Fernando Verdasco vs Mario Ancic, Wimbledon 2008, Round of 16
Final score
Final
Ancic won in 5 sets · 3h 50m
2–3
Set 16–3
Set 26–4
Set 33–6
Set 44–6
Set 511–13
Venue and conditions
All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet ClubLondon, GBR
GrassCourt speed0.9 vs last year105.2Fast
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 worksConditionsHistorical daily weather
Match stats
3h 50m10Aces15
14Double faults6
116Service points won121
31Service games played31
26Service games won27
31Return games played31
3/838%Break points saved56%5/9
4/944%Break points converted63%5/8
Head to head
1Verdasco
2Ancic
3 meetingsGrass 0–2Hard 1–0
- WimbledonRound of 16 · 30 Jun 2008GrassThis matchMario AncicSets won: 3Set 1: 3Set 2: 4Set 3: 6Set 4: 6Set 5: 13Fernando VerdascoSets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6Set 3: 3Set 4: 4Set 5: 11
- BrisbaneRound of 16 · 7 Jan 2009HardFernando VerdascoSets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6Mario AncicSets won: 0Set 1: 2Set 2: 3
- Queen's ClubRound of 32 · 10 Jun 2008GrassMario AncicSets won: 2Set 1: 7Set 2: 6Fernando VerdascoSets won: 0Set 1: 66Set 2: 4
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.