Marin Cilic vs Fernando Verdasco — Australian Open Round of 32

Australian Open · ATP · Round of 32
Marin Cilic
CRO6
Marin Cilic
#88ATP
1800ELO
1762Hard ELO
$776kYTD
$33MCAREER
37 yrs · 198 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLWWLLLWL
3 — 2
Sets
Monday, 14 January 2019
hard
ESP26
Fernando Verdasco
42 yrs · 188 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLWWLLLL
Cilic M.
4-6 3-6 6-1 7-6 6-3
Verdasco F.
Cilic M.
43671063
Verdasco F.
6616832

Marin Cilic defeated Fernando Verdasco 4-6 3-6 6-1 7-6 6-3 in the Australian Open round of 32 on hard. The result followed the form book — Marin Cilic came in leading the head-to-head 9–5, defending last year's final. Marin Cilic extended the head-to-head to 10–5.

Key context

Head to head

9–5
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2018-06-18Queen's ClubR32grassMarin Cilic6-3 6-4
2018-04-16Monte Carlo MastersR32clayMarin Cilic6-3 7-6(4)
2016-10-03TokyoR16hardMarin Cilic4-6 7-5 7-5
2016-08-15Cincinnati MastersR32hardMarin Cilic6-3 6-1
2015-05-03Madrid MastersR32clayFernando Verdasco6-7(5) 7-6(5) 6-3
2014-08-10Cincinnati MastersR32hardMarin Cilic7-6(6) 7-6(5)
2012-10-21ValenciaR16hardMarin Cilic6-1 6-4
2012-10-07Shanghai MastersR16hardMarin Cilic4-6 6-1 6-4
2011-11-07Paris MastersR64hardFernando Verdasco3-6 6-2 6-3
2010-03-24Miami MastersR16hardFernando Verdasco6-4 7-6(3)
2009-11-08Paris MastersR16hardMarin Cilic3-6 6-3 6-4
2008-10-12Madrid MastersR32clayMarin Cilic6-2 6-3
2008-06-16NottinghamSFgrassFernando Verdasco6-3 6-1
2007-10-22St. PetersburgSFcarpetFernando Verdasco6-2 6-3

Serve vs return

This season
Cilic M.serving88% hold

wins 68% of points on serve vs Verdasco F.

Verdasco F.serving82% hold

wins 64% of points on serve vs Cilic M.

Serve advantage — Cilic M.

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.Verdasco F.
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.Verdasco F.
1st serve in·Slight edge
58%
64%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
78%
69%
2nd serve points won·Even
50%
49%
Service points won·Even
66%
62%
Return points won·Even
37%
37%
Break points saved·Slight edge
66%
60%
Aces / match·Dominant
10.6
4.9
Double faults / match·Even
3.4
3.4

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (199 vs 182). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Cilic M.Verdasco F.
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
76
57
Break points saved·Even
99
96
Break points won·Even
41
40
Deciding sets·Dominant
94
65
Tiebreaks·Dominant
87
54

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

Freshness

Recent load
Cilic M.Verdasco F.
Freshness·
98
—

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

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast
Weather
30°CClear
Wind 16 km/hHumidity 51%
Final
Djokovic N.[1]
Nadal R.[2]
6-36-26-3
Semi-finals
Nadal R.[2]
Tsitsipas S.[14]
6-26-46-0
Djokovic N.[1]
Pouille L.[28]
6-06-26-2
Quarter-finals
Pouille L.[28]
Raonic M.[16]
7-646-36-726-4
Nadal R.[2]
Tiafoe F.
6-36-46-2
Djokovic N.[1]
Nishikori K.[8]
6-14-1
Tsitsipas S.[14]
Bautista Agut R.[22]
7-54-66-47-62
R16
Tsitsipas S.[14]
Federer R.[3]
6-7117-637-57-65
Bautista Agut R.[22]
Cilic M.[6]
6-766-36-24-66-4
Djokovic N.[1]
Medvedev D.[15]
6-46-756-26-3
Tiafoe F.
Dimitrov G.[20]
7-57-666-717-5
Nishikori K.[8]
Carreno Busta P.[23]
6-784-67-646-47-68
Nadal R.[2]
Berdych T.
6-06-17-64
Raonic M.[16]
Zverev A.[4]
6-16-17-65
Pouille L.[28]
Coric B.[11]
6-746-47-57-62
R32
Tsitsipas S.[14]
Basilashvili N.[19]
6-33-67-676-4
Bautista Agut R.[22]
Khachanov K.[10]
6-47-56-4
Carreno Busta P.[23]
Fognini F.[12]
6-26-42-66-4
Berdych T.
Schwartzman D.[18]
5-76-37-56-4
Medvedev D.[15]
Goffin D.[21]
6-27-636-3
Djokovic N.[1]
Shapovalov D.[25]
6-36-44-66-0
Nadal R.[2]
De Minaur A.[27]
6-16-26-4
Zverev A.[4]
Bolt A.
6-36-36-2
Pouille L.[28]
Popyrin A.
7-636-36-7104-66-3
Federer R.[3]
Fritz T.
6-27-56-2
Nishikori K.[8]
Sousa J.
7-666-16-2
Coric B.[11]
Krajinovic F.
2-66-36-46-3
Raonic M.[16]
Herbert P.
6-46-47-66
Tiafoe F.
Seppi A.
6-736-34-66-46-3
Dimitrov G.[20]
Fabbiano T.
7-656-46-4
Cilic M.[6]
Verdasco F.[26]
4-63-66-17-686-3
R64
Berdych T.
Haase R.
6-16-36-3
Herbert P.
Chung H.[24]
6-21-66-26-4
Sousa J.
Kohlschreiber P.[32]
7-54-67-645-76-4
Federer R.[3]
Evans D.
7-657-636-3
Tsitsipas S.[14]
Troicki V.
6-32-66-27-5
Basilashvili N.[19]
Travaglia S.
3-66-33-66-46-3
De Minaur A.[27]
Laaksonen H.
6-46-26-774-66-3
Djokovic N.[1]
Tsonga J.
6-37-56-4
Nadal R.[2]
Ebden M.
6-36-26-2
Zverev A.[4]
Chardy J.
7-656-45-76-766-1
Cilic M.[6]
Mcdonald M.
7-56-796-46-4
Nishikori K.[8]
Karlovic I.
6-37-665-75-77-67
Khachanov K.[10]
Nishioka Y.
6-36-36-3
Coric B.[11]
Fucsovics M.
6-46-36-4
Schwartzman D.[18]
Kudla D.
6-47-53-66-766-4
Dimitrov G.[20]
Cuevas P.
6-36-756-37-5
Goffin D.[21]
Copil M.
5-77-56-26-4
Bautista Agut R.[22]
Millman J.
6-36-13-66-766-4
Carreno Busta P.[23]
Ivashka I.
6-26-37-67
Shapovalov D.[25]
Daniel T.
6-37-626-3
Pouille L.[28]
Marterer M.
7-687-685-76-4
Krajinovic F.
Donskoy E.
6-47-687-62
Fabbiano T.
Opelka R.
6-7156-26-43-67-65
Tiafoe F.
Anderson K.[5]
4-66-46-47-5
Fritz T.
Monfils G.[30]
6-36-787-667-65
Verdasco F.[26]
Albot R.
6-17-626-3
Popyrin A.
Thiem D.[7]
7-56-42-0
Medvedev D.[15]
Harrison R.
6-36-36-3
Raonic M.[16]
Wawrinka S.
6-747-667-6117-65
Seppi A.
Thompson J.
6-36-46-4
Fognini F.[12]
Mayer L.
7-636-37-65
Bolt A.
Simon G.[29]
2-66-44-67-686-4
R128
Berdych T.
Edmund K.[13]
6-36-07-5
Krajinovic F.
Cecchinato M.[17]
4-60-66-17-686-4
Seppi A.
Johnson S.[31]
6-44-66-46-3
Djokovic N.[1]
Krueger M.
6-36-26-2
Medvedev D.[15]
Harris L.
6-16-26-1
Schwartzman D.[18]
Molleker R.
6-16-34-66-0
Basilashvili N.[19]
Eubanks C.
6-44-67-666-3
Carreno Busta P.[23]
Vanni L.
6-752-66-37-56-4
Simon G.[29]
Fratangelo B.
7-626-46-2
Evans D.
Ito T.
7-56-17-68
Marterer M.
Sakharov G.
6-36-16-3
Tiafoe F.
Gunneswaran P.
7-676-36-3
Nadal R.[2]
Duckworth J.
6-46-37-5
Kohlschreiber P.[32]
Li Z.
6-26-26-4
Bolt A.
Sock J.
4-66-36-26-2
Fabbiano T.
Kubler J.
6-47-612-66-3
Kudla D.
Polmans M.
5-71-66-26-36-2
Federer R.[3]
Istomin D.
6-36-46-4
Zverev A.[4]
Bedene A.
6-46-16-4
Anderson K.[5]
Mannarino A.
6-35-76-26-1
Cilic M.[6]
Tomic B.
6-26-47-63
Thiem D.[7]
Paire B.
6-46-35-71-66-3
Khachanov K.[10]
Gojowczyk P.
3-66-36-46-3
Coric B.[11]
Darcis S.
6-16-46-4
Bautista Agut R.[22]
Murray A.
6-46-46-756-746-2
Chung H.[24]
Klahn B.
6-756-756-36-26-4
Shapovalov D.[25]
Andujar P.
6-26-37-63
Monfils G.[30]
Dzumhur D.
6-06-46-0
Troicki V.
Carballes Baena R.
6-11-62-66-16-4
Travaglia S.
Andreozzi G.
6-736-26-36-2
Laaksonen H.
Basic M.
6-47-644-66-3
Tsonga J.
Klizan M.
6-46-47-65
Copil M.
Granollers M.
6-36-46-4
Harrison R.
Vesely J.
6-07-56-3
Mayer L.
Jarry N.
7-647-634-66-3
Sousa J.
Pella G.
7-624-67-654-66-2
Chardy J.
Humbert U.
3-67-666-46-747-66
Herbert P.
Querrey S.
5-77-666-36-1
Fucsovics M.
Ramos A.
6-36-46-756-3
Donskoy E.
Djere L.
6-756-46-17-65
Mcdonald M.
Rublev A.
6-46-42-66-4
Albot R.
Mmoh M.
3-66-36-46-2
Nishioka Y.
Sandgren T.
6-47-654-66-4
Fritz T.
Norrie C.
6-37-666-2
Thompson J.
Lopez F.
6-17-606-3
Cuevas P.
Lajovic D.
6-47-56-1
Haase R.
Garcia Lopez G.
7-56-47-5
Ebden M.
Struff J.
1-66-46-36-4
Verdasco F.[26]
Kecmanovic M.
7-656-36-3
Pouille L.[28]
Kukushkin M.
6-17-56-4
Millman J.
Delbonis F.
6-33-67-636-2
Opelka R.
Isner J.[9]
7-647-666-747-65
Nishikori K.[8]
Majchrzak K.
3-66-766-06-23-0
Daniel T.
Kokkinakis T.
5-74-2
Fognini F.[12]
Munar J.
7-637-673-1
Tsitsipas S.[14]
Berrettini M.
6-736-46-37-64
Raonic M.[16]
Kyrgios N.
6-47-656-4
Ivashka I.
Jaziri M.
4-67-666-14-0
Karlovic I.
Hurkacz H.
6-757-657-637-65
Wawrinka S.
Gulbis E.
3-63-1
Goffin D.[21]
Garin C.
6-06-26-2
Dimitrov G.[20]
Tipsarevic J.
4-66-36-16-4
De Minaur A.[27]
Sousa P.
6-47-56-4
Popyrin A.
Zverev M.
7-57-676-4