Marin Cilic vs Mikhail Kukushkin — Davis Cup WG QF: KAZ vs CRO Round Robin

Davis Cup WG QF: KAZ vs CRO · ATP · Round Robin
Marin Cilic
CRO
Marin Cilic
#62ATP
1800ELO
1701Clay ELO
$776kYTD
$33MCAREER
37 yrs · 198 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLWWLLLWL
3 — 0
Sets
Friday, 6 April 2018
clay
Mikhail Kukushkin
KAZ
Mikhail Kukushkin
#305ATP
1552ELO
1518Clay ELO
38 yrs · 183 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLWLLWLWL
Cilic M.
6-1 6-1 6-1
Kukushkin M.
Cilic M.
6663
Kukushkin M.
1110

Marin Cilic defeated Mikhail Kukushkin 6-1 6-1 6-1 in the Davis Cup WG QF: KAZ vs CRO round robin on clay. The result followed the form book — Marin Cilic came in ranked #62, leading the head-to-head 2–1. Marin Cilic extended the head-to-head to 3–1.

Key context

Head to head

2–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2015-08-31US OpenR32hardMarin Cilic6-7(5) 7-6(1) 6-3 6-7(3) 6-1
2014-10-13MoscowSFhardMarin Cilic4-6 6-3 6-2
2008-10-20St. PetersburgR32carpetMikhail Kukushkin7-6(4) 4-6 7-6(6)

Serve vs return

This season
Cilic M.serving82% hold

wins 64% of points on serve vs Kukushkin M.

Kukushkin M.serving78% hold

wins 62% of points on serve vs Cilic M.

Even serve battle

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
Cilic M.Kukushkin M.
1st serve in·Slight edge
58%
66%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
78%
68%
2nd serve points won·Even
50%
53%
Service points won·Even
66%
63%
Return points won·Even
37%
38%
Break points saved·Slight edge
66%
61%
Aces / match·Dominant
10.6
2.9
Double faults / match·Dominant
3.4
1.1

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (199 vs 198). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Cilic M.Kukushkin M.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
76
46
Break points saved·Slight edge
99
93
Break points won·Even
41
41
Deciding sets·Dominant
94
41
Tiebreaks·Dominant
87
44

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

Freshness

Recent load
Cilic M.Kukushkin M.
Freshness·
98
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Cilic M.: 13 days rest · 1 match (14d). Higher means fresher. About