Marin Cilic vs Benoit Paire — Rotterdam Round of 32

Rotterdam · ATP · Round of 32
Marin Cilic
CRO1
Marin Cilic
#88ATP
1800ELO
1762Hard ELO
$776kYTD
$33MCAREER
37 yrs · 198 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLWWLLLWL
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 13 February 2017
hard
FRA
Benoit Paire
#1096ATP
1362ELO
1336Hard ELO
37 yrs · 196 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLLLLLLW
Cilic M.
5-7 6-3 6-2
Paire B.
Cilic M.
5662
Paire B.
7321

Marin Cilic defeated Benoit Paire 5-7 6-3 6-2 in the Rotterdam round of 32 on hard. The result followed the form book — Marin Cilic came in ranked #88, leading the head-to-head 4–2, defending last year's quarter-final. Marin Cilic extended the head-to-head to 5–2.

Key context

Head to head

4–2
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2020-02-24DubaiR32hardBenoit Paire2-6 7-5 7-6(1)
2020-01-20Australian OpenR64hardMarin Cilic6-2 6-7(6) 3-6 6-1 7-6(3)
2018-05-14Rome MastersR16clayMarin Cilic6-3 6-4
2016-10-03TokyoR32hardMarin Cilic6-0 4-6 6-3
2016-02-15MarseilleSFhardMarin Cilic6-2 6-7(3) 6-3
2012-12-31ChennaiQFhardBenoit Paire6-4 1-6 7-5

Serve vs return

This season
Cilic M.serving86% hold

wins 67% of points on serve vs Paire B.

Paire B.serving76% hold

wins 61% 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.Paire B.
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.Paire B.
1st serve in·Slight edge
58%
52%
1st serve points won·Even
78%
74%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
50%
43%
Service points won·Slight edge
66%
59%
Return points won·Even
37%
38%
Break points saved·Slight edge
66%
57%
Aces / match·Dominant
10.6
6.9
Double faults / match·Dominant
3.4
6.2

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Cilic M.Paire B.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
76
48
Break points saved·Slight edge
99
90
Break points won·Slight edge
41
31
Deciding sets·Dominant
94
53
Tiebreaks·Dominant
87
58

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

Freshness

Recent load
Cilic M.Paire B.
Freshness·
98
—

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

Conditions

Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
SlowFast
Weather
2°CClear
Wind 22 km/hHumidity 78%
Final
Tsonga J.[6]
Goffin D.[3]
4-66-46-1
Semi-finals
Goffin D.[3]
Herbert P.
6-16-3
Tsonga J.[6]
Berdych T.[4]
6-36-4
Quarter-finals
Herbert P.
Thiem D.[2]
6-47-63
Goffin D.[3]
Dimitrov G.[5]
6-41-66-3
Berdych T.[4]
Klizan M.
6-36-3
Tsonga J.[6]
Cilic M.[1]
7-687-65
R16
Thiem D.[2]
Simon G.
6-47-64
Herbert P.
Donskoy E.
6-27-64
Goffin D.[3]
Haase R.
5-76-46-4
Dimitrov G.[5]
Istomin D.
7-676-1
Klizan M.
Kohlschreiber P.
6-756-46-1
Berdych T.[4]
Gasquet R.
7-646-1
Tsonga J.[6]
Muller G.
6-46-2
Cilic M.[1]
Coric B.
6-12-66-4
R32
Muller G.
Griekspoor T.
6-36-2
Tsonga J.[6]
Tsitsipas S.
6-47-62
Cilic M.[1]
Paire B.
5-76-36-2
Thiem D.[2]
Zverev A.
3-66-36-4
Simon G.
Mahut N.
3-66-36-4
Donskoy E.
Granollers M.
6-46-4
Goffin D.[3]
Kuznetsov A.
6-36-2
Haase R.
Mayer F.
7-57-63
Istomin D.
Bedene A.
6-37-63
Dimitrov G.[5]
Zverev M.
6-746-26-4
Kohlschreiber P.
Pouille L.[8]
7-56-2
Klizan M.
Verdasco F.
6-40-66-1
Gasquet R.
Troicki V.
6-46-2
Berdych T.[4]
Copil M.
7-636-4
Herbert P.
Lopez F.
7-657-65
Coric B.
Khachanov K.
7-667-610