Ivo Karlovic vs Marin Cilic — s Hertogenbosch Semi-final

s Hertogenbosch · ATP · Semi-final
CRO3
Ivo Karlovic
47 yrs · 208 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWWWWWLLL
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 12 June 2017
grass
Marin Cilic
CRO1
Marin Cilic
#88ATP
1800ELO
1756Grass ELO
$776kYTD
$33MCAREER
37 yrs · 198 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLWWLLLWL
Karlovic I.
7-6 5-7 7-6
Cilic M.
Karlovic I.
775772
Cilic M.
647621

Ivo Karlovic defeated Marin Cilic 7-6 5-7 7-6 in the s Hertogenbosch semi-final on grass. The upset overturned the form book — Marin Cilic came in leading the head-to-head 4–2. Ivo Karlovic narrowed the head-to-head to 4–3.

Key context

Head to head

2–4
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2019-10-14MoscowR16hardMarin Cilic6-1 7-6(5)
2016-10-31Paris MastersR32hardMarin Cilic7-6(7) 6-2
2016-07-25Canada MastersR32hardIvo Karlovic6-4 7-6(3)
2014-10-05Shanghai MastersR64hardIvo Karlovic7-5 2-6 7-6(2)
2011-05-08Rome MastersR64clayMarin Cilic6-4 1-0 RET
2010-02-01ZagrebQFhardMarin Cilic7-6(6) 6-4

Serve vs return

This season
Karlovic I.serving97% hold

wins 78% of points on serve vs Cilic M.

Cilic M.serving98% hold

wins 82% of points on serve vs Karlovic I.

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

Statistics

This season
Karlovic I.Cilic M.
1st serve in·Slight edge
65%
58%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
83%
78%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
55%
50%
Service points won·Slight edge
73%
66%
Return points won·Slight edge
26%
37%
Break points saved·Slight edge
71%
66%
Aces / match·Dominant
20.5
10.6
Double faults / match·Clear edge
4.4
3.4

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (153 vs 199). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Karlovic I.Cilic M.
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
56
76
Break points saved·Even
98
99
Break points won·Dominant
0
41
Deciding sets·Slight edge
83
94
Tiebreaks·Slight edge
76
87

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

Freshness

Recent load
Karlovic I.Cilic M.
Freshness·
—
98

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

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
SlowFast
Final
Muller G.[4]
Karlovic I.[3]
7-657-64
Semi-finals
Muller G.[4]
Zverev A.[2]
7-656-2
Karlovic I.[3]
Cilic M.[1]
7-645-77-62
Quarter-finals
Zverev A.[2]
Benneteau J.
6-06-4
Muller G.[4]
Bedene A.[8]
6-33-66-4
Karlovic I.[3]
Medvedev D.[3]
6-46-4
Cilic M.[1]
Pospisil V.
6-37-5
R16
Pospisil V.
Dolgopolov A.
7-624-2
Benneteau J.
Mahut N.[7]
3-66-26-2
Muller G.[4]
Seppi A.
7-656-4
Bedene A.[8]
Escobedo E.
6-36-4
Karlovic I.[3]
Kozlov S.
6-46-1
Cilic M.[1]
Tipsarevic J.
6-766-26-4
Zverev A.[2]
Mannarino A.
6-26-3
Medvedev D.[3]
Kokkinakis T.
6-37-63
R32
Medvedev D.[3]
Haase R.[6]
7-653-66-3
Benneteau J.
Donskoy E.
3-66-47-65
Mahut N.[7]
Novikov D.
6-36-4
Seppi A.
Ito T.
6-33-66-3
Escobedo E.
Jung J.
6-46-2
Bedene A.[8]
Istomin D.
3-66-26-1
Kokkinakis T.
Youzhny M.
6-47-5
Kozlov S.
Brown D.
6-33-66-3
Dolgopolov A.
Darcis S.[5]
6-27-63
Tipsarevic J.
Sugita Y.
7-653-66-0
Pospisil V.
Griekspoor T.[6]
7-56-1
Mannarino A.
Thompson J.
6-46-1