Gilles Simon vs Marin Cilic — Pune Semi-final

Pune · ATP · Semi-final
FRA
Gilles Simon
41 yrs · 183 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLWWLLWL
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 1 January 2018
hard
Marin Cilic
CRO1
Marin Cilic
#62ATP
1800ELO
1762Hard ELO
$776kYTD
$33MCAREER
37 yrs · 198 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLWWLLLWL
Simon G.
1-6 6-3 6-2
Cilic M.
Simon G.
1662
Cilic M.
6321

Gilles Simon defeated Marin Cilic 1-6 6-3 6-2 in the Pune semi-final on hard. The result followed the form book — Gilles Simon came in leading the head-to-head 5–2. Gilles Simon extended the head-to-head to 6–2.

Key context

Head to head

5–2
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2022-05-23Roland GarrosR32clayMarin Cilic6-0 6-3 6-2
2016-03-21Miami MastersR32hardGilles Simon6-3 6-7(4) 6-3
2014-08-25US OpenR16hardMarin Cilic5-7 7-6(3) 6-4 3-6 6-3
2014-01-13Australian OpenR64hardGilles Simon4-6 7-6(3) 6-7(5) 6-1 6-2
2008-07-21Canada MastersQFhardGilles Simon3-6 6-2 6-3
2007-07-23UmagR16clayGilles Simon7-5 2-6 6-3
2007-06-25WimbledonR128grassGilles Simon3-6 7-5 6-4 4-6 6-3

Serve vs return

This season
Simon G.serving80% hold

wins 63% of points on serve vs Cilic M.

Cilic M.serving85% hold

wins 66% of points on serve vs Simon G.

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

Simon G.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
Simon G.Cilic M.
1st serve in·Even
61%
58%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
68%
78%
2nd serve points won·Even
49%
50%
Service points won·Slight edge
61%
66%
Return points won·Even
39%
37%
Break points saved·Slight edge
59%
66%
Aces / match·Dominant
3.8
10.6
Double faults / match·Slight edge
2.7
3.4

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Simon G.Cilic M.
Clutch Rating·Even
74
76
Break points saved·Slight edge
94
99
Break points won·Dominant
68
42
Deciding sets·Clear edge
73
94
Tiebreaks·Slight edge
82
87

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

Freshness

Recent load
Simon G.Cilic M.
Freshness·
—
96

Cilic M.: 10 days rest · 1 match (14d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast
Final
Simon G.
Anderson K.[2]
7-646-2
Anderson K.[1]
Karlovic I.
7-646-727-65
Semi-finals
Anderson K.[2]
Paire B.[4]
6-767-626-1
Simon G.
Cilic M.[1]
1-66-36-2
Anderson K.[1]
Simon G.[3]
6-37-63
Karlovic I.
Darcis S.
7-634-66-3
Quarter-finals
Anderson K.[2]
Kukushkin M.[7]
6-736-46-2
Cilic M.[1]
Herbert P.[8]
6-36-2
Simon G.
Ojeda Lara R.
6-26-3
Paire B.[4]
Haase R.[5]
7-52-66-3
Karlovic I.
Gulbis E.
7-657-65
Simon G.[3]
Paire B.[5]
3-67-646-4
Anderson K.[1]
Munar J.[7]
6-36-3
Darcis S.
Jaziri M.[4]
7-56-2
R16
Ojeda Lara R.
Ivashka I.
6-46-4
Anderson K.[2]
Monteiro T.
7-643-2
Cilic M.[1]
Ramanathan R.
6-46-3
Haase R.[5]
Jarry N.
3-67-657-5
Kukushkin M.[7]
Djere L.
7-57-65
Simon G.
Bautista Agut R.[3]
6-37-65
Paire B.[4]
Fucsovics M.
6-46-747-66
Herbert P.[8]
Bhambri Y.
4-66-36-4
Simon G.[3]
Ivashka I.
6-736-26-1
Anderson K.[1]
Djere L.
7-637-66
Gulbis E.
Chung H.[2]
7-626-2
Paire B.[5]
Vesely J.
6-46-2
Jaziri M.[4]
Ramanathan R.
6-767-656-3
Darcis S.
Mmoh M.
4-67-646-2
Karlovic I.
Donskoy E.
6-47-5
Munar J.[7]
Bolelli S.
7-56-0
R32
Fucsovics M.
Kicker N.
6-06-3
Herbert P.[8]
Cecchinato M.
7-646-766-2
Djere L.
Copil M.
5-76-47-5
Ivashka I.
Nagal S.
6-36-3
Ojeda Lara R.
Vesely J.[6]
6-37-65
Jarry N.
Andujar P.
6-746-47-5
Kukushkin M.[7]
Albot R.
6-27-64
Ramanathan R.
Carballes Baena R.
7-646-2
Bhambri Y.
Kadhe A.
6-36-4
Simon G.
Sandgren T.
6-46-1
Monteiro T.
Bemelmans R.
6-746-37-68
Haase R.[5]
Kavcic B.
7-667-5
Ivashka I.
Hurkacz H.
6-796-26-3
Darcis S.
Carballes Baena R.[6]
6-36-4
Donskoy E.
Andujar P.[8]
6-35-77-66
Paire B.[5]
Monteiro T.
7-656-3
Mmoh M.
Gunneswaran P.
7-56-3
Karlovic I.
Auger Aliassime F.
6-47-5
Vesely J.
Hoang A.
4-66-46-4
Bolelli S.
Istomin D.
6-46-4
Munar J.[7]
Albot R.
6-27-64
Djere L.
Kadhe A.
7-57-66
Gulbis E.
Sousa P.
6-44-66-4
Ramanathan R.
Granollers M.
4-66-46-3