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Mario Ancic #88 def. Alexander Waske #120

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

Match Information

Date Jan 15, 2003*
Tournament Australian Open
Category Grand Slam
Surface Hard
RoundR128
Winner Mario Ancic
Score6-3 6-4 7-6(4)
Loser Alexander Waske
Duration2h 23m
StatMario AncicAlexander Waske
Aces45
Double faults34
First serve %4867
First serve points won %8058
Second serve points won %6050
Break points saved %7169
Break points converted %3129
Service points won %7055
Return points won %4530
Total points won %5644

Pre-match Comparison

FieldMario AncicAlexander Waske
Country CRO GER
Birth dateMar 30, 1984Mar 31, 1975
Age1827
Height196188
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)88120
Ranking points (entering)448331
Elo (entering)1,5311,619
Career W-L193–12427–62
Career earnings$4,024,686$1,339,987
Pre-match H2H
Mario Ancic 0 0 Alexander Waske

Path

Mario Ancic's path

No prior matches in this tournament.

Mario Ancic's next match

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Jan 17, 2003R64 Sjeng Schalken 6-3 1-6 6-7(10) 6-4 6-4WH2HMatch data

Alexander Waske's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Jan 14, 2003Q3 Jeff Salzenstein 6-4 3-6 13-11WH2HMatch data
Jan 14, 2003Q2 Ignacio Hirigoyen 6-3 6-4WH2HMatch data
Jan 13, 2003Q1 Raphael Durek 6-4 6-4WH2HMatch data