Jan Lennard Struff vs Marin Cilic — Tokyo Round of 32

Tokyo · ATP · Round of 32
GER
Jan Lennard Struff
#80ATP
1684ELO
1629Hard ELO
$325kYTD
$13MCAREER
36 yrs · 193 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLLLLLWLL
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 1 October 2018
hard
CRO
Marin Cilic
[1]
#46ATP
1811ELO
1767Hard ELO
$627kYTD
$33MCAREER
37 yrs · 198 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Jan Lennard Struff defeated Marin Cilic 3-6 6-4 7-6 in the Tokyo round of 32 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Marin Cilic came in ranked #46, defending last year's semi-final. Jan Lennard Struff extended the head-to-head to 3–2.

Key context

Struff J.
36772
Cilic M.
64611

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
1.13
SlowFast
Weather
29°CClear
Wind 35 km/hHumidity 51%

Head to head

2–2
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2024-01-01Hong KongR32hardJan Lennard Struff3-6 7-6(4) 7-6(7)
2019-05-13Rome MastersR32clayJan Lennard Struff6-2 6-3
2019-05-06Madrid MastersR32clayMarin Cilic4-6 6-3 6-4
2014-01-06SydneyR32hardMarin Cilic3-6 6-3 6-3

Statistics

Recent form
Struff J.Cilic M.
61%1st serve in+4%57%
74%1st serve points won+7%81%
51%2nd serve points won+1%50%
65%Service points won+3%68%
37%Return points won+2%35%
60%Break points saved+7%67%
8.3Aces / match+2.811.1
3.1Double faults / match+0.13.2

Averages from each player's recent completed matches (20 vs 19). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Draw

Final
Medvedev D.
Nishikori K.[3]
6-26-4
Semi-finals
Medvedev D.
Shapovalov D.
6-36-3
Nishikori K.[3]
Gasquet R.[8]
7-626-1
Quarter-finals
Shapovalov D.
Struff J.
4-67-676-4
Nishikori K.[3]
Tsitsipas S.[5]
6-36-3
Medvedev D.
Raonic M.[6]
7-646-3
Gasquet R.[8]
Anderson K.[2]
7-667-64
R16
Raonic M.[6]
Watanuki Y.
6-37-62
Gasquet R.[8]
Kyrgios N.
7-647-61
Shapovalov D.
Wawrinka S.
4-66-16-4
Nishikori K.[3]
Paire B.
6-37-5
Tsitsipas S.[5]
De Minaur A.
6-35-76-1
Medvedev D.
Klizan M.
6-46-3
Struff J.
Chardy J.
7-636-726-4
Anderson K.[2]
Tiafoe F.
6-33-66-2
R32
Anderson K.[2]
Ebden M.
4-67-616-2
Raonic M.[6]
Mannarino A.
6-36-4
Medvedev D.
Schwartzman D.[4]
6-46-4
Wawrinka S.
Fritz T.
6-36-4
Klizan M.
Johnson S.
6-47-64
Struff J.
Cilic M.[1]
3-66-47-61
Nishikori K.[3]
Sugita Y.
6-46-1
Shapovalov D.
Chung H.[7]
6-33-66-2
Tiafoe F.
Marterer M.
7-56-4
Paire B.
Jarry N.
6-47-61
Tsitsipas S.[5]
Daniel T.
6-16-3
De Minaur A.
Simon G.
6-717-656-2
Gasquet R.[8]
Kudla D.
7-686-3
Kyrgios N.
Nishioka Y.
7-57-63
Watanuki Y.
Haase R.
6-776-46-1
Chardy J.
Dzumhur D.
4-66-36-3