Taylor Fritz vs Marin Cilic — Indian Wells Masters Round of 64

Indian Wells Masters · ATP · Round of 64
Taylor Fritz
USA
Taylor Fritz
#10ATP
1909ELO
1839Hard ELO
$1.6MYTD
$31MCAREER
28 yrs · 196 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWWLWWWW
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 6 March 2017
hard
Marin Cilic
CRO6
Marin Cilic
#88ATP
1800ELO
1762Hard ELO
$776kYTD
$33MCAREER
37 yrs · 198 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLWWLLLWL
Fritz T.
4-6 7-5 6-4
Cilic M.
Fritz T.
4762
Cilic M.
6541

Taylor Fritz defeated Marin Cilic 4-6 7-5 6-4 in the Indian Wells Masters round of 64 on hard. The result followed the form book — Taylor Fritz came in ranked #10, leading the head-to-head 2–1, defending last year's round of 128. Taylor Fritz extended the head-to-head to 3–1.

Key context

Head to head

2–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2026-02-09DallasSFhardTaylor Fritz7-6(5) 7-6(3)
2022-04-11Monte Carlo MastersR32clayTaylor Fritz6-3 4-6 6-4
2021-10-25St. PetersburgFcarpetMarin Cilic7-6(3) 4-6 6-4
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Serve vs return

This season
Fritz T.serving93% hold

wins 72% of points on serve vs Cilic M.

Cilic M.serving89% hold

wins 69% of points on serve vs Fritz T.

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

Fritz T.Cilic M.
76
Serve
57
32
Return
10

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

Statistics

This season
Fritz T.Cilic M.
1st serve in·Slight edge
63%
58%
1st serve points won·Even
79%
78%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
55%
50%
Service points won·Even
70%
66%
Return points won·Even
36%
37%
Break points saved·Even
69%
66%
Aces / match·Slight edge
11.5
10.6
Double faults / match·Dominant
1.9
3.4

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Fritz T.Cilic M.
Clutch Rating·Slight edge
87
76
Break points saved·Even
100
99
Break points won·Clear edge
60
41
Deciding sets·Even
98
94
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
99
87

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

Freshness

Recent load
Fritz T.Cilic M.
Freshness·Dominant
72
98

Fritz T.: 5 days rest · 2 matches, 61 games (7d) · Cilic M.: 14 days rest · 1 match (14d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
SlowFast
Weather
16°CClear
Wind 7 km/hHumidity 20%
Final
Federer R.[9]
Wawrinka S.[3]
6-47-5
Semi-finals
Federer R.[9]
Sock J.[17]
6-17-64
Wawrinka S.[3]
Carreno Busta P.[21]
6-36-2
Quarter-finals
Wawrinka S.[3]
Thiem D.[8]
6-44-67-62
Carreno Busta P.[21]
Cuevas P.[27]
6-13-67-64
Federer R.[9]
Kyrgios N.[15]
W/O
Sock J.[17]
Nishikori K.[4]
6-32-66-2
R16
Kyrgios N.[15]
Djokovic N.[2]
6-47-63
Federer R.[9]
Nadal R.[5]
6-26-3
Nishikori K.[4]
Young D.
6-26-4
Sock J.[17]
Jaziri M.
4-67-617-5
Thiem D.[8]
Monfils G.[10]
6-36-2
Wawrinka S.[3]
Nishioka Y.
3-66-37-64
Cuevas P.[27]
Goffin D.[11]
6-33-66-3
Carreno Busta P.[21]
Lajovic D.
6-47-65
R32
Djokovic N.[2]
del Potro J.[31]
7-54-66-1
Kyrgios N.[15]
Zverev A.[18]
6-36-4
Nadal R.[5]
Verdasco F.[26]
6-37-5
Nishikori K.[4]
Muller G.[25]
6-26-2
Young D.
Pouille L.[14]
6-41-66-3
Sock J.[17]
Dimitrov G.[12]
3-66-37-67
Jaziri M.
Fritz T.
6-43-66-3
Thiem D.[8]
Zverev M.[29]
6-16-4
Monfils G.[10]
Isner J.[20]
6-26-4
Nishioka Y.
Berdych T.[13]
1-67-656-4
Wawrinka S.[3]
Kohlschreiber P.[28]
7-56-3
Cuevas P.[27]
Fognini F.
6-16-4
Lajovic D.
Pospisil V.
6-746-37-5
Federer R.[9]
Johnson S.[24]
7-637-64
Carreno Busta P.[21]
Bautista Agut R.[16]
W/O
Goffin D.[11]
Ramos A.[22]
7-636-4
R64
Djokovic N.[2]
Edmund K.
6-47-65
del Potro J.[31]
Delbonis F.
7-656-3
Zverev A.[18]
Bagnis F.
7-6106-3
Kyrgios N.[15]
Zeballos H.
6-36-4
Federer R.[9]
Robert S.
6-26-1
Johnson S.[24]
Anderson K.
6-43-67-64
Verdasco F.[26]
Herbert P.
7-656-1
Nadal R.[5]
Pella G.
6-36-2
Nishikori K.[4]
Evans D.
6-36-4
Muller G.[25]
Vesely J.
7-616-1
Jaziri M.
Granollers M.[32]
7-56-3
Fritz T.
Cilic M.[6]
4-67-56-4
Thiem D.[8]
Chardy J.
6-26-4
Zverev M.[29]
Sousa J.
6-46-3
Monfils G.[10]
King D.
3-66-06-1
Berdych T.[13]
Fratangelo B.
7-646-4
Nishioka Y.
Karlovic I.[19]
6-46-3
Wawrinka S.[3]
Lorenzi P.
6-36-4
Fognini F.
Tsonga J.[7]
7-643-66-4
Ramos A.[22]
Dzumhur D.
6-45-77-5
Goffin D.[11]
Khachanov K.
6-43-66-3
Bautista Agut R.[16]
Mannarino A.
7-56-2
Carreno Busta P.[21]
Gojowczyk P.
7-56-2
Lajovic D.
Lopez F.[30]
6-24-67-62
Pospisil V.
Murray A.[1]
6-47-65
Young D.
Querrey S.[23]
6-33-66-3
Isner J.[20]
Kukushkin M.
7-607-66
Dimitrov G.[12]
Youzhny M.
6-46-0
Kohlschreiber P.[28]
Dolgopolov A.
6-731-1
Cuevas P.[27]
Klizan M.
7-637-65
Sock J.[17]
Laaksonen H.
6-30-66-4
Pouille L.[14]
Struff J.
6-36-2
R128
Edmund K.
Elias G.
6-16-3
Delbonis F.
Kuznetsov A.
6-36-4
Bagnis F.
Benneteau J.
5-76-46-2
Zeballos H.
Copil M.
6-757-626-4
Robert S.
Sela D.
6-46-4
Anderson K.
Gaio F.
6-16-4
Herbert P.
Bellucci T.
7-656-716-3
Pella G.
Garcia Lopez G.
4-67-56-2
Evans D.
Brown D.
6-16-1
Vesely J.
Olivo R.
6-42-66-1
Young D.
Kozlov S.
7-57-65
Struff J.
Giraldo S.
6-36-4
Youzhny M.
Medvedev D.
6-46-4
Laaksonen H.
Coric B.
3-66-46-2
Jaziri M.
Mahut N.
6-36-2
Fritz T.
Paire B.
6-36-2
Chardy J.
Albot R.
7-626-2
Sousa J.
Schwartzman D.
4-66-36-4
King D.
Basilashvili N.
7-57-5
Fratangelo B.
Tomic B.
6-26-2
Nishioka Y.
Ymer E.
6-46-1
Dolgopolov A.
Troicki V.
6-16-4
Lorenzi P.
Haase R.
6-46-3
Fognini F.
Kravchuk K.
0-67-56-4
Klizan M.
Monteiro T.
7-666-3
Dzumhur D.
Harrison R.
6-43-67-5
Khachanov K.
Robredo T.
6-17-5
Mannarino A.
Monaco J.
6-36-756-1
Gojowczyk P.
Opelka R.
6-43-66-1
Lajovic D.
Tiafoe F.
6-36-3
Pospisil V.
Lu Y.
6-766-46-3
Kukushkin M.
Thompson J.
1-66-13-0