Mario Ancic #35 def. Xavier Malisse #201

4-6 7-6(5) 6-3

Mario Ancic defeated Xavier Malisse 4-6 7-6(5) 6-3 in the 2009 Sydney International round of 32 on hard courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatMario AncicXavier Malisse
Aces76
Double faults12
First serve %6261
First serve points won %7065
Second serve points won %6251
Break points saved %5069
Break points converted %3150
Service points won %6759
Return points won %4133
Total points won %5248

Player Comparison

FieldMario AncicXavier Malisse
Country CRO BEL
Birth dateMar 30, 1984Jul 19, 1980
Age2428
Height196 cm185 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed BackhandTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)35201
Ranking points (entering)1,800416
Elo (entering)1,9121,734
Current career W-L193–125282–266
Current career earnings$4,024,686$5,702,871
Pre-match H2H
Mario Ancic #35 1 1 Xavier Malisse #201

Path

Mario Ancic's path

No prior matches in this tournament.

Mario Ancic's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Tommy Robredo #226-2 6-1WH2HMatch dataJan 16, 2009R16

Xavier Malisse's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Peter Luczak #1576-2 6-4WH2HMatch dataJan 13, 2009Q3
Adrian Mannarino #1296-3 6-1WH2HMatch dataJan 12, 2009Q2
Teymuraz Gabashvili #646-2 6-3WH2HMatch dataJan 12, 2009Q1