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Mario Ancic #43 def. Fernando Verdasco #18

3-6 4-6 6-3 6-4 13-11

Match Information

Date	Jul 1, 2008*
Tournament	Wimbledon
Category	Grand Slam
Surface	Grass
Round	R16
Winner	Mario Ancic
Score	3-6 4-6 6-3 6-4 13-11
Loser	Fernando Verdasco
Duration	3h 50m

Stat	Mario Ancic	Fernando Verdasco
Aces	15	10
Double faults	6	14
First serve %	61	71
First serve points won %	77	74
Second serve points won %	49	52
Break points saved %	56	38
Break points converted %	62	44
Service points won %	66	67
Return points won %	33	34
Total points won %	50	50

Pre-match Comparison

Field	Mario Ancic	Fernando Verdasco
Country	CRO	ESP
Birth date	Mar 30, 1984	Nov 15, 1983
Age	24	24
Height	196	188
Handedness	Right-Handed	Left-Handed
Backhand style	Two-Handed Backhand	Two-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)	43	18
Ranking points (entering)	845	1,300
Elo (entering)	1,983	1,944
Career W-L	193–124	549–441
Career earnings	$4,024,686	$18,368,908

Pre-match H2H

Mario Ancic 1 – 0 Fernando Verdasco

Path

Mario Ancic's path

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
Jun 29, 2008	R32	David Ferrer	6-4 6-4 6-7(5) 7-6(3)	W	H2H	Match data
Jun 26, 2008	R64	Philipp Petzschner	6-1 6-4 6-7(1) 4-6 6-3	W	H2H	Match data
Jun 25, 2008	R128	Michael Llodra	6-4 7-6(7) 2-0 (ret.)	W	H2H	Match data

Mario Ancic's next match

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
Jul 3, 2008	QF	Roger Federer	1-6 5-7 4-6	L	H2H	Match data

Fernando Verdasco's path

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
Jun 29, 2008	R32	Tomas Berdych	6-4 6-4 6-0	W	H2H	Match data
Jun 26, 2008	R64	Olivier Rochus	7-6(4) 6-7(5) 6-1 6-1	W	H2H	Match data
Jun 25, 2008	R128	Philipp Kohlschreiber	6-4 6-3 6-2	W	H2H	Match data