Mario Ancic News

Second-seeded Croatian Mario Ancic launched his campaign in the ATP Tour's inaugural Mumbai Open with a runaway 6-3, 6-2 victory over Russia's Igor Kunitsyn on Monday. Overcoming the heat and humidity in the western Indian metropolis of Mumbai, Ancic, 22, served 11 aces as he held service throughout the match and broke Kunitsyn three times. Ranked world No. 11, Ancic scored a service break in the fourth game of the ...

By Steven Wine LONDON (AP) _ The last man to beat Switzerland's Roger Federer at Wimbledon became the latest to lose against him Wednesday. Federer avenged a loss to Croatian Mario Ancic on the same Centre Court four years ago, winning 6-4, 6-4, 6-4 to reach his ninth consecutive Grand Slam semifinal. ``It was difficult, knowing he was ...

DEN BOSCH, Netherlands (AP) _ Defending champion Mario Ancic beat Fabrice Santoro of France 6-4, 6-0 Thursday to reach the semifinals at the Ordina Open. The third-seeded Croat will play Marcos Baghdatis of Cyprus, who advanced when Philipp Kohlschreiber retired with a shoulder injury while trailing 6-2, 3-0 at the grass-court event. Florent Serra of France upset Juan Carlos Ferrero ...

DEN BOSCH, Netherlands (AP) _ Defending champion Mario Ancic of Croatia beat Pakistani qualifier Aisam-Ul-Haq Qureshi 7-6 (3), 6-7 (0), 7-5 in the first round of the Ordina Open on Monday. Women's titleholder Klara Koukalova of the Czech Republic also won her opener, ousting qualifier Virginia Ruano Pascual of Spain 6-4, 6-3. Ancic fired 18 aces against Qureshi, who dropped ...