Marin Cilic vs Kevin Anderson — Beijing Quarter-final

Beijing · ATP · Quarter-final
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, 3 October 2011
hard
RSA
Kevin Anderson
40 yrs · 203 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLLWWLLWW
Cilic M.
7-6 4-6 6-1
Anderson K.
Cilic M.
77462
Anderson K.
64611

Marin Cilic defeated Kevin Anderson 7-6 4-6 6-1 in the Beijing quarter-final on hard. The result followed the form book — Marin Cilic came in leading the head-to-head 6–1, defending last year's round of 16. Marin Cilic extended the head-to-head to 7–1.

Key context

  • Match story: Marin Cilic came through a tight passage before pulling clear — 7–6 4–6 6–1.

Head to head

6–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2021-04-26EstorilQFclayMarin Cilic7-6(7) 0-0 RET
2017-05-29Roland GarrosR16clayMarin Cilic6-3 3-0 RET
2014-08-25US OpenR32hardMarin Cilic6-3 3-6 6-3 6-4
2014-02-17Delray BeachFhardMarin Cilic7-6(6) 6-7(7) 6-4
2013-05-12Rome MastersR32clayKevin Anderson6-3 7-6(7)
2013-04-14Monte Carlo MastersR32clayMarin Cilic6-2 6-3
2009-01-19Australian OpenR128hardMarin Cilic6-3 6-2 6-7(4) 6-3

Serve vs return

This season
Cilic M.serving91% hold

wins 71% of points on serve vs Anderson K.

Anderson K.serving93% hold

wins 72% 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.Anderson K.
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.Anderson K.
1st serve in·Slight edge
58%
64%
1st serve points won·Even
78%
79%
2nd serve points won·Even
50%
53%
Service points won·Even
66%
70%
Return points won·Even
37%
34%
Break points saved·Even
66%
67%
Aces / match·Dominant
10.6
15.5
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.Anderson K.
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
76
63
Break points saved·Even
99
98
Break points won·Dominant
41
10
Deciding sets·Slight edge
94
84
Tiebreaks·Slight edge
87
93

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

Freshness

Recent load
Cilic M.Anderson K.
Freshness·
100
—

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

Conditions

Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
SlowFast
Weather
20°CClear
Wind 2 km/hHumidity 17%

Draw

Final
Berdych T.
Cilic M.
3-66-46-1
Semi-finals
Cilic M.
Ljubicic I.
6-46-3
Berdych T.
Tsonga J.
6-44-66-1
Quarter-finals
Cilic M.
Anderson K.
7-644-66-1
Tsonga J.
Ferrero J.
6-36-4
Berdych T.
Verdasco F.
6-16-0
Ljubicic I.
Youzhny M.
7-646-746-2
R16
Anderson K.
Montanes A.
7-637-64
Youzhny M.
Lopez F.
6-756-27-5
Tsonga J.
Zhang Z.
6-36-4
Ferrero J.
Granollers M.
6-46-4
Berdych T.
Kohlschreiber P.
6-26-0
Verdasco F.
Cipolla F.
2-66-16-2
Ljubicic I.
Mayer F.
6-02-66-3
Cilic M.
Fognini F.
6-26-716-3
R32
Ljubicic I.
Gabashvili T.
7-57-5
Mayer F.
Ramos A.
6-26-4
Tsonga J.
Dimitrov G.
7-657-5
Montanes A.
Capdeville P.
6-36-3
Lopez F.
Ilhan M.
6-27-66
Verdasco F.
Llodra M.
6-26-4
Cipolla F.
Dolgopolov A.
6-11-66-0
Kohlschreiber P.
Robredo T.
6-37-60
Cilic M.
Wu D.
6-26-0
Fognini F.
Zemlja G.
6-46-1
Granollers M.
Simon G.
6-36-1
Berdych T.
Melzer J.
7-57-5
Ferrero J.
Bellucci T.
6-17-64
Zhang Z.
Li Z.
6-16-3
Anderson K.
Roddick A.
6-47-5
Youzhny M.
Almagro N.
6-36-2