6-726-26-4
Blake J.
Gimeno Traver D.
6-36-2
Hanescu V.
Chela J.
6-37-64
Almagro N.
Zverev M.
6-36-2
Clement A.
Luczak P.
4-66-36-2
Stakhovsky S.
Odesnik W.
6-16-4
Sela D.
Levine J.
6-26-2
Nalbandian D.
Koubek S.
6-27-62
De Bakker T.
Daniel M.
6-36-3
Lu Y.
Hernandez O.
6-16-2
Seppi A.
Ginepri R.
2-67-656-3
Russell M.
Lorenzi P.
6-27-5
Fish M.
Berrer M.
1-66-16-3
Petzschner P.
Rochus C.
6-27-5
Harrison R.
Dent T.
6-36-4
Dabul B.
Mayer L.
7-646-2
Koellerer D.
Ram R.
6-16-3