Marin Cilic vs Alex De Minaur — US Open Round of 32

US Open · ATP · Round of 32
Marin Cilic
CRO7
Marin Cilic
#88ATP
1800ELO
1762Hard ELO
$776kYTD
$33MCAREER
37 yrs · 198 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLWWLLLWL
3 — 2
Sets
Monday, 27 August 2018
hard
Alex De Minaur
AUS
Alex De Minaur
#5ATP
1961ELO
1935Hard ELO
$2.4MYTD
$25MCAREER
27 yrs · 183 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWLWWLWW
Cilic M.
4-6 3-6 6-3 6-4 7-5
De Minaur A.
Cilic M.
436673
De Minaur A.
663452

Marin Cilic defeated Alex De Minaur 4-6 3-6 6-3 6-4 7-5 in the US Open round of 32 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Alex De Minaur came in ranked #5, defending last year's round of 128. Marin Cilic extended the head-to-head to 3–2.

Key context

Head to head

2–2
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2025-02-24DubaiR32hardMarin Cilic6-2 3-6 6-3
2022-11-25Davis Cup Finals SF: AUS vs CRORRhardAlex De Minaur6-2 6-2
2021-11-25Davis Cup Finals RR: CRO vs AUSRRhardMarin Cilic6-1 5-7 6-4
2021-06-14Queen's ClubQFgrassAlex De Minaur3-6 6-3 6-4
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Serve vs return

This season
Cilic M.serving82% hold

wins 64% of points on serve vs De Minaur A.

De Minaur A.serving86% hold

wins 67% of points on serve vs Cilic M.

Serve advantage — De Minaur A.

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

Cilic M.De Minaur A.
57
Serve
48
10
Return
80

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

Statistics

This season
Cilic M.De Minaur A.
1st serve in·Even
58%
56%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
78%
73%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
50%
55%
Service points won·Even
66%
65%
Return points won·Even
37%
41%
Break points saved·Slight edge
66%
61%
Aces / match·Dominant
10.6
4.2
Double faults / match·Clear edge
3.4
2.5

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Cilic M.De Minaur A.
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
76
95
Break points saved·Even
99
99
Break points won·Dominant
41
97
Deciding sets·Even
94
97
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
87
99

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

Freshness

Recent load
Cilic M.De Minaur A.
Freshness·Clear edge
98
80

Cilic M.: 14 days rest · 1 match (14d) · De Minaur A.: 7 days rest · 1 match, 34 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
SlowFast
Weather
30°COvercast
Wind 4 km/hHumidity 61%
Final
Djokovic N.[6]
del Potro J.[3]
6-37-646-3
Semi-finals
Djokovic N.[6]
Nishikori K.[21]
6-36-46-2
del Potro J.[3]
Nadal R.[1]
7-636-2
Quarter-finals
Nadal R.[1]
Thiem D.[9]
0-66-47-56-747-65
del Potro J.[3]
Isner J.[11]
6-756-37-646-2
Nishikori K.[21]
Cilic M.[7]
2-66-47-654-66-4
Djokovic N.[6]
Millman J.
6-36-46-4
R16
Thiem D.[9]
Anderson K.[5]
7-56-27-62
del Potro J.[3]
Coric B.[20]
6-46-36-1
Cilic M.[7]
Goffin D.[10]
7-666-26-4
Nishikori K.[21]
Kohlschreiber P.
6-36-27-5
Djokovic N.[6]
Sousa J.
6-36-46-3
Millman J.
Federer R.[2]
3-67-57-677-63
Isner J.[11]
Raonic M.[25]
3-66-36-43-66-2
Nadal R.[1]
Basilashvili N.
6-36-36-766-4
R32
Nadal R.[1]
Khachanov K.[27]
5-77-57-677-63
Basilashvili N.
Pella G.
6-36-41-67-64
Anderson K.[5]
Shapovalov D.[28]
4-66-36-44-66-4
Isner J.[11]
Lajovic D.
7-686-766-37-5
Cilic M.[7]
De Minaur A.
4-63-66-36-47-5
Goffin D.[10]
Struff J.
6-46-17-64
Nishikori K.[21]
Schwartzman D.[13]
6-46-45-76-1
Kohlschreiber P.
Zverev A.[4]
6-716-46-16-3
Djokovic N.[6]
Gasquet R.[26]
6-26-36-3
Millman J.
Kukushkin M.
6-44-66-16-3
Federer R.[2]
Kyrgios N.[30]
6-46-17-5
Sousa J.
Pouille L.[17]
7-654-67-647-65
Coric B.[20]
Medvedev D.
6-37-56-2
Thiem D.[9]
Fritz T.
3-66-37-656-4
Raonic M.[25]
Wawrinka S.
7-666-46-3
del Potro J.[3]
Verdasco F.[31]
7-57-666-3
R64
Cilic M.[7]
Hurkacz H.
6-26-06-0
Nadal R.[1]
Pospisil V.
6-36-46-2
Khachanov K.[27]
Sonego L.
7-56-36-3
Basilashvili N.
Sock J.[18]
4-66-36-27-63
Pella G.
Lorenzi P.
7-56-06-2
Thiem D.[9]
Johnson S.
6-756-35-76-46-1
del Potro J.[3]
Kudla D.
6-36-17-64
Coric B.[20]
Carballes Baena R.
7-646-26-3
Medvedev D.
Tsitsipas S.[15]
6-46-34-66-3
Isner J.[11]
Jarry N.
6-776-43-67-626-4
Lajovic D.
Norrie C.
6-22-66-46-4
Raonic M.[25]
Simon G.
6-36-46-4
Wawrinka S.
Humbert U.
7-654-66-37-5
De Minaur A.
Tiafoe F.
6-46-05-76-2
Struff J.
Benneteau J.
6-24-66-13-66-3
Goffin D.[10]
Haase R.
6-26-716-36-2
Schwartzman D.[13]
Munar J.
6-26-05-76-2
Kohlschreiber P.
Ebden M.
6-716-36-26-0
Zverev A.[4]
Mahut N.
6-46-46-2
Gasquet R.[26]
Djere L.
6-37-656-3
Pouille L.[17]
Baghdatis M.
6-746-46-46-3
Millman J.
Fognini F.[14]
6-14-66-46-1
Kukushkin M.
Chung H.[23]
7-656-26-3
Kyrgios N.[30]
Herbert P.
4-67-666-36-0
Federer R.[2]
Paire B.
7-56-46-4
Anderson K.[5]
Chardy J.
6-26-46-4
Fritz T.
Kubler J.
6-33-66-3
Nishikori K.[21]
Monfils G.
6-25-4
Sousa J.
Carreno Busta P.[12]
4-66-35-76-22-0
Verdasco F.[31]
Murray A.
7-52-66-46-4
Shapovalov D.[28]
Seppi A.
6-44-65-77-626-4
Djokovic N.[6]
Sandgren T.
6-16-36-726-2
R128
Ebden M.
Krajinovic F.[32]
7-616-754-66-14-1
Hurkacz H.
Travaglia S.
6-22-67-663-0
Baghdatis M.
Youzhny M.
6-46-42-63-1
Seppi A.
Querrey S.
6-766-46-22-1
Thiem D.[9]
Basic M.
6-36-16-4
Djere L.
Mayer L.
6-46-44-62-1
Simon G.
Harris L.
6-26-26-3
Nadal R.[1]
Ferrer D.
6-33-4
Khachanov K.[27]
Ramos A.
6-36-26-3
Basilashvili N.
Bedene A.
6-24-66-22-66-4
Lorenzi P.
Edmund K.[16]
4-66-47-56-1
Johnson S.
Istomin D.
6-37-666-3
Kubler J.
Bautista Agut R.[19]
6-36-36-4
Murray A.
Duckworth J.
6-756-37-56-3
Verdasco F.[31]
Lopez F.
6-27-56-4
Coric B.[20]
Mayer F.
6-26-25-76-4
Carballes Baena R.
Krueger M.
3-66-26-47-63
Medvedev D.
Donskoy E.
7-56-46-2
Jarry N.
Gojowczyk P.
7-644-66-17-5
Norrie C.
Thompson J.
7-54-66-46-3
Lajovic D.
Dzumhur D.[24]
3-66-16-36-4
Humbert U.
Altamirano C.
6-37-646-3
Wawrinka S.
Dimitrov G.[8]
6-36-27-5
De Minaur A.
Daniel T.
6-06-16-2
Tiafoe F.
Mannarino A.[29]
6-16-44-66-4
Benneteau J.
Cecchinato M.[22]
2-67-656-36-4
Schwartzman D.[13]
Delbonis F.
6-27-666-2
Munar J.
Bemelmans R.
5-76-37-632-66-1
Monfils G.
Bagnis F.
7-643-66-06-0
Nishikori K.[21]
Marterer M.
6-26-26-3
Kohlschreiber P.
Hanfmann Y.
7-635-76-46-4
Sandgren T.
Troicki V.
6-36-46-2
Pouille L.[17]
Maden Y.
7-666-27-5
Sousa J.
Granollers M.
6-26-26-3
Carreno Busta P.[12]
Jaziri M.
7-56-26-2
Fognini F.[14]
Mmoh M.
4-66-26-47-64
Millman J.
Brooksby J.
6-46-26-0
Kukushkin M.
Rubin N.
6-36-14-67-63
Kyrgios N.[30]
Albot R.
7-52-66-46-2
Herbert P.
Bhambri Y.
6-37-637-5
Paire B.
Novak D.
7-663-67-57-65
Federer R.[2]
Nishioka Y.
6-26-26-4
Zverev A.[4]
Polansky P.
6-26-16-2
Pella G.
Ruud C.
6-46-46-1
Chardy J.
Rublev A.
6-24-66-46-1
Shapovalov D.[28]
Auger Aliassime F.
7-55-74-1
Cilic M.[7]
Copil M.
7-56-11-1
Chung H.[23]
Berankis R.
4-67-666-02-0
Mahut N.
Moutet C.
6-27-55-76-4
Kudla D.
Berrettini M.
6-47-56-2
Haase R.
Mcdonald M.
4-64-66-36-16-3
Sock J.[18]
Andreozzi G.
6-07-646-2
Isner J.[11]
Klahn B.
7-636-36-4
Djokovic N.[6]
Fucsovics M.
6-33-66-46-0
Goffin D.[10]
Gaio F.
6-26-47-65
Pospisil V.
Lacko L.
7-56-36-2
Anderson K.[5]
Harrison R.
7-645-74-66-36-4
Raonic M.[25]
Berlocq C.
7-646-41-66-3
Gasquet R.[26]
Sugita Y.
6-36-16-3
Sonego L.
Muller G.
7-626-795-77-666-2
Fritz T.
Zverev M.
4-62-66-47-626-2
del Potro J.[3]
Young D.
6-06-36-4
Tsitsipas S.[15]
Robredo T.
6-37-616-4
Struff J.
Smyczek T.
7-626-46-3