Simone Bolelli vs Marin CilicZagreb Round of 16

Zagreb · ATP · Round of 16
40 yrs · 183 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWWWWWWLL
0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 25 February 2008
hard
#88ATP
1800ELO
1762Hard ELO
$776kYTD
$33MCAREER
37 yrs · 198 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLWWLLLWL
Bolelli S.
6-4 6-3
Cilic M.
Bolelli S.
662
Cilic M.
43

Simone Bolelli defeated Marin Cilic 6-4 6-3 in the Zagreb round of 16 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Marin Cilic came in leading the head-to-head 3–0, defending last year's round of 32. Simone Bolelli claimed a first win over Marin Cilic in four meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 3–1.

Key context

Head to head

03
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2012-04-15Monte Carlo MastersR64clayMarin Cilic6-3 6-4
2011-04-24MunichR32clayMarin Cilic7-5 7-6(4)
2007-10-08MoscowR32hardMarin Cilic6-3 6-4

Serve vs return

This season
Bolelli S.serving86% hold

wins 67% of points on serve vs Cilic M.

Cilic M.serving89% hold

wins 69% of points on serve vs Bolelli S.

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

Bolelli S.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
1st serve in·Slight edge
68%
58%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
70%
78%
2nd serve points won·Even
54%
50%
Service points won·Even
65%
66%
Return points won·Even
36%
37%
Break points saved·Even
64%
66%
Aces / match·Dominant
3.4
10.6
Double faults / match·Dominant
1.4
3.4

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Dominant
45
76
Break points saved·Slight edge
91
99
Break points won·Dominant
15
41
Deciding sets·Dominant
38
94
Tiebreaks·Even
91
87

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

Freshness

Recent load
Freshness·
100

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

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast