Ernests Gulbis vs Marin Cilic — Madrid Masters Round of 16

Madrid Masters · ATP · Round of 16
LAT
Ernests Gulbis
37 yrs · 190 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
WLWLWWWLLL
2 — 0
Sets
Sunday, 4 May 2014
clay
Marin Cilic
CRO
Marin Cilic
#88ATP
1800ELO
1701Clay ELO
$776kYTD
$33MCAREER
37 yrs · 198 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLWWLLLWL
Gulbis E.
6-3 6-4
Cilic M.
Gulbis E.
662
Cilic M.
340

Ernests Gulbis defeated Marin Cilic 6-3 6-4 in the Madrid Masters round of 16 on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Marin Cilic came in leading the head-to-head 3–0, defending last year's round of 64. Ernests Gulbis claimed a first win over Marin Cilic in four meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 3–1.

Key context

Head to head

0–3
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2017-05-29Roland GarrosR128clayMarin Cilic6-3 6-3 6-3
2016-05-16GenevaR16clayMarin Cilic6-4 7-6(5)
2007-10-22St. PetersburgQFcarpetMarin Cilic6-4 6-4

Serve vs return

This season
Gulbis E.serving76% hold

wins 61% of points on serve vs Cilic M.

Cilic M.serving85% hold

wins 66% of points on serve vs Gulbis E.

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
Gulbis E.Cilic M.
1st serve in·Even
55%
58%
1st serve points won·Even
74%
78%
2nd serve points won·Even
47%
50%
Service points won·Even
62%
66%
Return points won·Even
36%
37%
Break points saved·Slight edge
59%
66%
Aces / match·Dominant
6.7
10.6
Double faults / match·Dominant
5.1
3.4

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Gulbis E.Cilic M.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
48
76
Break points saved·Slight edge
91
99
Break points won·Dominant
16
41
Deciding sets·Slight edge
88
94
Tiebreaks·Dominant
6
87

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

Freshness

Recent load
Gulbis E.Cilic M.
Freshness·
—
100

Cilic M.: 15 days rest. Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
SlowFast
Weather
18°CClear
Wind 5 km/hHumidity 24%
Final
Nadal R.[1]
Nishikori K.[10]
2-66-43-0
Semi-finals
Nadal R.[1]
Bautista Agut R.
6-46-3
Nishikori K.[10]
Ferrer D.[5]
7-655-76-3
Quarter-finals
Nadal R.[1]
Berdych T.[6]
6-46-2
Bautista Agut R.
Giraldo S.
6-36-4
Nishikori K.[10]
Lopez F.
6-46-4
Ferrer D.[5]
Gulbis E.
7-636-3
R16
Nishikori K.[10]
Raonic M.[8]
7-657-65
Nadal R.[1]
Nieminen J.
6-16-4
Bautista Agut R.
Kubot L.
6-46-2
Giraldo S.
Murray A.[7]
6-36-2
Ferrer D.[5]
Isner J.[9]
6-46-4
Lopez F.
Thiem D.
W/O
Gulbis E.
Cilic M.
6-36-4
Berdych T.[6]
Dimitrov G.[12]
3-66-36-2
R32
Nadal R.[1]
Monaco J.
6-16-0
Nieminen J.
Sijsling I.
6-36-2
Dimitrov G.[12]
Copil M.
4-66-37-67
Berdych T.[6]
Anderson K.
6-16-4
Kubot L.
Simon G.
7-52-66-4
Bautista Agut R.
Verdasco F.
2-67-646-1
Giraldo S.
Tsonga J.[11]
6-46-3
Murray A.[7]
Almagro N.
6-11-66-4
Raonic M.[8]
Chardy J.
6-36-3
Nishikori K.[10]
Garcia Lopez G.
6-36-1
Lopez F.
Youzhny M.[15]
3-66-36-4
Thiem D.
Wawrinka S.[3]
1-66-26-4
Ferrer D.[5]
Ramos A.
7-665-76-3
Isner J.[9]
Matosevic M.
7-696-757-5
Gulbis E.
Dolgopolov A.
6-36-4
Cilic M.
Mathieu P.
6-41-66-2
R64
Simon G.
Paire B.
2-0
Monaco J.
Melzer J.
6-46-3
Sijsling I.
Haas T.[14]
3-66-16-4
Copil M.
Granollers M.
6-36-4
Anderson K.
Stepanek R.
3-66-36-4
Verdasco F.
Seppi A.
6-37-63
Bautista Agut R.
Robredo T.[16]
6-46-4
Tsonga J.[11]
Roger-Vasselin E.
6-34-66-3
Giraldo S.
Hewitt L.
7-54-66-2
Almagro N.
Golubev A.
6-36-797-64
Chardy J.
Rosol L.
4-66-36-4
Garcia Lopez G.
Andujar P.
6-22-66-2
Nishikori K.[10]
Dodig I.
6-46-4
Youzhny M.[15]
Becker B.
6-36-4
Thiem D.
Tursunov D.
6-46-2
Ramos A.
Mahut N.
6-17-67
Matosevic M.
Kohlschreiber P.
6-26-2
Isner J.[9]
Gabashvili T.
7-686-4
Dolgopolov A.
Fognini F.[13]
7-54-66-3
Gulbis E.
Janowicz J.
7-653-66-2
Cilic M.
Sousa J.
6-16-1
Nieminen J.
Haase R.
6-36-2
Dimitrov G.[12]
Carreno Busta P.
6-26-4
Lopez F.
Delbonis F.
7-644-66-2