Jan Lennard Struff vs Marin Cilic — Tokyo Round of 32

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 leading the head-to-head 1–0, defending last year's semi-final, but Jan Lennard Struff had been the form player, winning 2 of their last 4 on hard. Jan Lennard Struff claimed a first win over Marin Cilic in two meetings, levelling the head-to-head at 1–1.

Key context

How the match was decided

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Struff J. came through in three sets.

Match statistics

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Common opponents

12 shared · last 12 months

Struff J. and Cilic M. faced 12 of the same opponents in the last 12 months. Struff J. went 4–10 (29%) against them, Cilic M. 12–5 (71%). Cilic M. came out better against 5 of 11 comparable opponents, Struff J. against 1.

4–1029%Struff J. · better vs 1Record vs common opponents12–571%Cilic M. · better vs 5
Vs common opponents · derived from scorelines
12–26Sets33–17
169–204Games272–221
1–6Tiebreaks5–4
1–2Deciding sets4–3
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Head-to-head

2 meetings · level 1–1
11

Draw

Closing odds

Player context

Before the match
Struff J.Cilic M.1 960ELO1 9181 733Hard ELO1 8045–5Last 103–728Age30193 cmHeight198 cmRightPlaysRightCareer $13.6M2026 $1.2MEarningsCareer $33.5M2026 $941K

Cite this

Jan Lennard Struff beat Marin Cilic 3-6 6-4 7-6. Umpiry, "Jan Lennard Struff vs Marin Cilic — Tokyo Round of 32", https://umpiry.com/match/2018-10-01/cilic-vs-struff-tokyo-r32?utm_source=cite (as of 1 October 2018).