Alexander Zverev vs Marin Cilic — Tour Finals Round Robin

Tour Finals · ATP · Round Robin
Alexander Zverev
GER3
Alexander Zverev
#3ATP
2100ELO
2042Hard ELO
$6.5MYTD
$66MCAREER
29 yrs · 198 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
WWWWWWLWWW
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 12 November 2018
hard
Marin Cilic
CRO5
Marin Cilic
#62ATP
1800ELO
1762Hard ELO
$776kYTD
$33MCAREER
37 yrs · 198 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLWWLLLWL
Zverev A.
7-6 7-6
Cilic M.
Zverev A.
77772
Cilic M.
65610

Alexander Zverev defeated Marin Cilic 7-6 7-6 in the Tour Finals round robin on hard. The result followed the form book — Alexander Zverev came in ranked #3, leading the head-to-head 7–1, defending last year's round-robin. Alexander Zverev extended the head-to-head to 8–1.

Key context

Head to head

7–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2026-03-18Miami MastersR32hardAlexander Zverev6-2 5-7 6-4
2022-05-02Madrid MastersR32clayAlexander Zverev4-6 6-4 6-4
2018-05-14Rome MastersSFclayAlexander Zverev7-6(13) 7-5
2017-11-13Tour FinalsRRhardAlexander Zverev6-4 3-6 6-4
2017-05-08Madrid MastersR32clayAlexander Zverev6-7(3) 6-3 6-4
2016-10-10Shanghai MastersR32hardAlexander Zverev3-6 6-3 6-2
2016-02-01MontpellierR16hardAlexander Zverev7-6(4) 7-6(1)
2015-08-03WashingtonQFhardMarin Cilic7-5 7-6(3)
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Serve vs return

This season
Zverev A.serving91% hold

wins 71% of points on serve vs Cilic M.

Cilic M.serving86% hold

wins 67% of points on serve vs Zverev A.

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

Zverev A.Cilic M.
71
Serve
57
42
Return
10

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

Statistics

This season
Zverev A.Cilic M.
1st serve in·Clear edge
72%
58%
1st serve points won·Even
75%
78%
2nd serve points won·Even
54%
50%
Service points won·Even
69%
66%
Return points won·Even
38%
37%
Break points saved·Even
64%
66%
Aces / match·Clear edge
8.5
10.6
Double faults / match·Dominant
1.9
3.4

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Zverev A.Cilic M.
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
94
76
Break points saved·Even
100
99
Break points won·Dominant
90
41
Deciding sets·Slight edge
99
94
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
100
87

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

Freshness

Recent load
Zverev A.Cilic M.
Freshness·Dominant
52
98

Zverev A.: 2 days rest · 3 matches, 103 games (7d) · 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