Marin Cilic vs David Ferrer — Geneva Semi-final

Geneva · ATP · Semi-final
Marin Cilic
CRO3
Marin Cilic
#88ATP
1800ELO
1701Clay ELO
$776kYTD
$33MCAREER
37 yrs · 198 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLWWLLLWL
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 16 May 2016
clay
ESP2
David Ferrer
44 yrs · 175 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWWLWWLW
Cilic M.
7-5 7-5
Ferrer D.
Cilic M.
772
Ferrer D.
550

Marin Cilic defeated David Ferrer 7-5 7-5 in the Geneva semi-final on clay. The upset overturned the form book — David Ferrer came in leading the head-to-head 4–1. Marin Cilic narrowed the head-to-head to 4–2.

Key context

Head to head

1–4
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2015-05-24Roland GarrosR16clayDavid Ferrer6-2 6-2 6-4
2010-05-09Madrid MastersR16clayDavid Ferrer6-3 6-2
2009-08-16Cincinnati MastersR32hardDavid Ferrer7-6(4) 6-2
2009-03-25Miami MastersR32hardDavid Ferrer3-6 6-3 6-4
2009-01-19Australian OpenR32hardMarin Cilic7-6(5) 6-3 6-4

Serve vs return

This season
Cilic M.serving78% hold

wins 62% of points on serve vs Ferrer D.

Ferrer D.serving76% hold

wins 61% of points on serve vs Cilic M.

Even serve battle

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
Cilic M.Ferrer D.
1st serve in·Even
58%
61%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
78%
69%
2nd serve points won·Even
50%
51%
Service points won·Even
66%
62%
Return points won·Even
37%
40%
Break points saved·Slight edge
66%
60%
Aces / match·Dominant
10.6
2.5
Double faults / match·Slight edge
3.4
3.7

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (199 vs 147). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Cilic M.Ferrer D.
Clutch Rating·Slight edge
76
84
Break points saved·Even
99
95
Break points won·Dominant
41
73
Deciding sets·Even
94
95
Tiebreaks·Slight edge
87
78

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

Freshness

Recent load
Cilic M.Ferrer D.
Freshness·
98
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Cilic M.: 14 days rest · 1 match (14d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
SlowFast
Weather
12°CMainly clear
Wind 7 km/hHumidity 52%
Final
Wawrinka S.[1]
Cilic M.[3]
6-47-611
Semi-finals
Cilic M.[3]
Ferrer D.[2]
7-57-5
Wawrinka S.[1]
Rosol L.
6-24-66-3
Quarter-finals
Cilic M.[3]
Delbonis F.[6]
6-46-3
Ferrer D.[2]
Garcia Lopez G.
6-26-2
Rosol L.
Kuznetsov A.
2-66-16-0
Wawrinka S.[1]
Carreno Busta P.
6-36-1
R16
Ferrer D.[2]
Istomin D.
3-62-3
Cilic M.[3]
Gulbis E.
6-47-65
Kuznetsov A.
Johnson S.[7]
7-56-4
Garcia Lopez G.
Ram R.
6-47-64
Delbonis F.[6]
Bellucci T.
6-36-0
Rosol L.
Isner J.[4]
5-77-657-65
Carreno Busta P.
Cervantes Huegun I.
6-26-4
Wawrinka S.[1]
Ramos A.
6-16-1
R32
Ram R.
Donskoy E.
7-654-66-3
Rosol L.
Ortega Olmedo R.
6-36-4
Cervantes Huegun I.
Beck A.
6-16-3
Carreno Busta P.
Garin C.
6-27-5
Istomin D.
Mayer F.
6-26-3
Bellucci T.
Kukushkin M.
6-26-1
Delbonis F.[6]
Tipsarevic J.
6-17-66
Ramos A.
Gabashvili T.
6-42-66-3
Johnson S.[7]
Youzhny M.
6-37-5
Kuznetsov A.
Sela D.
6-36-1
Garcia Lopez G.
Querrey S.[8]
7-656-4
Gulbis E.
Berankis R.
7-57-5