Novak Djokovic vs Marin Cilic — US Open Round of 32

US Open · ATP · Round of 32
Novak Djokovic
SRB
Novak Djokovic
#7ATP
2059ELO
2022Hard ELO
$1.8MYTD
$193MCAREER
39 yrs · 188 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWWWLWWL
3 — 1
Sets
Monday, 25 August 2008
hard
Marin Cilic
CRO
Marin Cilic
#88ATP
1800ELO
1762Hard ELO
$776kYTD
$33MCAREER
37 yrs · 198 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLWWLLLWL
Djokovic N.
6-7 7-5 6-4 7-6
Cilic M.
Djokovic N.
6776773
Cilic M.
7954601

Novak Djokovic defeated Marin Cilic 6-7 7-5 6-4 7-6 in the US Open round of 32 on hard. The result followed the form book — Novak Djokovic came in ranked #7, leading the head-to-head 18–2, defending last year's final. Novak Djokovic extended the head-to-head to 19–2.

Key context

Head to head

18–2
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2025-10-01Shanghai MastersR64hardNovak Djokovic7-6(2) 6-4
2022-09-26Tel AvivFhardNovak Djokovic6-3 6-4
2021-12-03Davis Cup Finals SF: CRO vs SRBRRhardNovak Djokovic6-4 6-2
2018-11-12Tour FinalsRRhardNovak Djokovic7-6(7) 6-2
2018-10-29Paris MastersQFhardNovak Djokovic4-6 6-2 6-3
2018-08-13Cincinnati MastersSFhardNovak Djokovic6-4 3-6 6-3
2018-06-18Queen's ClubFgrassMarin Cilic5-7 7-6(4) 6-3
2016-10-31Paris MastersQFhardMarin Cilic6-4 7-6(2)
2015-08-31US OpenSFhardNovak Djokovic6-0 6-1 6-2
2015-06-29WimbledonQFgrassNovak Djokovic6-4 6-4 6-4
2015-04-12Monte Carlo MastersQFclayNovak Djokovic6-0 6-3
2014-11-09Tour FinalsRRhardNovak Djokovic6-1 6-1
2014-06-23WimbledonQFgrassNovak Djokovic6-1 3-6 6-7(4) 6-2 6-2
2014-05-26Roland GarrosR32clayNovak Djokovic6-3 6-2 6-7(2) 6-4
2014-03-06Indian Wells MastersR16hardNovak Djokovic1-6 6-2 6-3
2012-08-12Cincinnati MastersQFhardNovak Djokovic6-3 6-2
2011-08-08Canada MastersR16hardNovak Djokovic7-5 6-2
2010-07-09Davis Cup WG QF: CRO vs SRBRRhardNovak Djokovic6-3 6-3 6-2
2009-10-05BeijingFhardNovak Djokovic6-2 7-6(4)
2009-02-23DubaiQFhardNovak Djokovic6-3 6-4
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Serve vs return

This season
Djokovic N.serving93% hold

wins 72% of points on serve vs Cilic M.

Cilic M.serving82% hold

wins 64% of points on serve vs Djokovic N.

Serve advantage — Djokovic N.

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

Djokovic N.Cilic M.
68
Serve
57
62
Return
10

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

Statistics

This season
Djokovic N.Cilic M.
1st serve in·Slight edge
65%
58%
1st serve points won·Even
77%
78%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
56%
50%
Service points won·Even
70%
66%
Return points won·Even
41%
37%
Break points saved·Even
65%
66%
Aces / match·Dominant
7.3
10.6
Double faults / match·Clear edge
2.3
3.4

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Djokovic N.Cilic M.
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
99
76
Break points saved·Even
100
99
Break points won·Dominant
99
41
Deciding sets·Slight edge
100
94
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
100
87

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

Freshness

Recent load
Djokovic N.Cilic M.
Freshness·Dominant
55
98

Djokovic N.: 3 days rest · 2 matches, 87 games (7d) · Cilic M.: 14 days rest · 1 match (14d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
SlowFast
Weather
27°CPartly cloudy
Wind 7 km/hHumidity 58%

Draw

Final
Federer R.
Murray A.
6-27-56-2
Semi-finals
Murray A.
Nadal R.
6-27-654-66-4
Federer R.
Djokovic N.
6-35-77-56-2
Quarter-finals
Djokovic N.
Roddick A.
6-26-33-67-65
Nadal R.
Fish M.
3-66-16-46-2
Federer R.
Muller G.
7-656-47-65
Murray A.
del Potro J.
7-627-614-67-5
R16
Federer R.
Andreev I.
6-757-656-33-66-3
Muller G.
Davydenko N.
6-44-66-37-610
Djokovic N.
Robredo T.
4-66-26-35-76-3
Roddick A.
Gonzalez F.
6-26-46-1
Murray A.
Wawrinka S.
6-16-36-3
del Potro J.
Nishikori K.
6-36-46-3
Fish M.
Monfils G.
7-56-26-2
Nadal R.
Querrey S.
6-25-77-626-3
R32
Monfils G.
Nalbandian D.
6-36-46-2
Querrey S.
Karlovic I.
7-657-656-2
Djokovic N.
Cilic M.
6-777-56-47-60
Robredo T.
Tsonga J.
7-626-26-3
Gonzalez F.
Nieminen J.
7-56-46-736-1
Roddick A.
Seppi A.
6-27-57-64
Murray A.
Melzer J.
6-754-67-656-16-3
Wawrinka S.
Cipolla F.
5-76-746-46-06-4
Nishikori K.
Ferrer D.
6-46-43-62-67-5
Fish M.
Blake J.
6-36-37-64
Federer R.
Stepanek R.
6-36-36-2
Andreev I.
Verdasco F.
6-26-46-4
Muller G.
Almagro N.
6-733-67-657-667-5
del Potro J.
Simon G.
6-46-746-13-66-3
Nadal R.
Troicki V.
6-46-36-0
Davydenko N.
Tursunov D.
6-27-636-3
R64
Nishikori K.
Karanusic R.
6-17-5
Troicki V.
Kohlschreiber P.
2-66-36-43-0
Blake J.
Darcis S.
4-66-31-0
Nadal R.
Deheart R.
6-16-26-4
Querrey S.
Devilder N.
7-666-44-66-3
Karlovic I.
Serra F.
7-656-46-2
Fish M.
Mathieu P.
6-23-66-36-4
Monfils G.
Korolev E.
6-26-33-66-4
Nalbandian D.
Golubev A.
6-26-46-2
Ferrer D.
Beck A.
4-67-56-37-65
del Potro J.
Bellucci T.
4-66-17-56-3
Simon G.
Acasuso J.
6-46-16-4
Wawrinka S.
Odesnik W.
6-47-666-2
Cipolla F.
Lu Y.
6-14-67-626-4
Melzer J.
Vanek J.
6-06-26-2
Murray A.
Llodra M.
6-41-67-57-67
Roddick A.
Gulbis E.
3-67-56-27-5
Seppi A.
Garcia Lopez G.
6-24-66-26-2
Nieminen J.
Minar I.
6-723-66-46-36-2
Gonzalez F.
Reynolds B.
7-666-46-4
Robredo T.
Safin M.
4-67-646-46-0
Tsonga J.
Moya C.
4-66-36-46-4
Cilic M.
Ginepri R.
6-42-66-27-5
Djokovic N.
Kendrick R.
7-686-46-4
Davydenko N.
Calleri A.
6-46-47-62
Tursunov D.
Hanescu V.
6-726-36-46-2
Almagro N.
Warburg S.
6-36-46-4
Muller G.
Haas T.
2-62-67-656-36-3
Verdasco F.
Machado R.
6-757-656-46-766-0
Andreev I.
Chardy J.
7-636-46-3
Stepanek R.
Guccione C.
6-46-46-736-2
Federer R.
Alves T.
6-37-56-4
R128
Warburg S.
Tipsarevic J.
6-21-0
Minar I.
Kiefer N.
4-66-16-44-1
Serra F.
Schuettler R.
7-686-02-0
Blake J.
Young D.
6-13-66-14-66-4
Chardy J.
Gil F.
3-66-36-26-3
Machado R.
De Voest R.
6-47-676-1
Verdasco F.
Kunitsyn I.
6-36-46-1
Haas T.
Gasquet R.
6-736-45-77-56-2
Muller G.
Recouderc L.
6-46-04-66-4
Almagro N.
Dancevic F.
6-36-47-5
Tursunov D.
Schwank E.
7-54-67-57-65
Hanescu V.
Montanes A.
7-656-32-66-3
Safin M.
Spadea V.
3-66-26-34-66-4
Robredo T.
Zverev M.
7-646-26-1
Gonzalez F.
Navarro I.
7-636-34-67-65
Reynolds B.
Zib T.
6-46-732-66-47-64
Nieminen J.
Jenkins S.
6-36-37-5
Calleri A.
Krajicek A.
6-26-26-1
Davydenko N.
Sela D.
6-36-36-3
Seppi A.
Lee H.
6-37-53-63-66-3
Garcia Lopez G.
Hrbaty D.
4-66-36-46-4
Gulbis E.
Johansson T.
7-56-17-63
Roddick A.
Santoro F.
6-26-26-2
Murray A.
Roitman S.
6-36-46-0
Llodra M.
Gabashvili T.
6-35-77-657-64
Vanek J.
Bohli S.
3-66-36-27-5
Melzer J.
Lopez F.
4-67-656-22-66-4
Cipolla F.
Hernych J.
6-726-42-67-607-64
Lu Y.
Lapentti N.
6-41-64-66-46-3
Djokovic N.
Clement A.
6-36-36-4
Kendrick R.
Mahut N.
7-636-45-77-5
Ginepri R.
Delic A.
6-16-27-65
Cilic M.
Benneteau J.
4-67-56-36-776-2
Tsonga J.
Ventura S.
6-736-46-26-3
Moya C.
Qureshi A.
6-46-757-626-2
Odesnik W.
Fognini F.
2-66-04-66-36-4
Wawrinka S.
Bolelli S.
7-656-36-3
Simon G.
Granollers M.
6-46-35-76-2
Acasuso J.
Berrer M.
6-46-26-2
Bellucci T.
Hernandez O.
6-36-756-47-5
del Potro J.
Canas G.
4-67-606-46-1
Nishikori K.
Monaco J.
6-26-25-76-2
Karanusic R.
Sweeting R.
7-57-53-66-2
Beck A.
Isner J.
7-656-47-63
Ferrer D.
Vassallo Arguello M.
7-616-26-2
Nalbandian D.
Daniel M.
6-16-26-4
Golubev A.
Evans B.
6-46-36-2
Korolev E.
Soderling R.
7-646-37-69
Monfils G.
Cuevas P.
6-46-46-1
Mathieu P.
Grosjean S.
6-747-656-36-2
Fish M.
Smeets R.
7-646-736-36-4
Darcis S.
Gremelmayr D.
6-16-767-646-4
Karlovic I.
Minar J.
7-56-16-4
Devilder N.
Andujar P.
6-46-26-2
Querrey S.
Berdych T.
6-36-16-2
Kohlschreiber P.
Horna L.
6-26-36-2
Troicki V.
Ball C.
7-636-06-1
Deheart R.
Rochus O.
7-645-76-43-66-4
Nadal R.
Phau B.
7-646-37-64
Federer R.
Gonzalez M.
6-36-06-3
Alves T.
Capdeville P.
4-61-66-17-626-4
Guccione C.
Levine J.
6-33-67-667-66
Stepanek R.
Starace P.
7-56-36-1
Andreev I.
Gicquel M.
7-636-46-4