Paul Henri Mathieu vs Marin Cilic — Munich Quarter-final

Munich · ATP · Quarter-final
FRA
Paul Henri Mathieu
44 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWWLLLWWL
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 28 April 2008
clay
Marin Cilic
CRO
Marin Cilic
#88ATP
1800ELO
1701Clay ELO
$776kYTD
$33MCAREER
37 yrs · 198 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLWWLLLWL
Mathieu P.
6-2 4-6 6-3
Cilic M.
Mathieu P.
6462
Cilic M.
2631

Paul Henri Mathieu defeated Marin Cilic 6-2 4-6 6-3 in the Munich quarter-final on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Marin Cilic came in leading the head-to-head 5–2. Paul Henri Mathieu narrowed the head-to-head to 5–3.

Key context

Head to head

2–5
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2014-06-23WimbledonR128grassMarin Cilic6-4 6-7(2) 6-2 6-1
2014-05-04Madrid MastersR32clayMarin Cilic6-4 1-6 6-2
2008-07-07GstaadR16clayMarin Cilic6-3 6-4
2008-06-23WimbledonR32grassMarin Cilic6-7(5) 6-3 6-4 7-6(7)
2008-06-16NottinghamR32grassMarin Cilic1-6 6-4 6-3
2008-06-09Queen's ClubR32grassPaul Henri Mathieu6-3 3-6 6-4
2008-03-27Miami MastersR64hardPaul Henri Mathieu4-6 6-1 6-4

Serve vs return

This season
Mathieu P.serving76% hold

wins 61% of points on serve vs Cilic M.

Cilic M.serving82% hold

wins 64% of points on serve vs Mathieu P.

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

Statistics

This season
Mathieu P.Cilic M.
1st serve in·Even
56%
58%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
71%
78%
2nd serve points won·Even
51%
50%
Service points won·Even
62%
66%
Return points won·Even
38%
37%
Break points saved·Slight edge
61%
66%
Aces / match·Dominant
4.4
10.6
Double faults / match·Even
3.3
3.4

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Mathieu P.Cilic M.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
44
76
Break points saved·Slight edge
88
99
Break points won·Slight edge
31
41
Deciding sets·Dominant
55
94
Tiebreaks·Dominant
37
87

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

Freshness

Recent load
Mathieu P.Cilic M.
Freshness·
—
100

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

Conditions

Court speed
Slowlow bounce, long rallies
SlowFast
Weather
18°CPartly cloudy
Wind 3 km/hHumidity 54%

Draw

Final
Gonzalez F.
Bolelli S.
7-646-746-3
Semi-finals
Gonzalez F.
El Aynaoui Y.
3-66-46-3
Bolelli S.
Mathieu P.
7-614-67-64
Quarter-finals
El Aynaoui Y.
del Potro J.
6-46-4
Mathieu P.
Cilic M.
6-24-66-3
Gonzalez F.
Safin M.
6-37-5
Bolelli S.
Lee H.
6-47-63
R16
del Potro J.
Andreev I.
1-66-06-4
Mathieu P.
Naso G.
6-36-4
Cilic M.
Petzschner P.
6-47-67
Lee H.
Silva J.
6-16-4
Bolelli S.
Seppi A.
6-47-5
El Aynaoui Y.
Darcis S.
6-43-66-3
Safin M.
Berrer M.
7-646-756-3
Gonzalez F.
Vliegen K.
1-67-56-3
R32
Andreev I.
Monfils G.
6-36-4
Berrer M.
Klec I.
6-17-66
Seppi A.
Karanusic R.
6-36-3
del Potro J.
Clement A.
6-36-1
Naso G.
Schuettler R.
6-726-36-4
Cilic M.
Rochus O.
6-46-4
Silva J.
Bachinger M.
3-66-26-3
Lee H.
Eitzinger R.
1-67-56-2
Bolelli S.
Gicquel M.
6-46-2
Petzschner P.
Korolev E.
6-40-66-2
Darcis S.
Becker B.
6-36-4
El Aynaoui Y.
Sidorenko A.
6-47-66
Mathieu P.
Brands D.
6-36-3
Gonzalez F.
Sela D.
6-36-4
Vliegen K.
Roitman S.
7-636-3
Safin M.
Berlocq C.
6-33-66-4