Marin Cilic vs Alexander Zverev — Washington Quarter-final

Washington · ATP · Quarter-final
Marin Cilic
CRO3
Marin Cilic
#62ATP
1800ELO
1762Hard ELO
$776kYTD
$33MCAREER
37 yrs · 198 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLWWLLLWL
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 3 August 2015
hard
Alexander Zverev
GER
Alexander Zverev
#3ATP
2100ELO
2042Hard ELO
$6.5MYTD
$66MCAREER
29 yrs · 198 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
WWWWWWLWWW
Cilic M.
7-5 7-6
Zverev A.
Cilic M.
7772
Zverev A.
5630

Marin Cilic defeated Alexander Zverev 7-5 7-6 in the Washington quarter-final on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Alexander Zverev came in ranked #3, leading the head-to-head 8–0. Marin Cilic claimed a first win over Alexander Zverev in nine meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 8–1.

Key context

Head to head

0–8
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2026-03-18Miami MastersR32hardAlexander Zverev6-2 5-7 6-4
2022-05-02Madrid MastersR32clayAlexander Zverev4-6 6-4 6-4
2018-11-12Tour FinalsRRhardAlexander Zverev7-6(5) 7-6(1)
2018-05-14Rome MastersSFclayAlexander Zverev7-6(13) 7-5
2017-11-13Tour FinalsRRhardAlexander Zverev6-4 3-6 6-4
2017-05-08Madrid MastersR32clayAlexander Zverev6-7(3) 6-3 6-4
2016-10-10Shanghai MastersR32hardAlexander Zverev3-6 6-3 6-2
2016-02-01MontpellierR16hardAlexander Zverev7-6(4) 7-6(1)
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Serve vs return

This season
Cilic M.serving86% hold

wins 67% of points on serve vs Zverev A.

Zverev A.serving91% hold

wins 71% 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.Zverev A.
57
Serve
71
10
Return
42

Per-surface Serve / Return Rating (0–100, percentile within the hard field, opponent-adjusted over 52 weeks). About

Statistics

This season
Cilic M.Zverev A.
1st serve in·Clear edge
58%
72%
1st serve points won·Even
78%
75%
2nd serve points won·Even
50%
54%
Service points won·Even
66%
69%
Return points won·Even
37%
38%
Break points saved·Even
66%
64%
Aces / match·Clear edge
10.6
8.5
Double faults / match·Dominant
3.4
1.9

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Cilic M.Zverev A.
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
76
94
Break points saved·Even
99
100
Break points won·Dominant
41
90
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.Zverev A.
Freshness·Dominant
97
45

Cilic M.: 12 days rest · 1 match (14d) · Zverev A.: 1 day rest · 4 matches, 134 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast
Weather
31°CClear
Wind 7 km/hHumidity 38%
Final
Nishikori K.[2]
Isner J.[8]
4-66-46-4
Semi-finals
Isner J.[8]
Johnson S.
6-33-67-69
Nishikori K.[2]
Cilic M.[3]
3-66-16-4
Quarter-finals
Isner J.[8]
Berankis R.
6-35-76-3
Johnson S.
Sock J.[15]
7-656-1
Cilic M.[3]
Zverev A.
7-57-63
Nishikori K.[2]
Groth S.
6-46-4
R16
Berankis R.
Gabashvili T.
7-56-4
Zverev A.
Dolgopolov A.
2-66-26-4
Nishikori K.[2]
Mayer L.[16]
6-46-4
Groth S.
Lopez F.[7]
6-36-4
Cilic M.[3]
Querrey S.[13]
7-627-63
Sock J.[15]
Gasquet R.[4]
6-747-656-4
Isner J.[8]
Pospisil V.[12]
6-47-66
Johnson S.
Dimitrov G.[6]
6-31-66-3
R32
Gabashvili T.
Murray A.[1]
6-44-67-64
Pospisil V.[12]
Young D.
7-56-3
Gasquet R.[4]
Muller G.
5-76-46-4
Sock J.[15]
Bemelmans R.
7-676-3
Johnson S.
Tomic B.[11]
6-776-46-2
Dimitrov G.[6]
Pella G.
7-616-4
Zverev A.
Anderson K.[5]
2-66-36-4
Dolgopolov A.
Karlovic I.[10]
6-47-62
Querrey S.[13]
Soeda G.
6-35-76-4
Lopez F.[7]
Hewitt L.
4-67-56-3
Groth S.
Troicki V.[9]
6-36-4
Nishikori K.[2]
Duckworth J.
6-786-16-4
Cilic M.[3]
Chung H.
7-626-3
Berankis R.
Cuevas P.[14]
6-36-3
Mayer L.[16]
Rola B.
7-626-736-4
Isner J.[8]
Estrella V.
6-37-65
R64
Gabashvili T.
Becker B.
4-66-16-3
Berankis R.
Lu Y.
7-616-3
Estrella V.
Jarry N.
4-66-36-4
Muller G.
Jaziri M.
6-37-5
Bemelmans R.
Matosevic M.
6-36-3
Johnson S.
Lacko L.
7-56-3
Pella G.
Dodig I.
6-36-777-5
Zverev A.
Nishioka Y.
7-616-3
Dolgopolov A.
Smyczek T.
6-46-2
Soeda G.
King D.
6-26-1
Chung H.
Sela D.
6-26-1
Hewitt L.
Smith J.
6-36-4
Groth S.
Bellucci T.
7-684-66-3
Duckworth J.
Harrison R.
6-17-64
Rola B.
Kudla D.
2-66-47-65
Young D.
Haas T.
6-36-4