Marin Cilic vs Grigor Dimitrov — Rio de Janeiro Round of 64
Marin Cilic defeated Grigor Dimitrov 6-1 6-4 in the Rio de Janeiro round of 64 on clay. The result followed the form book — Marin Cilic came in ranked #79. Marin Cilic extended the head-to-head to 2–1.
Key context
- Match story: Marin Cilic dropped just 5 games past Grigor Dimitrov.
How the match was decided
Auto-generatedCilic M. took it in straight sets.
Common opponents
7 shared · last 12 monthsCilic M. and Dimitrov G. faced 7 of the same opponents in the last 12 months. Cilic M. went 2–5 (29%) against them, Dimitrov G. 3–5 (38%). Results against comparable opponents are close (2 : 3 better-results split).
2–529%Cilic M. · better vs 2Record vs common opponents3–538%Dimitrov G. · better vs 3
Vs common opponents · derived from scorelines
11–15Sets13–14
131–133Games135–135
3–5Tiebreaks1–2
1–3Deciding sets0–3
vs Trungelliti M.#87L6-7 6-3 4-6 2-6Roland Garros · clayW6-3 4-6 6-2 7-5Australian Open · hard
vs Kukushkin M.#351W6-7 7-6 6-3 6-7 6-1US Open · hardL3-6 6-7 6-2 6-4 4-6US Open · hard
vs Nishikori K.#436W6-1 5-1Wimbledon · grassL3-6 6-3 2-6Canada Masters · hard
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vs Simon G.L3-6 7-6 3-6Miami Masters · hardL4-6 3-6Monte Carlo Masters · clay
vs Sock J.L6-4 6-3 3-6 4-6 4-6USA vs CRO · hardL7-5 6-7 5-7Canada Masters · hard
vs Federer R.L7-6 6-4 3-6 6-7 3-6Wimbledon · grassL4-6 6-3 1-6 4-6Australian Open · hard
vs Karlovic I.L4-6 6-7Canada Masters · hardW6-3 7-5Canada Masters · hard
Head-to-head
3 meetings · Cilic M. leads 2–121
Clay: Cilic M. leads 1–0 · Hard: level 1–1
- Cilic M.August 2016Rio de JaneiroThis matchClay6-1 6-4
- Dimitrov G.November 2015Paris MastersHard7-6 7-6
- Cilic M.December 2013BrisbaneHard7-5 7-5
Closing odds
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Player context
Before the matchCilic M.Dimitrov G.1 958ELO2 0201 761Clay ELO1 7923–7Last 105–527Age25198 cmHeight191 cmRightPlaysRightCareer $33.5M2026 $941KEarningsCareer $32.3M2026 $761K