Marin Cilic vs John Isner — Tour Finals Round Robin

Tour Finals · ATP · Round Robin
Marin Cilic
CRO5
Marin Cilic
#62ATP
1800ELO
1762Hard ELO
$776kYTD
$33MCAREER
37 yrs · 198 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLWWLLLWL
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 12 November 2018
hard
USA8
John Isner
41 yrs · 208 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLLWLLWWW
Cilic M.
6-7 6-3 6-4
Isner J.
Cilic M.
62662
Isner J.
77341

Marin Cilic defeated John Isner 6-7 6-3 6-4 in the Tour Finals round robin on hard. The result followed the form book — Marin Cilic came in leading the head-to-head 8–3, defending last year's round-robin. Marin Cilic extended the head-to-head to 9–3.

Key context

Head to head

8–3
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2019-08-26US OpenR32hardMarin Cilic7-5 3-6 7-6(6) 6-4
2018-03-19Miami MastersR16hardJohn Isner7-6(0) 6-3
2017-06-19Queen's ClubR32grassMarin Cilic7-5 6-3
2017-05-15Rome MastersQFclayJohn Isner7-6(3) 2-6 7-6(2)
2016-10-31Paris MastersSFhardJohn Isner6-4 6-3
2016-07-15Davis Cup WG QF: USA vs CRORRhardMarin Cilic7-6(9) 6-3 6-4
2015-06-29WimbledonR32grassMarin Cilic7-6(4) 6-7(6) 6-4 6-7(4) 12-10
2014-02-17Delray BeachSFhardMarin Cilic7-6(5) 6-3
2013-03-20Miami MastersR32hardMarin Cilic6-3 7-6(3)
2012-05-06Madrid MastersR32clayMarin Cilic7-6(4) 7-6(3)
2011-01-17Australian OpenR32hardMarin Cilic4-6 6-2 6-7(5) 7-6(2) 9-7

Serve vs return

This season
Cilic M.serving96% hold

wins 76% of points on serve vs Isner J.

Isner J.serving95% hold

wins 75% of points on serve vs Cilic M.

Serve-dominated — both hold easily, expect tiebreaks

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.Isner J.
57
Serve
—
10
Return
—

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

Statistics

This season
Cilic M.Isner J.
1st serve in·Slight edge
58%
69%
1st serve points won·Even
78%
80%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
50%
56%
Service points won·Slight edge
66%
73%
Return points won·Slight edge
37%
29%
Break points saved·Even
66%
70%
Aces / match·Dominant
10.6
21.8
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.Isner J.
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
76
64
Break points saved·Even
99
99
Break points won·Dominant
41
0
Deciding sets·Even
94
91
Tiebreaks·Slight edge
87
98

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

Freshness

Recent load
Cilic M.Isner J.
Freshness·
98
—

Cilic M.: 13 days rest · 1 match (14d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast

Draw

Final
Zverev A.[3]
Djokovic N.[1]
6-46-3
Semi-finals
Djokovic N.[1]
Anderson K.[4]
6-26-2
Zverev A.[3]
Federer R.[2]
7-57-65
Round Robin
Zverev A.[3]
Cilic M.[5]
7-657-61
Djokovic N.[1]
Zverev A.[3]
6-46-1
Djokovic N.[1]
Isner J.[8]
6-46-3
Federer R.[2]
Thiem D.[6]
6-26-3
Djokovic N.[1]
Cilic M.[5]
7-676-2
Anderson K.[4]
Nishikori K.[7]
6-06-1
Thiem D.[6]
Nishikori K.[7]
6-16-4
Nishikori K.[7]
Federer R.[2]
7-646-3
Anderson K.[4]
Thiem D.[6]
6-37-610
Federer R.[2]
Anderson K.[4]
6-46-3
Cilic M.[5]
Isner J.[8]
6-726-36-4
Zverev A.[3]
Isner J.[8]
7-656-3