Nicolas Kiefer vs Marin Cilic — Beijing Quarter-final

Beijing · ATP · Quarter-final
GER
Nicolas Kiefer
49 yrs · 183 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWLLWLLWL
0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 10 September 2007
hard
Marin Cilic
CRO
Marin Cilic
#88ATP
1800ELO
1762Hard ELO
$776kYTD
$33MCAREER
37 yrs · 198 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLWWLLLWL
Kiefer N.
6-3 7-5
Cilic M.
Kiefer N.
672
Cilic M.
35–

Nicolas Kiefer defeated Marin Cilic 6-3 7-5 in the Beijing quarter-final on hard. The result followed the form book — Nicolas Kiefer came in leading the head-to-head 1–0. Nicolas Kiefer extended the head-to-head to 2–0.

Key context

Head to head

1–0
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2008-04-20Monte Carlo MastersR64clayNicolas Kiefer3-6 7-6(4) 6-3

Serve vs return

This season
Kiefer N.serving85% hold

wins 66% of points on serve vs Cilic M.

Cilic M.serving88% hold

wins 68% of points on serve vs Kiefer N.

Serve-dominated — both hold easily, expect tiebreaks

Each player's serve crossed against the other's return, converted to expected hold of serve. Recent completed matches, ATP, WTA & Challenger. About

Serve & return on hard

Kiefer N.Cilic M.
—
Serve
57
—
Return
10

Per-surface Serve / Return Rating (0–100, percentile within the hard field, opponent-adjusted over 52 weeks). About

Statistics

This season
Kiefer N.Cilic M.
1st serve in·Slight edge
53%
58%
1st serve points won·Even
77%
78%
2nd serve points won·Even
50%
50%
Service points won·Even
64%
66%
Return points won·Even
37%
37%
Break points saved·Slight edge
61%
66%
Aces / match·Dominant
7.4
10.6
Double faults / match·Slight edge
3.0
3.4

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (100 vs 199). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Kiefer N.Cilic M.
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
59
76
Break points saved·Clear edge
81
99
Break points won·Clear edge
58
41
Deciding sets·Dominant
61
94
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
68
87

Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About

Freshness

Recent load
Kiefer N.Cilic M.
Freshness·
—
100

Cilic M.: 15 days rest. Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
SlowFast
Weather
33°COvercast
Wind 4 km/hHumidity 29%

Draw

Final
Gonzalez F.
Robredo T.
6-13-66-1
Semi-finals
Gonzalez F.
Ljubicic I.
2-66-36-4
Robredo T.
Kiefer N.
7-657-5
Quarter-finals
Gonzalez F.
Lee H.
7-56-756-4
Kiefer N.
Cilic M.
6-37-5
Robredo T.
Kunitsyn I.
6-36-1
Ljubicic I.
Baghdatis M.
6-44-67-65
R16
Kiefer N.
Tsonga J.
6-36-4
Kunitsyn I.
Kim K.
7-646-4
Gonzalez F.
Capdeville P.
6-16-2
Lee H.
Phau B.
7-646-1
Robredo T.
De Voest R.
6-26-3
Cilic M.
Davydenko N.
6-36-4
Baghdatis M.
Pashanski B.
6-46-4
Ljubicic I.
Troicki V.
6-16-1
R32
Lee H.
Garcia A.
6-46-3
Tsonga J.
Bopanna R.
6-31-0
Troicki V.
Gabashvili T.
6-736-36-4
Pashanski B.
Lu Y.
6-746-27-66
Phau B.
Sanguinetti D.
5-77-696-2
Cilic M.
Schuettler R.
6-756-36-3
Baghdatis M.
Zeng S.
7-637-5
Robredo T.
Gremelmayr D.
6-26-4
Kim K.
Yu X.
6-37-5
Kunitsyn I.
Sun P.
6-27-67
Davydenko N.
Fleishman Z.
6-36-3
Gonzalez F.
Peya A.
3-66-37-5
Capdeville P.
Udomchoke D.
6-26-2
Ljubicic I.
Nishikori K.
6-36-4
Kiefer N.
Sela D.
6-26-3
De Voest R.
Jun W.
6-47-64