Marin Cilic vs John Isner — Delray Beach Semi-final

Delray Beach · ATP · Semi-final
Marin Cilic
CRO7
Marin Cilic
#88ATP
1800ELO
1762Hard ELO
$776kYTD
$33MCAREER
37 yrs · 198 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLWWLLLWL
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 17 February 2014
hard
USA2
John Isner
41 yrs · 208 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLLWLLWWW
Cilic M.
7-6 6-3
Isner J.
Cilic M.
7762
Isner J.
6530

Marin Cilic defeated John Isner 7-6 6-3 in the Delray Beach semi-final on hard. The result followed the form book — Marin Cilic came in leading the head-to-head 8–3. Marin Cilic extended the head-to-head to 9–3.

Key context

  • Match story: Marin Cilic closed it out in two sets, 7–6 6–3.

Head to head

8–3
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2019-08-26US OpenR32hardMarin Cilic7-5 3-6 7-6(6) 6-4
2018-11-12Tour FinalsRRhardMarin Cilic6-7(2) 6-3 6-4
2018-03-19Miami MastersR16hardJohn Isner7-6(0) 6-3
2017-06-19Queen's ClubR32grassMarin Cilic7-5 6-3
2017-05-15Rome MastersQFclayJohn Isner7-6(3) 2-6 7-6(2)
2016-10-31Paris MastersSFhardJohn Isner6-4 6-3
2016-07-15Davis Cup WG QF: USA vs CRORRhardMarin Cilic7-6(9) 6-3 6-4
2015-06-29WimbledonR32grassMarin Cilic7-6(4) 6-7(6) 6-4 6-7(4) 12-10
2013-03-20Miami MastersR32hardMarin Cilic6-3 7-6(3)
2012-05-06Madrid MastersR32clayMarin Cilic7-6(4) 7-6(3)
2011-01-17Australian OpenR32hardMarin Cilic4-6 6-2 6-7(5) 7-6(2) 9-7

Serve vs return

This season
Cilic M.serving96% hold

wins 76% of points on serve vs Isner J.

Isner J.serving95% hold

wins 75% 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.Isner J.
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.Isner J.
1st serve in·Clear edge
58%
70%
1st serve points won·Even
78%
80%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
50%
56%
Service points won·Slight edge
66%
73%
Return points won·Slight edge
37%
29%
Break points saved·Even
66%
70%
Aces / match·Dominant
10.6
21.7
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.Isner J.
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
76
64
Break points saved·Even
99
99
Break points won·Dominant
41
0
Deciding sets·Even
94
91
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.Isner J.
Freshness·
98
—

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

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
SlowFast
Final
Cilic M.[7]
Anderson K.[4]
7-666-776-4
Semi-finals
Anderson K.[4]
Johnson S.
6-26-4
Cilic M.[7]
Isner J.[2]
7-656-3
Quarter-finals
Johnson S.
Lopez F.[6]
6-36-2
Isner J.[2]
Williams R.
4-66-36-2
Anderson K.[4]
Matosevic M.
6-736-36-3
Cilic M.[7]
Gabashvili T.
6-26-3
R16
Gabashvili T.
Nishikori K.[3]
4-2
Anderson K.[4]
Karlovic I.
1-0
Johnson S.
Haas T.[1]
6-42-67-62
Cilic M.[7]
Harrison R.
6-36-4
Williams R.
Baghdatis M.
6-776-46-2
Isner J.[2]
Sela D.
3-66-17-65
Matosevic M.
Hewitt L.[8]
7-62
Lopez F.[6]
Mannarino A.
4-66-46-2
R32
Williams R.
Falla A.
6-34-0
Harrison R.
Lu Y.
4-61-0
Haas T.[1]
Odesnik W.
6-26-1
Mannarino A.
Sock J.
6-46-2
Lopez F.[6]
Querrey S.
4-66-26-3
Anderson K.[4]
Smyczek T.
4-66-16-3
Karlovic I.
Groth S.
7-646-3
Hewitt L.[8]
Klahn B.
6-36-1
Cilic M.[7]
Becker B.
6-16-3
Isner J.[2]
Russell M.
4-67-636-4
Johnson S.
Kukushkin M.
6-46-3
Nishikori K.[3]
Elias G.
6-15-76-2
Baghdatis M.
Vesely J.
3-66-26-1
Matosevic M.
Goffin D.
6-26-4
Sela D.
Bogomolov Jr A.
6-06-2
Gabashvili T.
Ebden M.
2-66-36-2