Marin Cilic vs Frances Tiafoe — CRO vs USA Round Robin
Marin Cilic defeated Frances Tiafoe 6-1 6-3 7-6 in the CRO vs USA round robin on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Frances Tiafoe came in ranked #8. Marin Cilic extended the head-to-head to 2–0.
Key context
- Match story: Marin Cilic came through a tight passage before pulling clear — 6–1 6–3 7–6.
How the match was decided
Auto-generatedCilic M. took it in straight sets.
Common opponents
9 shared · last 12 monthsCilic M. and Tiafoe F. faced 9 of the same opponents in the last 12 months. Cilic M. went 7–3 (70%) against them, Tiafoe F. 5–4 (56%). Results against comparable opponents are close (3 : 1 better-results split).
7–370%Cilic M. · better vs 3Record vs common opponents5–456%Tiafoe F. · better vs 1
Vs common opponents · derived from scorelines
18–10Sets16–15
154–137Games147–157
5–2Tiebreaks4–1
2–1Deciding sets1–1
vs De Minaur A.#9W4-6 3-6 6-3 6-4 7-5US Open · hardL4-6 0-6 7-5 2-6US Open · hard
vs Khachanov K.#27W7-6 3-6 6-4Cincinnati Masters · hardL6-4 6-4 6-7 2-6 1-6Wimbledon · grass
vs Tsitsipas S.#43W6-3 6-2Tokyo · hardL4-6 2-6Tokyo · hard
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vs Mannarino A.#83L7-6 4-6 0-6Tokyo · hardW6-1 6-4 4-6 6-4US Open · hard
vs Edmund K.W6-2 7-6 6-2Australian Open · hardW7-6 4-6 7-6Miami Masters · hard
vs Verdasco F.W6-3 7-6Monte Carlo Masters · clayW7-6 7-6 3-6 6-3Wimbledon · grass
vs del Potro J.L6-7 7-5 3-6 5-7Roland Garros · clayL3-6 4-6 3-6Australian Open · hard- vs Paire B.Hard to compareW6-3 6-4Rome Masters · clayW6-4 6-4Shanghai Masters · hard
- vs Benneteau J.Hard to compareL6-7 5-7Paris Masters · hardW4-6 6-3 6-4 6-2Wimbledon · grass
Head-to-head
2 meetings · Cilic M. leads 2–020
Clay: Cilic M. leads 1–0 · Hard: Cilic M. leads 1–0
- Cilic M.September 2018CRO vs USAThis matchClay6-1 6-3 7-6
- Cilic M.September 2017Laver CupHard7-6 7-6
Draw
Closing odds
Player context
Before the matchCilic M.Tiafoe F.1 918ELO2 1411 759Clay ELO1 8183–7Last 107–329Age20198 cmHeight188 cmRightPlaysRightCareer $33.5M2026 $941KEarningsCareer $18.7M2026 $2.8M
Cite this
Marin Cilic beat Frances Tiafoe 6-1 6-3 7-6. Umpiry, "Marin Cilic vs Frances Tiafoe — CRO vs USA Round Robin", https://umpiry.com/match/2018-09-14/cilic-vs-tiafoe-cro-vs-usa-rr?utm_source=cite (as of 14 September 2018).