Ricardo Mello vs Mario Ancic, Belo Horizonte Challenger 2002, Semifinal

Challenger · Semifinal · Hard

Final

Ricardo Mello

WinnerRank #1018

Mello won in 3 sets

2–1

Set 13–6

Set 26–2

Set 36–1

Mario Ancic

LostRank #475

Venue

Dynamis Tennis Center (former site)

Belo Horizonte, BRA· Hard

Court speed

What is court speed?

How much the court helps the server, judged from aces and serve points won and adjusted for who played. 100 is the average ATP tournament court that season.

Very slow< 92Monte Carlo, Rome
Slow92–97Roland Garros, Indian Wells
Average97–103US Open, Dubai
Fast103–108Wimbledon, Shanghai
Very fast108+Basel

Challenger and ITF courts usually read lower: partly the venues, partly the balls and conditions at those levels.

How court speed works

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Wind

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Humidity

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Temperature

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Altitude

1184 m

High

Head to head

3Mello

2Ancic

5 meetings

Hard 2–2Clay 1–0

Belo Horizonte ChallengerSemifinal · 2002HardThis match
Ricardo Mello
Sets won: 2Set 1: 3Set 2: 6Set 3: 6
Mario Ancic
Sets won: 1Set 1: 6Set 2: 2Set 3: 1
Cincinnati MastersRound of 64 · 15 Aug 2005Hard
Mario Ancic
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6
Ricardo Mello
Sets won: 0Set 1: 2Set 2: 3
Miami MastersRound of 64 · 26 Mar 2005Hard
Mario Ancic
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6
Ricardo Mello
Sets won: 0Set 1: 1Set 2: 4
Delray BeachSemifinal · 18 Sept 2004Hard
Ricardo Mello
Sets won: 2Set 1: 7⁷Set 2: 6
Mario Ancic
Sets won: 0Set 1: 6²Set 2: 3
Rio De Janeiro ChallengerRound of 16 · 2001Clay
Ricardo Mello
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 2Set 3: 6
Mario Ancic
Sets won: 1Set 1: 2Set 2: 6Set 3: 4

Form and path

Ricardo Mello3–3

Sao PauloClay

LRound of 32
Martin Alund
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6
Ricardo Mello
Sets won: 0Set 1: 4Set 2: 4

Sao Paulo CHHard

Rio De Janeiro CHClay

Mario Ancic1–5

MunichClay

LRound of 32
Daniel Koellerer
Sets won: 2Set 1: 7⁹Set 2: 7
Mario Ancic
Sets won: 0Set 1: 6⁷Set 2: 5

Ostrava CHClay

LRound of 32
Ivo Minar
Sets won: 2Set 1: 4Set 2: 6Set 3: 7
Mario Ancic
Sets won: 1Set 1: 6Set 2: 4Set 3: 5

Rome 2 CHClay

Miami MastersHard

LRound of 128
Jeremy Chardy
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6
Mario Ancic
Sets won: 0Set 1: 4Set 2: 4

Indian Wells MastersHard

LRound of 32
Rafael Nadal
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6
Mario Ancic
Sets won: 0Set 1: 2Set 2: 2

Match research

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Everything that shapes this match: each player’s run-in and travel, records side by side, and results against similar opponents and in similar conditions. Better information, better-informed decisions.

Run-inEvery match in the last 28 days, rest days and travel between venues.
Tale of the tapeRecords and serve numbers side by side, filtered by period and surface.
Record by opponent rankingHow each player does against the top 10, top 50 or any ranking range.
Similar conditionsResults in comparable heat, humidity, wind and altitude before scheduled matches.

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Ricardo Mello vs Mario Ancic, Belo Horizonte Challenger 2002, Semifinal

Final score

Venue and conditions

Head to head

Form and path

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