Jo-Wilfried Tsonga vs Marin Cilic — Rotterdam Quarter-final

Rotterdam · ATP · Quarter-final
FRA6
Jo-Wilfried Tsonga
41 yrs · 188 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLLLLWLL
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 13 February 2017
hard
Marin Cilic
CRO1
Marin Cilic
#88ATP
1800ELO
1762Hard ELO
$776kYTD
$33MCAREER
37 yrs · 198 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLWWLLLWL
Tsonga J.
7-6 7-6
Cilic M.
Tsonga J.
710772
Cilic M.
68650

Jo-Wilfried Tsonga defeated Marin Cilic 7-6 7-6 in the Rotterdam quarter-final on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Marin Cilic came in leading the head-to-head 7–1, defending last year's quarter-final. Jo-Wilfried Tsonga narrowed the head-to-head to 7–2.

Key context

Head to head

1–7
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2022-04-11Monte Carlo MastersR64clayMarin Cilic6-2 6-2
2018-11-23Davis Cup WG F: FRA vs CRORRclayMarin Cilic6-3 7-5 6-4
2015-08-31US OpenQFhardMarin Cilic6-4 6-4 3-6 6-7(3) 6-4
2015-04-12Monte Carlo MastersR16clayMarin Cilic6-3 7-6(5)
2014-02-10RotterdamR16hardMarin Cilic6-4 6-4
2013-03-20Miami MastersR16hardMarin Cilic7-5 7-6(4)
2011-08-14Cincinnati MastersR64hardJo-Wilfried Tsonga6-3 6-4
2007-06-11Queen's ClubR16grassMarin Cilic4-6 6-3 6-2

Serve vs return

This season
Tsonga J.serving91% hold

wins 71% of points on serve vs Cilic M.

Cilic M.serving90% hold

wins 70% of points on serve vs Tsonga J.

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

Tsonga J.Cilic M.
—
Serve
57
—
Return
10

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

Statistics

This season
Tsonga J.Cilic M.
1st serve in·Even
61%
58%
1st serve points won·Even
79%
78%
2nd serve points won·Even
52%
50%
Service points won·Even
69%
66%
Return points won·Even
35%
37%
Break points saved·Even
66%
66%
Aces / match·Slight edge
9.8
10.6
Double faults / match·Clear edge
2.3
3.4

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (154 vs 199). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Tsonga J.Cilic M.
Clutch Rating·Even
75
76
Break points saved·Even
99
99
Break points won·Even
39
41
Deciding sets·Even
91
94
Tiebreaks·Slight edge
92
87

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

Freshness

Recent load
Tsonga J.Cilic M.
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