Marin Cilic vs Gilles SimonUS Open Round of 16

US Open · ATP · Round of 16
#62ATP
1800ELO
1762Hard ELO
$776kYTD
$33MCAREER
37 yrs · 198 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLWWLLLWL
3 — 2
Sets
Monday, 25 August 2014
hard
41 yrs · 183 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLWWLLWL
Cilic M.
5-7 7-6 6-4 3-6 6-3
Simon G.
Cilic M.
5776363
Simon G.
7634632

Marin Cilic defeated Gilles Simon 5-7 7-6 6-4 3-6 6-3 in the US Open round of 16 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Gilles Simon came in leading the head-to-head 6–1. Marin Cilic narrowed the head-to-head to 6–2.

Key context

Head to head

16
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2022-05-23Roland GarrosR32clayMarin Cilic6-0 6-3 6-2
2018-01-01PuneSFhardGilles Simon1-6 6-3 6-2
2016-03-21Miami MastersR32hardGilles Simon6-3 6-7(4) 6-3
2014-01-13Australian OpenR64hardGilles Simon4-6 7-6(3) 6-7(5) 6-1 6-2
2008-07-21Canada MastersQFhardGilles Simon3-6 6-2 6-3
2007-07-23UmagR16clayGilles Simon7-5 2-6 6-3
2007-06-25WimbledonR128grassGilles Simon3-6 7-5 6-4 4-6 6-3

Serve vs return

This season
Cilic M.serving85% hold

wins 66% of points on serve vs Simon G.

Simon G.serving80% hold

wins 63% of points on serve vs Cilic M.

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

Serve & return on hard

Cilic M.Simon G.
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
1st serve in·Even
58%
61%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
78%
68%
2nd serve points won·Even
50%
49%
Service points won·Slight edge
66%
61%
Return points won·Even
37%
39%
Break points saved·Slight edge
66%
59%
Aces / match·Dominant
10.6
3.8
Double faults / match·Slight edge
3.4
2.7

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Even
76
74
Break points saved·Slight edge
99
94
Break points won·Dominant
41
68
Deciding sets·Clear edge
94
73
Tiebreaks·Slight edge
87
82

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

Freshness

Recent load
Freshness·
98

Cilic M.: 13 days rest · 1 match (14d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
SlowFast
Weather
28°CClear
Wind 7 km/hHumidity 39%
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