Marin Cilic vs Roger Federer — US Open Semi-final

US Open · ATP · Semi-final
Marin Cilic
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Marin Cilic
#88ATP
1800ELO
1762Hard ELO
$776kYTD
$33MCAREER
37 yrs · 198 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLWWLLLWL
3 — 0
Sets
Monday, 25 August 2014
hard
SUI2
Roger Federer
44 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWWLWLWW
Cilic M.
6-3 6-4 6-4
Federer R.
Cilic M.
6663
Federer R.
3440

Marin Cilic defeated Roger Federer 6-3 6-4 6-4 in the US Open semi-final on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Roger Federer came in leading the head-to-head 10–0, defending last year's round of 16. Marin Cilic claimed a first win over Roger Federer in 11 meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 10–1.

Key context

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

Head to head

0–10
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2021-05-31Roland GarrosR64clayRoger Federer6-2 2-6 7-6(4) 6-2
2018-01-15Australian OpenFhardRoger Federer6-2 6-7(5) 6-3 3-6 6-1
2017-11-13Tour FinalsRRhardRoger Federer6-7(5) 6-4 6-1
2017-07-03WimbledonFgrassRoger Federer6-3 6-1 6-4
2016-06-27WimbledonQFgrassRoger Federer6-7(4) 4-6 6-3 7-6(9) 6-3
2014-08-04Canada MastersR16hardRoger Federer7-6(5) 6-7(3) 6-4
2012-10-07Shanghai MastersQFhardRoger Federer6-3 6-4
2011-08-29US OpenR32hardRoger Federer6-3 4-6 6-4 6-2
2011-04-10Monte Carlo MastersR16clayRoger Federer6-4 6-3
2008-10-26Paris MastersR16hardRoger Federer6-3 6-4

Serve vs return

This season
Cilic M.serving85% hold

wins 66% of points on serve vs Federer R.

Federer R.serving93% hold

wins 73% 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.Federer R.
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.Federer R.
1st serve in·Slight edge
58%
63%
1st serve points won·Even
78%
79%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
50%
59%
Service points won·Slight edge
66%
71%
Return points won·Even
37%
39%
Break points saved·Even
66%
69%
Aces / match·Clear edge
10.6
8.9
Double faults / match·Dominant
3.4
1.7

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Cilic M.Federer R.
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
76
92
Break points saved·Even
99
100
Break points won·Dominant
41
83
Deciding sets·Slight edge
94
99
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
87
100

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

Freshness

Recent load
Cilic M.Federer R.
Freshness·
100
—

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

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
SlowFast
Weather
28°CClear
Wind 7 km/hHumidity 39%
Final
Cilic M.[14]
Nishikori K.[10]
6-36-36-3
Semi-finals
Nishikori K.[10]
Djokovic N.[1]
6-41-67-646-3
Cilic M.[14]
Federer R.[2]
6-36-46-4
Quarter-finals
Djokovic N.[1]
Murray A.[8]
7-616-716-26-4
Cilic M.[14]
Berdych T.[6]
6-26-47-64
Nishikori K.[10]
Wawrinka S.[3]
3-67-57-676-756-4
Federer R.[2]
Monfils G.[20]
4-63-66-47-56-2
R16
Monfils G.[20]
Dimitrov G.[7]
7-57-667-5
Djokovic N.[1]
Kohlschreiber P.[22]
6-17-56-4
Murray A.[8]
Tsonga J.[9]
7-57-56-4
Wawrinka S.[3]
Robredo T.[16]
7-54-67-676-2
Cilic M.[14]
Simon G.[26]
5-77-636-43-66-3
Federer R.[2]
Bautista Agut R.[17]
6-46-36-2
Nishikori K.[10]
Raonic M.[5]
4-67-646-767-56-4
Berdych T.[6]
Thiem D.
6-16-26-4
R32
Murray A.[8]
Kuznetsov A.
6-17-54-66-2
Kohlschreiber P.[22]
Isner J.[13]
7-644-67-627-64
Nishikori K.[10]
Mayer L.[23]
6-46-26-3
Berdych T.[6]
Gabashvili T.
6-36-26-4
Thiem D.
Lopez F.[19]
6-46-26-3
Cilic M.[14]
Anderson K.[18]
6-33-66-36-4
Federer R.[2]
Granollers M.
4-66-16-16-1
Monfils G.[20]
Gasquet R.[12]
6-46-26-2
Tsonga J.[9]
Carreno Busta P.
6-46-46-4
Wawrinka S.[3]
Kavcic B.
W/O
Raonic M.[5]
Estrella V.
7-657-657-63
Bautista Agut R.[17]
Mannarino A.
7-56-26-3
Robredo T.[16]
Kyrgios N.
3-66-37-646-3
Simon G.[26]
Ferrer D.[4]
6-33-66-16-3
Dimitrov G.[7]
Goffin D.
0-66-36-46-1
Djokovic N.[1]
Querrey S.
6-36-26-2
R64
Kohlschreiber P.[22]
Llodra M.
6-2
Ferrer D.[4]
Tomic B.
W/O
Nishikori K.[10]
Andujar P.
6-46-1
Carreno Busta P.
Paire B.
6-16-43-66-3
Djokovic N.[1]
Mathieu P.
6-16-36-0
Querrey S.
Garcia Lopez G.[28]
6-36-46-4
Tsonga J.[9]
Nedovyesov A.
6-36-46-4
Kuznetsov A.
Verdasco F.[31]
6-34-64-67-56-3
Murray A.[8]
Bachinger M.
6-36-36-4
Wawrinka S.[3]
Bellucci T.
6-36-43-67-61
Kavcic B.
Chardy J.[30]
6-27-666-3
Kyrgios N.
Seppi A.
6-47-626-4
Robredo T.[16]
Bolelli S.
5-76-756-46-36-2
Mayer L.[23]
Ebden M.
6-16-36-4
Estrella V.
Coric B.
7-624-66-46-2
Raonic M.[5]
Gojowczyk P.
7-645-76-47-63
Berdych T.[6]
Klizan M.
6-34-66-23-66-3
Gabashvili T.
Kudryavtsev A.
6-16-47-64
Lopez F.[19]
Ito T.
6-43-66-47-64
Thiem D.
Gulbis E.[11]
4-63-66-46-36-3
Anderson K.[18]
Janowicz J.
6-766-26-16-3
Dimitrov G.[7]
Sela D.
6-16-26-2
Goffin D.
Sousa J.[32]
6-46-26-0
Monfils G.[20]
Gonzalez A.
7-56-36-2
Gasquet R.[12]
Lorenzi P.
7-646-36-3
Mannarino A.
Fognini F.[15]
6-36-46-1
Bautista Agut R.[17]
Smyczek T.
6-36-26-1
Granollers M.
Karlovic I.[25]
7-666-737-653-66-4
Federer R.[2]
Groth S.
6-46-46-4
Cilic M.[14]
Marchenko I.
7-626-26-4
Isner J.[13]
Struff J.
7-656-46-2
Simon G.[26]
Delbonis F.
6-43-67-56-1
R128
Lopez F.[19]
Dodig I.
1-67-52-66-41-1
Ito T.
Johnson S.
6-23-65-74-1
Struff J.
Kukushkin M.
2-63-66-36-37-5
Mathieu P.
Muller G.
6-777-57-666-756-1
Querrey S.
Gonzalez M.
6-24-66-44-66-3
Garcia Lopez G.[28]
Lu Y.
6-46-26-2
Kohlschreiber P.[22]
Bagnis F.
6-27-636-3
Llodra M.
Gimeno Traver D.
6-46-37-5
Nedovyesov A.
Mcgee J.
4-66-26-17-63
Carreno Busta P.
Beck A.
6-34-66-27-60
Paire B.
Benneteau J.[24]
7-645-76-44-66-4
Verdasco F.[31]
Rola B.
6-33-67-51-66-4
Kuznetsov A.
Klahn B.
6-44-66-37-5
Bachinger M.
Stepanek R.
6-36-26-2
Wawrinka S.[3]
Vesely J.
6-27-667-63
Bellucci T.
Mahut N.
7-646-46-1
Kavcic B.
Young D.
7-56-46-4
Kyrgios N.
Youzhny M.[21]
7-57-642-67-61
Seppi A.
Stakhovsky S.
6-36-16-4
Bolelli S.
Pospisil V.
2-66-46-23-66-3
Robredo T.[16]
Roger-Vasselin E.
6-46-36-4
Nishikori K.[10]
Odesnik W.
6-26-46-2
Ebden M.
Kamke T.
6-46-37-62
Coric B.
Rosol L.[29]
6-46-16-2
Estrella V.
Sijsling I.
2-66-46-36-2
Gojowczyk P.
Becker B.
6-26-46-2
Berdych T.[6]
Hewitt L.
6-36-46-3
Klizan M.
Darcis S.
3-62-67-657-56-4
Kudryavtsev A.
Donskoy E.
2-67-663-66-36-4
Gabashvili T.
Giraldo S.[27]
6-31-67-666-3
Thiem D.
Lacko L.
6-36-36-2
Marchenko I.
Chiudinelli M.
7-634-67-6137-64
Janowicz J.
Lajovic D.
6-37-55-77-5
Anderson K.[18]
Cuevas P.
6-36-734-66-27-61
Simon G.[26]
Albot R.
6-36-46-2
Delbonis F.
Rubin N.
6-46-36-0
Tomic B.
Brown D.
7-626-47-63
Ferrer D.[4]
Dzumhur D.
6-16-22-66-2
Dimitrov G.[7]
Harrison R.
6-27-646-2
Sela D.
Berlocq C.
1-66-36-27-5
Goffin D.
Desein N.
6-16-36-3
Sousa J.[32]
Dancevic F.
7-663-66-24-67-62
Monfils G.[20]
Donaldson J.
6-46-26-4
Gonzalez A.
Tursunov D.
6-46-47-5
Fognini F.[15]
Golubev A.
6-46-46-2
Mannarino A.
Riba P.
3-67-56-36-2
Bautista Agut R.[17]
Haider Maurer A.
5-77-611-67-56-1
Karlovic I.[25]
Nieminen J.
6-46-43-66-4
Granollers M.
Melzer J.
7-616-36-2
Federer R.[2]
Matosevic M.
6-36-47-64
Andujar P.
Sock J.
6-43-66-1
Mayer L.[23]
Montanes A.
6-23-0
Cilic M.[14]
Baghdatis M.
6-33-1
Lorenzi P.
Nishioka Y.
6-16-22-1
Isner J.[13]
Giron M.
7-656-27-62
Murray A.[8]
Haase R.
6-37-661-67-5
Groth S.
Ramos A.
6-37-656-3
Tsonga J.[9]
Monaco J.
6-34-67-626-1
Chardy J.[30]
Falla A.
6-756-27-56-4
Djokovic N.[1]
Schwartzman D.
6-16-26-4
Gasquet R.[12]
Istomin D.
7-57-656-4
Gulbis E.[11]
De Schepper K.
6-16-46-2
Smyczek T.
Krajinovic F.
4-66-36-27-65
Raonic M.[5]
Daniel T.
6-36-27-61