Mario Ancic
Mario Ancic
Mario Ančićis a retired Croatian professional tennis player. He won three singles titles and five doubles titles. His career-high singles ranking came during the 2006 ATP Tour, when he reached World No. 7. Apart from his success on the ATP Tour, Ančić helped Croatia to win the 2005 Davis Cup and at the Athens Olympic Games in 2004, he and Ivan Ljubičić won a bronze medal in doubles for Croatia...
ProfessionTennis Player
Date of Birth30 March 1984
CitySplit, Croatia
against experience five hope lost opening romania singles win
I lost the opening singles here against Romania in five sets, but I will try to use that experience to my benefit, ... I just hope I get the win on Friday.
aggressive far good tried win year
I just tried to be aggressive and play consistent, ... It's been a good year for me so far and it will be even better if I can win tomorrow.
apart behind best consider friend great indoor ivan last season since tough win
It's always tough to play a friend but apart from that, I consider Ivan to be probably the best player, behind (Roger) Federer, since the indoor season last year. It's a great win and great for my confidence.
behind best clay consider expecting great indoor ivan last practicing season since week win
I consider Ivan to be probably the best player, behind Federer, since the indoor season last year. It's a great win and great for my confidence. I wasn't expecting to do this well this week, especially after practicing on clay all of last week in Austria.
beaten best certainly federer ivan knew players roger satisfied tough
We knew it was going to be a tough match. I'm really satisfied to have beaten Ivan who is certainly with Roger Federer one of the best players in the world at the moment.
beat france playing russia strong
But Russia are strong with or without Safin, they beat France without him in the quarterfinals and Davydenko has been playing unbelievably this year.
bit course cup davis game guy last level meet olympic played playing scholars-and-scholarship strange together type won
Of course it's always a little bit strange playing a guy who you just played with in the Davis Cup -- we won together an Olympic medal, and played last year's Davis Cup. But when you are professionals you know in this type of game and this level we can meet all the time.
ahead enormous means
It is by no means over yet. We have an enormous day ahead of us.
answer problems
I had problems with my serve, but Arnaud really had an answer for everything.
control felt match year
I felt everything was under my control. It's an unforgettable match and an unforgettable day. This has been a spectacular year for me.
aggressive chances game knew played tough tried
We played in Auckland, just before Auckland, and I lost, 7-6, 7-6, but I also had my chances in that match, so I knew it was going to be tough today, ... I tried to play my game and be as aggressive as I could be.
felt played
I've played with a lot of big servers, ... but I've never felt like today, that I really couldn't do anything.
expect expecting free giving knew returned serving tough
It was unbelievably difficult. I knew he was serving big and I'd have a really tough time, but the way he returned was impressive. I didn't really expect that. I was expecting many more free points, and he was not giving me any.
rhythm tough
It was tough to get a rhythm and I was making a lot of errors.