Marin Cilic vs Stefan Koubek — 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
0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 22 February 2010
hard
AUT
Stefan Koubek
49 yrs · 175 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLLWLWWL
Cilic M.
6-2 7-6
Koubek S.
Cilic M.
6782
Koubek S.
266–

Marin Cilic defeated Stefan Koubek 6-2 7-6 in the Dubai round of 16 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Stefan Koubek came in leading the head-to-head 1–0. Marin Cilic claimed a first win over Stefan Koubek in two meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 1–1.

Key context

  • Match story: Marin Cilic closed it out in two sets, 6–2 7–6.

Head to head

0–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2006-02-10Davis Cup WG R1: AUT vs CRORRclayStefan Koubek6-1 7-5

Serve vs return

This season
Cilic M.serving85% hold

wins 66% of points on serve vs Koubek S.

Koubek S.serving80% hold

wins 63% 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.Koubek S.
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.Koubek S.
1st serve in·Slight edge
58%
63%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
78%
67%
2nd serve points won·Even
50%
50%
Service points won·Slight edge
66%
61%
Return points won·Even
37%
39%
Break points saved·Clear edge
66%
46%
Aces / match·Dominant
10.6
4.6
Double faults / match·Slight edge
3.4
3.0

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (199 vs 8). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Cilic M.Koubek S.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
76
46
Break points saved·Dominant
99
71
Break points won·Clear edge
41
54
Deciding sets·Dominant
94
49
Tiebreaks·Dominant
87
50

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

Freshness

Recent load
Cilic M.Koubek S.
Freshness·
98
—

Cilic M.: 14 days rest · 1 match (14d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
SlowFast
Weather
24°CClear
Wind 12 km/hHumidity 48%

Draw

Final
Djokovic N.
Youzhny M.
7-55-76-3
Semi-finals
Youzhny M.
Melzer J.
7-57-64
Djokovic N.
Baghdatis M.
6-726-36-4
Quarter-finals
Baghdatis M.
Berrer M.
7-656-1
Melzer J.
Cilic M.
7-687-5
Djokovic N.
Ljubicic I.
2-66-46-0
Youzhny M.
Tipsarevic J.
6-36-4
R16
Berrer M.
Davydenko N.
6-3
Djokovic N.
Troicki V.
3-66-46-2
Melzer J.
Robredo T.
6-37-5
Baghdatis M.
Devvarman S.
6-33-66-1
Youzhny M.
Phau B.
7-626-4
Ljubicic I.
Tsonga J.
7-56-3
Tipsarevic J.
Murray A.
7-634-66-4
Cilic M.
Koubek S.
6-27-66
R32
Tsonga J.
Llodra M.
7-69
Murray A.
Kunitsyn I.
6-26-3
Phau B.
Ghareeb M.
3-0
Robredo T.
Benneteau J.
6-26-1
Berrer M.
Stakhovsky S.
6-47-63
Davydenko N.
Serra F.
6-756-46-1
Ljubicic I.
Hernych J.
6-26-736-4
Troicki V.
Schuettler R.
6-36-4
Djokovic N.
Garcia Lopez G.
6-46-4
Devvarman S.
Chiudinelli M.
6-47-5
Melzer J.
Bolelli S.
6-17-5
Koubek S.
Lopez F.
7-646-4
Cilic M.
Clement A.
6-26-4
Baghdatis M.
Simon G.
7-636-4
Youzhny M.
Lacko L.
6-737-656-1
Tipsarevic J.
Seppi A.
7-647-5