Marin Cilic vs Jurgen Melzer — Zagreb Semi-final

Zagreb · ATP · Semi-final
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, 1 February 2010
hard
AUT
Jurgen Melzer
45 yrs · 183 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLLWLWLW
Cilic M.
7-6 6-4
Melzer J.
Cilic M.
7762
Melzer J.
654–

Marin Cilic defeated Jurgen Melzer 7-6 6-4 in the Zagreb semi-final on hard. The result followed the form book — Marin Cilic came in leading the head-to-head 6–3, defending the title. Marin Cilic extended the head-to-head to 7–3.

Key context

Head to head

6–3
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2014-05-11Rome MastersR32clayJurgen Melzer6-2 6-7(5) 6-3
2013-02-04ZagrebFhardMarin Cilic6-3 6-1
2012-07-25London OlympicsR64grassMarin Cilic7-6(5) 6-2
2011-02-07RotterdamR16hardMarin Cilic6-2 6-4
2010-02-22DubaiQFhardJurgen Melzer7-6(8) 7-5
2009-10-26ViennaFhardJurgen Melzer6-4 6-3
2008-08-17New HavenR16hardMarin Cilic5-7 6-4 7-5
2008-06-09Queen's ClubR64grassMarin Cilic7-6(2) 7-6(5)
2008-01-14Australian OpenR64hardMarin Cilic6-4 6-3 6-4

Serve vs return

This season
Cilic M.serving86% hold

wins 67% of points on serve vs Melzer J.

Melzer J.serving82% hold

wins 64% of points on serve vs Cilic M.

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

Serve & return on hard

Cilic M.Melzer 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.Melzer J.
1st serve in·Slight edge
58%
65%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
78%
68%
2nd serve points won·Even
50%
50%
Service points won·Even
66%
62%
Return points won·Even
37%
38%
Break points saved·Slight edge
66%
59%
Aces / match·Dominant
10.6
4.0
Double faults / match·Slight edge
3.4
2.8

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Cilic M.Melzer J.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
76
44
Break points saved·Clear edge
99
86
Break points won·Clear edge
41
27
Deciding sets·Dominant
94
65
Tiebreaks·Dominant
87
27

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

Freshness

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

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

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast

Draw

Final
Cilic M.
Berrer M.
6-46-756-3
Semi-finals
Cilic M.
Melzer J.
7-656-4
Berrer M.
Petzschner P.
7-667-5
Quarter-finals
Petzschner P.
Lacko L.
6-716-26-2
Berrer M.
Troicki V.
6-46-3
Cilic M.
Karlovic I.
7-666-4
Melzer J.
Marchenko I.
3-66-07-5
R16
Karlovic I.
Sidorenko A.
7-647-68
Lacko L.
Ljubicic I.
7-635-77-65
Petzschner P.
Becker B.
1-67-647-66
Troicki V.
Kukushkin M.
7-57-5
Cilic M.
Koellerer D.
6-26-1
Berrer M.
Jelenic P.
6-46-3
Marchenko I.
Dodig I.
6-46-2
Melzer J.
Rochus O.
6-26-3
R32
Lacko L.
Istomin D.
6-22-2
Karlovic I.
Veic A.
4-5
Cilic M.
Hajek J.
6-26-2
Koellerer D.
Golubev A.
6-33-66-3
Sidorenko A.
Bemelmans R.
7-653-66-3
Melzer J.
Brands D.
6-46-3
Rochus O.
Kunitsyn I.
4-66-27-5
Marchenko I.
Bolelli S.
6-26-4
Dodig I.
Korolev E.
7-696-4
Berrer M.
Tipsarevic J.
7-656-3
Jelenic P.
Bozoljac I.
7-667-5
Kukushkin M.
Zverev M.
6-46-3
Troicki V.
Schuettler R.
6-36-2
Ljubicic I.
Clement A.
7-646-3
Becker B.
Vinciguerra A.
1-66-17-64
Petzschner P.
Rochus C.
6-746-36-1