Mario Ancic vs Paul Goldstein — St. Petersburg Round of 32

St. Petersburg · ATP · Round of 32
CRO
Mario Ancic
42 yrs · 196 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLWWLWWWW
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 23 October 2006 ·
carpet
USA
Paul Goldstein
50 yrs · 178 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWLWLWLWL
Ancic M.
7-5 6-1
Goldstein P.
Ancic M.
762
Goldstein P.
510

Mario Ancic defeated Paul Goldstein 7-5 6-1 in the St. Petersburg round of 32 on carpet. The upset overturned the form book — Paul Goldstein came in defending last year's round of 16.

Key context

  • Match story: Mario Ancic came through a tight passage before pulling clear — 7–5 6–1.

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Statistics

This season
Ancic M.Goldstein P.
1st serve in·Even
63%
60%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
75%
65%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
53%
48%
Service points won·Slight edge
67%
58%
Return points won·Even
37%
40%
Break points saved·Slight edge
65%
58%
Aces / match·Dominant
8.8
2.0
Double faults / match·Slight edge
2.0
2.7

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (161 vs 58). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Conditions

Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
SlowFast

Draw