Marin Cilic vs Joao Sousa — Beijing Round of 16

Beijing · ATP · Round of 16
Marin Cilic
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Marin Cilic
#62ATP
1800ELO
1762Hard ELO
$776kYTD
$33MCAREER
37 yrs · 198 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLWWLLLWL
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 29 September 2014
hard
POR
Joao Sousa
37 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLWWLLWWL
Cilic M.
6-3 6-3
Sousa J.
Cilic M.
662
Sousa J.
330

Marin Cilic defeated Joao Sousa 6-3 6-3 in the Beijing round of 16 on hard. The result followed the form book — Marin Cilic came in leading the head-to-head 3–1. Marin Cilic extended the head-to-head to 4–1.

Key context

Head to head

3–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2019-07-01WimbledonR64grassJoao Sousa6-4 6-4 6-4
2018-01-15Australian OpenR64hardMarin Cilic6-1 7-5 6-2
2015-08-16Cincinnati MastersR32hardMarin Cilic6-4 6-2
2014-05-04Madrid MastersR64clayMarin Cilic6-1 6-1

Serve vs return

This season
Cilic M.serving88% hold

wins 68% of points on serve vs Sousa J.

Sousa J.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.Sousa 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.Sousa J.
1st serve in·Even
58%
62%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
78%
69%
2nd serve points won·Even
50%
50%
Service points won·Slight edge
66%
61%
Return points won·Even
37%
37%
Break points saved·Slight edge
66%
59%
Aces / match·Dominant
10.6
3.4
Double faults / match·Clear edge
3.4
2.0

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Cilic M.Sousa J.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
76
35
Break points saved·Slight edge
99
91
Break points won·Dominant
41
14
Deciding sets·Dominant
94
48
Tiebreaks·Dominant
87
23

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

Freshness

Recent load
Cilic M.Sousa J.
Freshness·
97
—

Cilic M.: 11 days rest · 1 match (14d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
SlowFast
Weather
21°CClear
Wind 19 km/hHumidity 44%
Final
Djokovic N.[1]
Berdych T.[3]
6-06-2
Semi-finals
Berdych T.[3]
Klizan M.
6-46-1
Djokovic N.[1]
Murray A.[6]
6-36-4
Quarter-finals
Klizan M.
Nadal R.[2]
6-776-46-3
Djokovic N.[1]
Dimitrov G.[5]
6-26-4
Murray A.[6]
Cilic M.[4]
6-16-4
Berdych T.[3]
Isner J.[8]
6-16-4
R16
Cilic M.[4]
Sousa J.
6-36-3
Klizan M.
Gulbis E.[7]
6-23-0
Murray A.[6]
Cuevas P.
6-26-2
Dimitrov G.[5]
Andujar P.
6-46-4
Nadal R.[2]
Gojowczyk P.
6-36-4
Djokovic N.[1]
Pospisil V.
6-37-5
Isner J.[8]
Robredo T.
3-67-57-64
Berdych T.[3]
Troicki V.
6-36-4
R32
Klizan M.
Mayer L.
7-626-736-4
Gojowczyk P.
Karlovic I.
6-42-67-5
Murray A.[6]
Janowicz J.
6-796-46-2
Pospisil V.
Rosol L.
6-46-3
Dimitrov G.[5]
Verdasco F.
6-13-66-3
Cilic M.[4]
Bai Y.
6-36-4
Sousa J.
Gabashvili T.
1-67-646-4
Cuevas P.
Kukushkin M.
7-633-66-4
Troicki V.
Youzhny M.
6-36-4
Robredo T.
Seppi A.
3-67-646-2
Berdych T.[3]
Lopez F.
6-16-2
Isner J.[8]
Giraldo S.
6-16-3
Nadal R.[2]
Gasquet R.
6-46-0
Gulbis E.[7]
Fognini F.
6-36-4
Djokovic N.[1]
Garcia Lopez G.
6-26-1
Andujar P.
Benneteau J.
6-46-1