Nicolas Escude vs Mario Ancic, Marseille 2003, Round of 16

ATP Intl Series · Round of 16 · Hard · Thu 13 Feb

Final

Nicolas Escude

WinnerRank #10711.3669%

Escude won in 3 sets · 2h 25m

2–1

Set 16–2

Set 23–6

Set 37–6¹⁰

Mario Ancic

LostRank #4753.0031%

Venue

Palais des Sports de Marseille

Marseille, FRA· 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

Fast

4.1vs last year

Altitude

15 m

Above sea level

Indoor venue, weather not factored

Sea level

Match stats

2h 25m

7Aces9

3Double faults6

67Service points won66

14Service games played15

12Service games won12

15Return games played14

7/978%Break points saved57%4/7

3/743%Break points converted22%2/9

Head to head

1Escude

0Ancic

1 meeting

MarseilleRound of 16 · 13 Feb 2003HardThis match
Nicolas Escude
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 3Set 3: 7¹²
Mario Ancic
Sets won: 1Set 1: 2Set 2: 6Set 3: 6¹⁰

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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Nicolas Escude vs Mario Ancic, Marseille 2003, Round of 16

Final score

Venue and conditions

Match stats

Head to head

Match research