Marin Cilic vs Jan Lennard Struff — Sydney Round of 32

Sydney · ATP · Round of 32
Marin Cilic
CRO7
Marin Cilic
#88ATP
1800ELO
1762Hard ELO
$776kYTD
$33MCAREER
37 yrs · 198 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLWWLLLWL
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 6 January 2014
hard
Jan Lennard Struff
GER
Jan Lennard Struff
#41ATP
1694ELO
1634Hard ELO
$492kYTD
$13MCAREER
36 yrs · 193 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWWLWLWL
Cilic M.
3-6 6-3 6-3
Struff J.
Cilic M.
3662
Struff J.
6331

Marin Cilic defeated Jan Lennard Struff 3-6 6-3 6-3 in the Sydney round of 32 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Jan Lennard Struff came in ranked #41, leading the head-to-head 3–1. Marin Cilic narrowed the head-to-head to 3–2.

Key context

Head to head

1–3
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2024-01-01Hong KongR32hardJan Lennard Struff3-6 7-6(4) 7-6(7)
2019-05-13Rome MastersR32clayJan Lennard Struff6-2 6-3
2019-05-06Madrid MastersR32clayMarin Cilic4-6 6-3 6-4
2018-10-01TokyoR32hardJan Lennard Struff3-6 6-4 7-6(1)

Serve vs return

This season
Cilic M.serving88% hold

wins 68% of points on serve vs Struff J.

Struff J.serving86% hold

wins 67% 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.Struff J.
57
Serve
36
10
Return
40

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

Statistics

This season
Cilic M.Struff J.
1st serve in·Even
58%
59%
1st serve points won·Even
78%
76%
2nd serve points won·Even
50%
51%
Service points won·Even
66%
65%
Return points won·Even
37%
37%
Break points saved·Even
66%
64%
Aces / match·Clear edge
10.6
8.8
Double faults / match·Even
3.4
3.4

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Cilic M.Struff J.
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
76
61
Break points saved·Even
99
99
Break points won·Clear edge
41
21
Deciding sets·Dominant
94
68
Tiebreaks·Slight edge
87
94

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

Freshness

Recent load
Cilic M.Struff J.
Freshness·Dominant
98
64

Cilic M.: 14 days rest · 1 match (14d) · Struff J.: 6 days rest · 1 match, 34 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast
Final
del Potro J.[1]
Tomic B.
6-36-1
Semi-finals
del Potro J.[1]
Tursunov D.[4]
6-46-2
Tomic B.
Stakhovsky S.
6-747-56-3
Quarter-finals
del Potro J.[1]
Stepanek R.
6-43-66-3
Tursunov D.[4]
Istomin D.
7-656-2
Stakhovsky S.
Matosevic M.
6-46-3
Tomic B.
Dolgopolov A.
6-46-3
R16
Stepanek R.
Ramos A.
6-27-65
Tursunov D.[4]
Rosol L.
3-66-36-3
Stakhovsky S.
Benneteau J.[6]
6-36-2
Matosevic M.
Seppi A.[3]
6-36-4
Tomic B.
Kavcic B.
6-34-66-4
Istomin D.
Cilic M.[7]
6-36-4
Dolgopolov A.
Janowicz J.[2]
6-26-2
del Potro J.[1]
Mahut N.
1-66-36-4
R32
Dolgopolov A.
Roger-Vasselin E.
6-3
Benneteau J.[6]
Ebden M.
6-26-2
Mahut N.
Harrison R.
7-627-5
Stepanek R.
Groth S.
6-767-656-2
Ramos A.
Querrey S.
4-66-36-4
Rosol L.
Sousa J.
7-654-67-61
Istomin D.
Andujar P.
6-16-2
Cilic M.[7]
Struff J.
3-66-36-3
Stakhovsky S.
Berlocq C.
6-36-4
Tomic B.
Granollers M.[8]
6-36-0
Kavcic B.
Nieminen J.
6-46-3
Matosevic M.
Mayer F.
6-24-66-3