Marin Cilic vs Julien Benneteau — Dubai Round of 16

Dubai · 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
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 23 February 2009
hard
FRA
Julien Benneteau
44 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLLWWLWL
Cilic M.
6-3 4-6 7-5
Benneteau J.
Cilic M.
6472
Benneteau J.
3651

Marin Cilic defeated Julien Benneteau 6-3 4-6 7-5 in the Dubai round of 16 on hard. The result followed the form book — Marin Cilic came in leading the head-to-head 2–1, defending last year's round of 32. Marin Cilic extended the head-to-head to 3–1.

Key context

  • Match story: Marin Cilic closed it out in three sets, 6–3 4–6 7–5.

Head to head

2–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2017-10-30Paris MastersQFhardJulien Benneteau7-6(5) 7-5
2009-10-05BeijingR16hardMarin Cilic6-2 2-6 6-0
2008-08-25US OpenR128hardMarin Cilic4-6 7-5 6-3 6-7(7) 6-2

Serve vs return

This season
Cilic M.serving88% hold

wins 68% of points on serve vs Benneteau J.

Benneteau J.serving85% hold

wins 66% 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.Benneteau J.
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.Benneteau J.
1st serve in·Even
58%
62%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
78%
73%
2nd serve points won·Even
50%
50%
Service points won·Even
66%
64%
Return points won·Even
37%
37%
Break points saved·Slight edge
66%
61%
Aces / match·Dominant
10.6
7.6
Double faults / match·Even
3.4
3.3

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Cilic M.Benneteau J.
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
76
52
Break points saved·Slight edge
99
91
Break points won·Slight edge
41
30
Deciding sets·Dominant
94
53
Tiebreaks·Slight edge
87
78

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

Freshness

Recent load
Cilic M.Benneteau J.
Freshness·
100
—

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

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
SlowFast
Weather
29°CClear
Wind 21 km/hHumidity 31%

Draw

Final
Djokovic N.
Ferrer D.
7-56-3
Semi-finals
Djokovic N.
Simon G.
3-67-57-5
Ferrer D.
Gasquet R.
6-26-2
Quarter-finals
Gasquet R.
Murray A.
W/O
Djokovic N.
Cilic M.
6-36-4
Simon G.
Santoro F.
7-636-1
Ferrer D.
Andreev I.
7-56-1
R16
Ferrer D.
Kohlschreiber P.
6-46-2
Andreev I.
Tursunov D.
5-76-46-3
Santoro F.
Chiudinelli M.
3-66-17-61
Simon G.
Gabashvili T.
6-16-2
Cilic M.
Benneteau J.
6-34-67-5
Djokovic N.
Hernych J.
6-33-66-4
Gasquet R.
Bolelli S.
6-746-37-65
Murray A.
Clement A.
6-26-3
R32
Murray A.
Stakhovsky S.
6-736-35-3
Andreev I.
De Voest R.
6-46-0
Chiudinelli M.
Karlovic I.
7-644-67-67
Simon G.
Ghareeb M.
5-76-46-4
Gasquet R.
Safin M.
6-35-76-3
Bolelli S.
Troicki V.
6-36-4
Clement A.
Schuettler R.
1-66-36-3
Kohlschreiber P.
Lammer M.
6-16-1
Tursunov D.
Seppi A.
6-16-4
Gabashvili T.
Recouderc L.
5-77-646-3
Santoro F.
Hanescu V.
6-46-2
Djokovic N.
Cipolla F.
6-36-2
Hernych J.
Youzhny M.
4-66-16-4
Benneteau J.
Melzer J.
1-66-36-3
Cilic M.
Tipsarevic J.
2-67-636-4
Ferrer D.
Ljubicic I.
3-66-26-1