Michael Russell vs Marin Cilic — Tokyo Round of 32

Tokyo · ATP · Round of 32
USA
Michael Russell
48 yrs · 173 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 1 October 2007
hard
Marin Cilic
CRO
Marin Cilic
#88ATP
1800ELO
1762Hard ELO
$776kYTD
$33MCAREER
37 yrs · 198 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Russell M.
7-6 2-6 6-1
Cilic M.
Russell M.
77262
Cilic M.
62611

Michael Russell defeated Marin Cilic 7-6 2-6 6-1 in the Tokyo round of 32 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Marin Cilic came in defending last year's round of 64.

Key context

  • Match story: Michael Russell came through a tight passage before pulling clear — 7–6 2–6 6–1.

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Russell M.serving78% hold

wins 62% of points on serve vs Cilic M.

Cilic M.serving88% hold

wins 68% of points on serve vs Russell M.

Serve advantage — Cilic M.

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

Russell M.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
Russell M.Cilic M.
1st serve in·Slight edge
65%
58%
1st serve points won·Clear edge
66%
78%
2nd serve points won·Even
49%
50%
Service points won·Slight edge
60%
66%
Return points won·Even
37%
37%
Break points saved·Clear edge
54%
66%
Aces / match·Dominant
2.6
10.6
Double faults / match·Even
3.2
3.4

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 199). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Russell M.Cilic M.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
34
76
Break points saved·Dominant
63
99
Break points won·Slight edge
31
41
Deciding sets·Dominant
54
94
Tiebreaks·Dominant
36
87

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

Freshness

Recent load
Russell M.Cilic M.
Freshness·
—
100

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

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast
Weather
20°COvercast
Wind 11 km/hHumidity 76%

Draw

Final
Ferrer D.
Gasquet R.
6-16-2
Semi-finals
Gasquet R.
Berdych T.
7-636-3
Ferrer D.
Karlovic I.
7-636-3
Quarter-finals
Karlovic I.
Hewitt L.
7-657-66
Gasquet R.
Sela D.
6-46-1
Ferrer D.
Lopez F.
6-46-4
Berdych T.
Verdasco F.
7-674-67-5
R16
Karlovic I.
Lee H.
7-666-787-68
Sela D.
Pashanski B.
6-24-0
Verdasco F.
Johansson T.
7-645-76-3
Ferrer D.
Spadea V.
6-17-60
Lopez F.
Tursunov D.
7-686-4
Hewitt L.
Navarro I.
7-56-3
Gasquet R.
Schuettler R.
6-26-2
Berdych T.
Russell M.
6-46-2
R32
Sela D.
del Potro J.
2-67-55-3
Spadea V.
Roitman S.
4-66-17-67
Lopez F.
Kendrick R.
6-26-4
Tursunov D.
Capdeville P.
6-46-3
Hewitt L.
Gregorc L.
6-36-3
Navarro I.
Querrey S.
7-56-3
Lee H.
Lu Y.
6-16-4
Karlovic I.
Becker B.
6-46-3
Pashanski B.
Nieminen J.
6-34-66-4
Ferrer D.
Moodie W.
7-656-2
Schuettler R.
Dancevic F.
6-24-66-2
Gasquet R.
Fleishman Z.
6-36-3
Verdasco F.
Zverev M.
6-36-2
Johansson T.
Gimelstob J.
6-46-4
Russell M.
Cilic M.
7-622-66-1
Berdych T.
Vanek J.
6-16-4
R64
Moodie W.
Bolelli S.
7-667-68
Navarro I.
Haase R.
7-657-60
Zverev M.
Fognini F.
6-17-69
Gregorc L.
Terachi T.
6-46-4
Capdeville P.
Gabashvili T.
7-647-5
Kendrick R.
Nam H.
7-656-776-3
Spadea V.
Delic A.
6-36-1
Gimelstob J.
Kubot L.
6-47-5
Fleishman Z.
Nishikori K.
7-653-66-1
Schuettler R.
Soeda G.
6-31-66-2
Sela D.
Stadler S.
6-47-5
Pashanski B.
Scherrer J.
7-651-67-5
Becker B.
Suzuki T.
7-53-66-4
Lu Y.
Udomchoke D.
6-747-676-1
Cilic M.
Jun W.
6-26-2
Vanek J.
Iwabuchi S.
6-46-4