Marin Cilic vs Mikhail Youzhny — St. Petersburg Semi-final

St. Petersburg · ATP · Semi-final
Marin Cilic
CRO
Marin Cilic
#62ATP
1800ELO
$776kYTD
$33MCAREER
37 yrs · 198 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLWWLLLWL
0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 24 October 2011
carpet
RUS
Mikhail Youzhny
44 yrs · 183 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLLLWWLLL
Cilic M.
6-3 6-4
Youzhny M.
Cilic M.
662
Youzhny M.
34–

Marin Cilic defeated Mikhail Youzhny 6-3 6-4 in the St. Petersburg semi-final on carpet. The upset overturned the form book — Mikhail Youzhny came in leading the head-to-head 5–4, defending last year's final. Marin Cilic narrowed the head-to-head to 5–5.

Key context

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

Head to head

4–5
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2016-10-24BaselR32hardMarin Cilic6-4 6-2
2013-02-04ZagrebSFhardMarin Cilic4-6 6-4 6-3
2012-04-30MunichQFclayMarin Cilic6-3 6-7(6) 6-3
2011-07-18HamburgQFclayMikhail Youzhny4-6 6-3 7-6(6)
2011-02-14MarseilleSFhardMarin Cilic6-2 1-6 7-5
2010-05-02MunichFclayMikhail Youzhny6-3 4-6 6-4
2009-08-10Canada MastersR64hardMikhail Youzhny4-6 7-6(4) 6-1
2008-02-11MarseilleR32hardMikhail Youzhny6-4 7-6(3)
2007-12-31ChennaiSFhardMikhail Youzhny6-2 6-3

Serve vs return

This season
Cilic M.serving86% hold

wins 67% of points on serve vs Youzhny M.

Youzhny M.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

Statistics

This season
Cilic M.Youzhny M.
1st serve in·Even
58%
60%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
78%
69%
2nd serve points won·Even
50%
52%
Service points won·Even
66%
62%
Return points won·Even
37%
38%
Break points saved·Slight edge
66%
61%
Aces / match·Dominant
10.6
3.6
Double faults / match·Even
3.4
3.2

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Cilic M.Youzhny M.
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
76
63
Break points saved·Slight edge
99
93
Break points won·Even
41
41
Deciding sets·Dominant
94
68
Tiebreaks·Even
87
83

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

Freshness

Recent load
Cilic M.Youzhny M.
Freshness·
98
—

Cilic M.: 13 days rest · 1 match (14d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
SlowFast

Draw

Final
Cilic M.
Tipsarevic J.
6-33-66-2
Semi-finals
Cilic M.
Youzhny M.
6-36-4
Tipsarevic J.
Bogomolov Jr A.
6-26-1
Quarter-finals
Tipsarevic J.
Starace P.
6-766-26-1
Bogomolov Jr A.
Lajovic D.
6-26-1
Cilic M.
Seppi A.
4-67-686-4
Youzhny M.
Mannarino A.
6-26-3
R16
Tipsarevic J.
Berrer M.
6-32-0
Cilic M.
Devvarman S.
5-76-16-3
Starace P.
Tursunov D.
6-26-4
Lajovic D.
Sela D.
2-66-26-1
Youzhny M.
Benneteau J.
6-43-66-2
Bogomolov Jr A.
Kohlschreiber P.
6-43-67-5
Seppi A.
Andreev I.
3-66-26-4
Mannarino A.
Rosol L.
6-27-65
R32
Mannarino A.
Simon G.
2-66-46-4
Youzhny M.
Stakhovsky S.
6-37-67
Cilic M.
Bubka S.
6-47-61
Seppi A.
Pospisil V.
7-57-64
Devvarman S.
Beck K.
6-26-3
Bogomolov Jr A.
Kunitsyn I.
6-36-1
Andreev I.
Granollers M.
3-66-47-64
Berrer M.
Kukushkin M.
6-14-66-4
Tipsarevic J.
Rochus O.
6-27-5
Starace P.
Nedelko I.
6-06-1
Tursunov D.
Gabashvili T.
7-56-3
Sela D.
Dolgopolov A.
6-26-2
Lajovic D.
Chardy J.
6-46-4
Kohlschreiber P.
Berlocq C.
6-746-36-1
Rosol L.
Gulbis E.
6-36-4
Benneteau J.
Riba P.
6-26-1