David Nalbandian vs Marin Cilic — Indian Wells Masters Round of 64

Indian Wells Masters · ATP · Round of 64
ARG
David Nalbandian
44 yrs · 180 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWLLWLWWW
0 — 0
Sets
Thursday, 8 March 2012
hard
Marin Cilic
CRO
Marin Cilic
#62ATP
1800ELO
1762Hard ELO
$776kYTD
$33MCAREER
37 yrs · 198 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLWWLLLWL
Nalbandian D.
7-6 7-6
Cilic M.
Nalbandian D.
77772
Cilic M.
6364–

David Nalbandian defeated Marin Cilic 7-6 7-6 in the Indian Wells Masters round of 64 on hard. The result followed the form book — David Nalbandian came in leading the head-to-head 3–1. David Nalbandian extended the head-to-head to 4–1.

Key context

Head to head

3–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2012-04-06Davis Cup WG QF: ARG vs CRORRclayMarin Cilic5-7 6-4 4-6 7-6(2) 6-3
2010-11-01BaselR16hardDavid Nalbandian4-6 6-4 6-4
2010-08-01WashingtonSFhardDavid Nalbandian6-2 6-2
2006-04-07Davis Cup WG QF: CRO vs ARGRRcarpetDavid Nalbandian6-1 6-1 6-2

Serve vs return

This season
Nalbandian D.serving83% hold

wins 65% of points on serve vs Cilic M.

Cilic M.serving85% hold

wins 66% of points on serve vs Nalbandian D.

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

Nalbandian D.Cilic M.
—
Serve
57
—
Return
10

Per-surface Serve / Return Rating (0–100, percentile within the hard field, opponent-adjusted over 52 weeks). About

Statistics

This season
Nalbandian D.Cilic M.
1st serve in·Even
58%
58%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
70%
78%
2nd serve points won·Even
52%
50%
Service points won·Even
63%
66%
Return points won·Even
39%
37%
Break points saved·Slight edge
58%
66%
Aces / match·Dominant
3.7
10.6
Double faults / match·Even
3.6
3.4

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (46 vs 199). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Nalbandian D.Cilic M.
Clutch Rating·Even
72
76
Break points saved·Slight edge
88
99
Break points won·Dominant
69
41
Deciding sets·Clear edge
72
94
Tiebreaks·Even
84
87

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

Freshness

Recent load
Nalbandian D.Cilic M.
Freshness·
—
98

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

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
SlowFast
Weather
20°CClear
Wind 8 km/hHumidity 11%

Draw

Final
Federer R.
Isner J.
7-676-3
Semi-finals
Isner J.
Djokovic N.
7-673-67-65
Federer R.
Nadal R.
6-36-4
Quarter-finals
Federer R.
del Potro J.
6-36-2
Nadal R.
Nalbandian D.
4-67-56-4
Djokovic N.
Almagro N.
6-36-4
Isner J.
Simon G.
6-31-67-5
R16
Simon G.
Harrison R.
7-605-76-1
Federer R.
Bellucci T.
3-66-36-4
Nalbandian D.
Tsonga J.
3-67-56-3
Nadal R.
Dolgopolov A.
6-36-2
del Potro J.
Istomin D.
7-626-766-2
Isner J.
Ebden M.
6-47-5
Almagro N.
Berdych T.
6-46-0
Djokovic N.
Andujar P.
6-06-756-2
R32
Bellucci T.
Davydenko N.
W/O
Nadal R.
Granollers M.
6-16-4
Dolgopolov A.
Baghdatis M.
6-45-76-4
Nalbandian D.
Tipsarevic J.
6-33-66-3
Tsonga J.
Stepanek R.
6-726-36-2
Federer R.
Raonic M.
6-746-26-4
del Potro J.
Verdasco F.
6-27-66
Istomin D.
Ferrer D.
6-46-3
Ebden M.
Fish M.
6-36-4
Isner J.
Monaco J.
7-57-5
Simon G.
Wawrinka S.
6-46-4
Harrison R.
Garcia Lopez G.
6-47-5
Berdych T.
Roddick A.
6-34-66-2
Almagro N.
Giraldo S.
4-66-27-62
Andujar P.
Ramos A.
7-656-4
Djokovic N.
Anderson K.
6-26-3
R64
Nalbandian D.
Cilic M.
7-637-64
Tsonga J.
Llodra M.
4-1
Fish M.
Seppi A.
6-33-2
Monaco J.
Mahut N.
6-45-76-3
Isner J.
Gil F.
7-56-3
Simon G.
Sela D.
7-56-766-4
Anderson K.
Kohlschreiber P.
W/O
Almagro N.
Querrey S.
5-76-46-4
Nadal R.
Mayer L.
6-16-3
Granollers M.
Haas T.
6-32-66-3
Dolgopolov A.
Darcis S.
6-7136-37-5
Baghdatis M.
Lopez F.
6-36-4
Tipsarevic J.
Muller G.
6-46-2
Stepanek R.
Malisse X.
6-26-1
Federer R.
Kudla D.
6-46-1
Raonic M.
Berlocq C.
6-46-2
Bellucci T.
Melzer J.
6-36-3
Davydenko N.
Phau B.
7-56-2
del Potro J.
Matosevic M.
7-56-2
Verdasco F.
Sweeting R.
6-26-2
Istomin D.
Chela J.
7-656-777-5
Ferrer D.
Dimitrov G.
6-26-2
Ebden M.
Benneteau J.
2-66-36-2
Wawrinka S.
Ginepri R.
4-66-46-4
Harrison R.
Troicki V.
7-656-3
Garcia Lopez G.
Murray A.
6-46-2
Berdych T.
Stakhovsky S.
6-726-36-4
Roddick A.
Kubot L.
4-67-656-3
Giraldo S.
Nishikori K.
7-56-2
Ramos A.
Gasquet R.
3-67-56-1
Andujar P.
Mayer F.
6-26-4
Djokovic N.
Golubev A.
6-36-2
R128
Ebden M.
Kunitsyn I.
6-14-66-4
Bellucci T.
Rosol L.
6-27-64
Dimitrov G.
Dodig I.
6-16-4
Golubev A.
De Voest R.
6-16-4
Kohlschreiber P.
Bachinger M.
6-46-2
Andujar P.
Haase R.
6-23-67-62
Ramos A.
Levine J.
6-7107-646-2
Querrey S.
Smyczek T.
7-616-4
Haas T.
Nieminen J.
7-696-4
Mayer L.
Falla A.
2-67-676-4
Giraldo S.
Sock J.
5-76-06-1
Kubot L.
Karlovic I.
6-46-2
Stakhovsky S.
Bogomolov Jr A.
7-674-67-63
Garcia Lopez G.
Machado R.
7-664-66-2
Harrison R.
Cipolla F.
6-16-2
Seppi A.
Rochus O.
4-66-36-4
Mahut N.
Pospisil V.
6-36-2
Ginepri R.
Lorenzi P.
1-66-36-4
Sela D.
Delic A.
2-66-06-2
Gil F.
Williams R.
6-36-766-4
Berlocq C.
Paire B.
6-46-2
Kudla D.
Kamke T.
2-67-636-4
Llodra M.
Gulbis E.
6-35-77-63
Malisse X.
Reynolds B.
6-26-4
Davydenko N.
Bubka S.
7-56-3
Nalbandian D.
Starace P.
7-646-0
Matosevic M.
Bemelmans R.
6-26-3
Sweeting R.
Stebe C.
6-26-2
Muller G.
Tomic B.
4-67-646-0
Baghdatis M.
Chardy J.
6-36-4
Darcis S.
Young D.
6-23-67-65
Istomin D.
Lu Y.
7-666-3