R16 Wimbledon 2008

Mario Ancic #43 def. Fernando Verdasco #18

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

Mario Ancic defeated Fernando Verdasco 3-6 4-6 6-3 6-4 13-11 in the 2008 Wimbledon fourth round on grass courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatMario AncicFernando Verdasco
Serving
AcesServes that land in and are not touched by the returner.
1510
Double faultsService points lost by missing both first and second serve.
614
First serve %Percentage of service points where the first serve landed in.
60.7%70.9%
First serve points won %Percentage of points won after making a first serve.
77.5%73.8%
Second serve points won %Percentage of second-serve points won, including points lost through double faults.
48.6%52.0%
Break points saved %Percentage of break points won by the server.
55.6%37.5%
Service points won %Percentage of all points won while serving.
66.1%67.4%
Returning
Break points converted %Percentage of break-point chances won by the returner.
62.5%44.4%
Return points won %Percentage of all points won while returning.
32.6%33.9%
Overall
Total points won %Percentage of all completed points won.
49.9%50.1%
Match Serve+This match’s service points won percentage minus the tour’s season average, in percentage points. Zero is average; +5 means five points above average. Match-weighted available stats; no opponent adjustment.
+2.9+4.2
Match Return+This match’s return points won percentage minus the tour’s season average, in percentage points. Zero is average; +5 means five points above average. Match-weighted available stats; no opponent adjustment.
-4.2-2.9

* Match Serve+ and Match Return+ compare this match with the ATP 2008 average from available match stats. Zero is average; +5 means five percentage points above average. No opponent adjustment.

Player Comparison

FieldMario AncicFernando Verdasco
Country CRO ESP
Birth dateMar 30, 1984Nov 15, 1983
Age2424
Height196 cm188 cm
HandednessRight-HandedLeft-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed BackhandTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)4318
Ranking points (entering)8451,300
Elo (entering)1,9831,944
Current career W-L193–125549–442
Current career earnings$4,024,686$18,368,908
Pre-match H2H
Mario Ancic #43 1 0 Fernando Verdasco #18

Path

Mario Ancic's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
David Ferrer #56-4 6-4 6-7(5) 7-6(3)WH2HMatch dataJun 29, 2008R32
Philipp Petzschner #1186-1 6-4 6-7(1) 4-6 6-3WH2HMatch dataJun 26, 2008R64
Michael Llodra #346-4 7-6(7) 2-0 (ret.)WH2HMatch dataJun 25, 2008R128

Mario Ancic's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Roger Federer #11-6 5-7 4-6LH2HMatch dataJul 3, 2008QF

Fernando Verdasco's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Tomas Berdych #206-4 6-4 6-0WH2HMatch dataJun 29, 2008R32
Olivier Rochus #677-6(4) 6-7(5) 6-1 6-1WH2HMatch dataJun 26, 2008R64
Philipp Kohlschreiber #366-4 6-3 6-2WH2HMatch dataJun 25, 2008R128