Marin Cilic vs Dusan LajovicIndian Wells Masters Round of 64

Indian Wells Masters · ATP · Round of 64
#88ATP
1800ELO
1762Hard ELO
$776kYTD
$33MCAREER
37 yrs · 198 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLWWLLLWL
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 4 March 2019
hard
#152ATP
1620ELO
1559Hard ELO
$208kYTD
$11MCAREER
36 yrs · 183 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLWWLWLWL
Cilic M.
6-3 6-4
Lajovic D.
Cilic M.
662
Lajovic D.
340

Marin Cilic defeated Dusan Lajovic 6-3 6-4 in the Indian Wells Masters round of 64 on hard. The result followed the form book — Marin Cilic came in ranked #88, leading the head-to-head 2–0, defending last year's round of 32. Marin Cilic extended the head-to-head to 3–0.

Key context

  • Match story: Marin Cilic closed it out in two sets, 6–3 6–4.

Head to head

20
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2016-03-21Miami MastersR64hardMarin Cilic6-4 6-1
2014-02-03ZagrebR16hardMarin Cilic6-4 7-5

Serve vs return

This season
Cilic M.serving86% hold

wins 67% of points on serve vs Lajovic D.

Lajovic D.serving83% hold

wins 65% 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.Lajovic D.
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
1st serve in·Slight edge
58%
69%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
78%
68%
2nd serve points won·Even
50%
51%
Service points won·Even
66%
63%
Return points won·Even
37%
38%
Break points saved·Slight edge
66%
58%
Aces / match·Dominant
10.6
3.1
Double faults / match·Dominant
3.4
1.3

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (199 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
76
59
Break points saved·Even
99
95
Break points won·Slight edge
41
36
Deciding sets·Dominant
94
69
Tiebreaks·Dominant
87
61

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

Freshness

Recent load
Freshness·Dominant
100
75

Cilic M.: 15 days rest · Lajovic D.: 1 day rest · 1 match, 30 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
SlowFast
Weather
21°COvercast
Wind 6 km/hHumidity 32%