Marin Cilic vs Andy Murray — Rotterdam Quarter-final

Rotterdam · 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 — 0
Sets
Monday, 10 February 2014
hard
GBR2
Andy Murray
39 yrs · 191 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLLLLWLWW
Cilic M.
6-3 6-4
Murray A.
Cilic M.
662
Murray A.
340

Marin Cilic defeated Andy Murray 6-3 6-4 in the Rotterdam quarter-final on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Andy Murray came in leading the head-to-head 12–2. Marin Cilic narrowed the head-to-head to 12–3.

Key context

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

Head to head

2–12
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2016-11-14Tour FinalsRRhardAndy Murray6-3 6-2
2016-08-15Cincinnati MastersFhardMarin Cilic6-4 7-5
2016-06-13Queen's ClubSFgrassAndy Murray6-3 4-6 6-3
2014-09-29BeijingQFhardAndy Murray6-1 6-4
2013-06-10Queen's ClubFgrassAndy Murray5-7 7-5 6-3
2013-03-20Miami MastersQFhardAndy Murray6-4 6-3
2012-08-27US OpenQFhardAndy Murray3-6 7-6(4) 6-2 6-0
2012-06-25WimbledonR16grassAndy Murray7-5 6-2 6-3
2010-11-07Paris MastersR16hardAndy Murray7-6(6) 3-6 6-3
2010-01-18Australian OpenSFhardAndy Murray3-6 6-4 6-4 6-2
2009-08-31US OpenR16hardMarin Cilic7-5 6-2 6-2
2009-05-25Roland GarrosR16clayAndy Murray7-5 7-6(4) 6-1
2008-10-12Madrid MastersR16clayAndy Murray7-5 7-6(2)
2007-09-21Davis Cup WG PO: GBR vs CRORRgrassAndy Murray3-6 6-4 6-2 4-6 6-3

Serve vs return

This season
Cilic M.serving88% hold

wins 68% of points on serve vs Murray A.

Murray A.serving85% hold

wins 66% 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.Murray A.
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.Murray A.
1st serve in·Even
58%
59%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
78%
73%
2nd serve points won·Even
50%
52%
Service points won·Even
66%
64%
Return points won·Even
37%
37%
Break points saved·Slight edge
66%
60%
Aces / match·Dominant
10.6
6.6
Double faults / match·Clear edge
3.4
2.5

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Cilic M.Murray A.
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
76
92
Break points saved·Even
99
98
Break points won·Dominant
41
79
Deciding sets·Slight edge
94
99
Tiebreaks·Slight edge
87
98

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

Freshness

Recent load
Cilic M.Murray A.
Freshness·
98
—

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

Conditions

Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
SlowFast
Weather
5°CDrizzle
Wind 17 km/hHumidity 82%
Final
Berdych T.[3]
Cilic M.
6-46-2
Semi-finals
Berdych T.[3]
Gulbis E.
6-36-2
Cilic M.
Sijsling I.
5-76-36-2
Quarter-finals
Cilic M.
Murray A.[2]
6-36-4
Gulbis E.
del Potro J.[1]
6-36-4
Berdych T.[3]
Janowicz J.
6-796-26-4
Sijsling I.
Kohlschreiber P.
6-22-66-1
R16
del Potro J.[1]
Mathieu P.
6-27-62
Berdych T.[3]
Mahut N.
6-46-3
Janowicz J.
Haas T.[6]
6-46-4
Sijsling I.
Berrer M.
6-16-2
Kohlschreiber P.
Gasquet R.[4]
7-57-5
Cilic M.
Tsonga J.[5]
6-46-4
Murray A.[2]
Thiem D.
6-43-66-3
Gulbis E.
Dimitrov G.[8]
6-47-63
R32
Mahut N.
Brands D.
7-56-3
Mathieu P.
Dodig I.
4-67-626-4
Gulbis E.
Istomin D.
6-47-64
Dimitrov G.[8]
Tursunov D.
6-21-66-4
Janowicz J.
Benneteau J.
3-66-46-4
Haas T.[6]
Verdasco F.
6-747-617-5
Sijsling I.
Youzhny M.[7]
6-26-2
Berrer M.
Huta Galung J.
6-42-66-3
Kohlschreiber P.
Stakhovsky S.
6-27-5
Gasquet R.[4]
De Bakker T.
6-757-626-3
Tsonga J.[5]
Mayer F.
4-66-36-1
Cilic M.
Rosol L.
6-26-2
Thiem D.
Nieminen J.
6-44-66-4
Murray A.[2]
Roger-Vasselin E.
6-36-3
del Potro J.[1]
Monfils G.
7-666-3
Berdych T.[3]
Seppi A.
6-36-3