Marin Cilic vs Denis Istomin — Chennai Round of 16

Chennai · ATP · Round of 16
Marin Cilic
CRO
Marin Cilic
#88ATP
1800ELO
1762Hard ELO
$776kYTD
$33MCAREER
37 yrs · 198 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLWWLLLWL
0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 5 January 2009
hard
UZB
Denis Istomin
39 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLWWWLLLL
Cilic M.
6-0 6-4
Istomin D.
Cilic M.
662
Istomin D.
04–

Marin Cilic defeated Denis Istomin 6-0 6-4 in the Chennai round of 16 on hard. The result followed the form book — Marin Cilic came in leading the head-to-head 6–1. Marin Cilic extended the head-to-head to 7–1.

Key context

Head to head

6–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2016-02-08RotterdamR32hardMarin Cilic7-6(5) 6-4
2015-10-19MoscowR16hardMarin Cilic7-6(3) 3-6 6-3
2014-08-04Canada MastersR64hardMarin Cilic6-2 4-6 7-5
2014-01-06SydneyR16hardDenis Istomin6-3 6-4
2013-12-29BrisbaneR32hardMarin Cilic6-7(3) 7-6(5) 6-4
2010-08-01WashingtonR32hardMarin Cilic6-4 6-2
2009-08-31US OpenR32hardMarin Cilic6-1 6-4 6-3

Serve vs return

This season
Cilic M.serving89% hold

wins 69% of points on serve vs Istomin D.

Istomin D.serving83% hold

wins 65% of points on serve vs Cilic M.

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

Cilic M.Istomin D.
57
Serve
—
10
Return
—

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

Statistics

This season
Cilic M.Istomin D.
1st serve in·Slight edge
58%
66%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
78%
70%
2nd serve points won·Even
50%
49%
Service points won·Even
66%
63%
Return points won·Even
37%
36%
Break points saved·Slight edge
66%
61%
Aces / match·Dominant
10.6
5.0
Double faults / match·Clear edge
3.4
2.1

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Cilic M.Istomin D.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
76
29
Break points saved·Slight edge
99
90
Break points won·Dominant
41
5
Deciding sets·Dominant
94
44
Tiebreaks·Dominant
87
18

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

Freshness

Recent load
Cilic M.Istomin D.
Freshness·
100
—

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

Conditions

Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
SlowFast

Draw

Final
Cilic M.
Devvarman S.
6-47-63
Semi-finals
Devvarman S.
Schuettler R.
W/O
Cilic M.
Granollers M.
6-46-3
Quarter-finals
Devvarman S.
Karlovic I.
7-646-4
Schuettler R.
Phau B.
6-27-5
Cilic M.
Tipsarevic J.
6-40-66-4
Granollers M.
Dlouhy L.
7-52-66-4
R16
Dlouhy L.
Davydenko N.
W/O
Tipsarevic J.
Sela D.
7-636-4
Schuettler R.
Greul S.
6-46-2
Karlovic I.
Minar I.
6-16-4
Devvarman S.
Moya C.
4-67-56-4
Phau B.
Cipolla F.
6-16-2
Granollers M.
Beck A.
6-46-1
Cilic M.
Istomin D.
6-06-4
R32
Beck A.
Karanusic R.
6-16-0
Granollers M.
Lee H.
6-47-5
Greul S.
Gimeno Traver D.
6-36-4
Schuettler R.
Amritraj P.
6-24-66-1
Moya C.
Udomchoke D.
6-37-64
Sela D.
Ramirez Hidalgo R.
4-67-636-1
Istomin D.
Bopanna R.
6-47-63
Cipolla F.
Wawrinka S.
6-46-1
Phau B.
Ventura S.
6-27-5
Dlouhy L.
Soeda G.
3-66-26-4
Cilic M.
Martin A.
6-46-4
Davydenko N.
Koellerer D.
6-26-3
Karlovic I.
Ram R.
6-46-3
Minar I.
Odesnik W.
6-36-0
Devvarman S.
Kim K.
6-36-3
Tipsarevic J.
Andujar P.
6-36-2