Ricardo Mello vs Mario Ancic, Delray Beach 2004, Semifinal

ATP Intl Series · Semifinal · Hard · Sat 18 Sept

Final

Ricardo Mello

WinnerRank #10182.4739%Upset

Mello won in 2 sets · 1h 54m

2–0

Set 17–6²

Set 26–3

Mario Ancic

LostRank #4751.6061%

Venue

Delray Beach Tennis Center

Delray Beach, USA· 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

Average

2.0vs last year

Wind

9 km/h

Light

Humidity

84%

Humid

Temperature

31°C

Warm

Altitude

13 m

Sea level

Historical daily weather

Match stats

1h 54m

4Aces8

2Double faults5

50Service points won42

11Service games played10

9Service games won7

10Return games played11

5/771%Break points saved57%4/7

3/743%Break points converted29%2/7

Head to head

3Mello

2Ancic

5 meetings

Hard 2–2Clay 1–0

Delray BeachSemifinal · 18 Sept 2004HardThis match
Ricardo Mello
Sets won: 2Set 1: 7⁷Set 2: 6
Mario Ancic
Sets won: 0Set 1: 6²Set 2: 3
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
Belo Horizonte ChallengerSemifinal · 2002Hard
Ricardo Mello
Sets won: 2Set 1: 3Set 2: 6Set 3: 6
Mario Ancic
Sets won: 1Set 1: 6Set 2: 2Set 3: 1
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

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, Delray Beach 2004, Semifinal

Final score

Venue and conditions

Match stats

Head to head

Match research