David Nalbandian vs Mario Ancic, Basel 2004, Round of 32
Final score
Final
6-4 6-3
Venue and conditions
St. JakobshalleBasel, SUI
CarpetCourt speed0.7 vs last year105.9Fast
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 worksAltitude263 mLow
Match stats
1h 19m4Aces9
3Double faults1
35Service points won36
9Service games played10
8Service games won6
10Return games played9
2/367%Break points saved50%4/8
4/850%Break points converted33%1/3
Head to head
4Nalbandian
0Ancic
4 meetingsCarpet 1–0Clay 2–0Hard 1–0
- BaselRound of 32 · 27 Oct 2004CarpetThis matchDavid NalbandianSets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6Mario AncicSets won: 0Set 1: 4Set 2: 3
- Rome MastersQuarterfinal · 12 May 2006ClayDavid NalbandianSets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6Mario AncicSets won: 0Set 1: 3Set 2: 3
- Miami MastersQuarterfinal · 29 Mar 2006HardDavid NalbandianSets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6Mario AncicSets won: 0Set 1: 2Set 2: 2
- Roland GarrosRound of 32 · 27 May 2005ClayDavid NalbandianSets won: 3Set 1: 6Set 2: 7Set 3: 6Mario AncicSets won: 0Set 1: 4Set 2: 64Set 3: 3
Match research
ProEverything 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.