Gael Monfils vs Marin Cilic — Rio de Janeiro Round of 16
Gael Monfils defeated Marin Cilic 6-7 6-3 6-4 in the Rio de Janeiro round of 16 on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Marin Cilic came in ranked #79. Gael Monfils extended the head-to-head to 3–0.
Key context
- Match story: Gael Monfils dropped the opening set before beating Marin Cilic 6–7 6–3 6–4.
How the match was decided
Auto-generatedMonfils G. came through in three sets.
Common opponents
8 shared · last 12 monthsMonfils G. and Cilic M. faced 8 of the same opponents in the last 12 months. Monfils G. went 5–3 (63%) against them, Cilic M. 6–4 (60%). Results against comparable opponents are close (2 : 1 better-results split).
5–363%Monfils G. · better vs 2Record vs common opponents6–460%Cilic M. · better vs 1
Vs common opponents · derived from scorelines
13–9Sets16–13
105–100Games144–134
2–2Tiebreaks2–4
2–2Deciding sets1–0
vs Djokovic N.#12L3-6 2-6Canada Masters · hardL0-6 1-6 2-6US Open · hard
vs Dimitrov G.#127W6-7 6-3 6-3Miami Masters · hardW6-1 6-4Rio de Janeiro · clay
vs Goffin D.#390W7-6 2-6 6-4Canada Masters · hardL6-7 2-6Indian Wells Masters · hard
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vs Nishikori K.#436L6-4 3-6 6-7Miami Masters · hardW6-1 5-1Wimbledon · grass
vs Sousa J.W6-3 6-3Canada Masters · hardW6-4 6-2Cincinnati Masters · hard
vs Ramos A.W6-1 6-3Indian Wells Masters · hardW6-4 6-3 7-6Australian Open · hard
vs Chardy J.Hard to compareL7-6 0-6 6-4 1-6 2-6Wimbledon · grassW6-3 2-6 7-6 6-1US Open · hard- vs Tsonga J.Hard to compareW6-1 6-3Monte Carlo Masters · clayW6-4 6-4 3-6 6-7 6-4US Open · hard
Head-to-head
3 meetings · Monfils G. leads 3–030
Clay: Monfils G. leads 1–0 · Hard: Monfils G. leads 2–0
- Monfils G.August 2016Rio de JaneiroThis matchClay6-7(6) 6-3 6-4
- Monfils G.August 2016Rio OlympicsHard6-7 6-3 6-4
- Monfils G.November 2009Paris MastersHard3-6 6-4 6-4
Closing odds
Player context
Before the matchMonfils G.Cilic M.1 930ELO1 9581 734Clay ELO1 7613–7Last 103–729Age27193 cmHeight198 cmRightPlaysRightCareer $25.1M2026 $419KEarningsCareer $33.5M2026 $941K