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Mario Ancic #10 def. Novak Djokovic #39

6-4 4-6 4-6 7-5 6-3

Match Information

Date	Jul 5, 2006*
Tournament	Wimbledon
Category	Grand Slam
Surface	Grass
Round	R16
Winner	Mario Ancic
Score	6-4 4-6 4-6 7-5 6-3
Loser	Novak Djokovic
Duration	3h 24m

Stat	Mario Ancic	Novak Djokovic
Aces	31	11
Double faults	6	5
First serve %	59	65
First serve points won %	85	81
Second serve points won %	56	54
Break points saved %	33	62
Break points converted %	38	67
Service points won %	73	72
Return points won %	28	27
Total points won %	51	49

Pre-match Comparison

Field	Mario Ancic	Novak Djokovic
Country	CRO	SRB
Birth date	Mar 30, 1984	May 22, 1987
Age	22	19
Height	196	188
Handedness	Right-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	Two-Handed Backhand	Two-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)	10	39
Ranking points (entering)	1,885	841
Elo (entering)	1,992	1,866
Career W-L	193–124	1,122–223
Career earnings	$4,024,686	$193,469,626

Pre-match H2H

Mario Ancic 0 – 1 Novak Djokovic

Path

Mario Ancic's path

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
Jul 2, 2006	R32	Stan Wawrinka	7-6(5) 6-7(5) 6-1 6-3	W	H2H	Match data
Jun 30, 2006	R64	Davide Sanguinetti	6-4 6-2 6-1	W	H2H	Match data
Jun 28, 2006	R128	Nicolas Almagro	7-6(2) 7-5 7-6(4)	W	H2H	Match data

Mario Ancic's next match

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
Jul 7, 2006	QF	Roger Federer	4-6 4-6 4-6	L	H2H	Match data

Novak Djokovic's path

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
Jul 2, 2006	R32	Mikhail Youzhny	4-6 6-2 6-3 6-3	W	H2H	Match data
Jun 30, 2006	R64	Tommy Robredo	7-6(5) 6-2 6-4	W	H2H	Match data
Jun 28, 2006	R128	Paul Goldstein	6-3 6-2 7-6(3)	W	H2H	Match data