Mario Ancic vs Gilles Simon, Australian Open 2009, Round of 32

Grand Slam · Round of 32 · Hard · Sat 24 Jan

Final

Mario Ancic

LostRank #4752.3739%

Simon won in 3 sets · 2h 34m

0–3

Set 16–7²

Set 24–6

Set 32–6

Gilles Simon

WinnerRank #4641.5361%

Venue

Melbourne Park

Melbourne, AUS· 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

1.4vs last year

Wind

22 km/h

Moderate

Humidity

58%

Moderate

Temperature

22°C

Mild

Altitude

23 m

Sea level

Historical daily weather

Match stats

2h 34m

6Aces0

3Double faults1

55Service points won75

15Service games played15

10Service games won13

15Return games played15

5/1050%Break points saved83%10/12

2/1217%Break points converted50%5/10

Head to head

2Ancic

1Simon

3 meetings

Australian OpenRound of 32 · 24 Jan 2009HardThis match
Gilles Simon
Sets won: 3Set 1: 7⁷Set 2: 6Set 3: 6
Mario Ancic
Sets won: 0Set 1: 6²Set 2: 4Set 3: 2
RotterdamRound of 16 · 12 Feb 2009Hard
Mario Ancic
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 3Set 3: 6
Gilles Simon
Sets won: 1Set 1: 4Set 2: 6Set 3: 3
Miami MastersRound of 128 · 27 Mar 2008Hard
Mario Ancic
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6²Set 3: 6
Gilles Simon
Sets won: 1Set 1: 2Set 2: 7⁷Set 3: 3

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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Mario Ancic vs Gilles Simon, Australian Open 2009, Round of 32

Final score

Venue and conditions

Match stats

Head to head

Match research