Radu Albot vs Marin Cilic — Cincinnati Masters Round of 64

Cincinnati Masters · ATP · Round of 64
Radu Albot
MDA
Radu Albot
#490ATP
1453ELO
1429Hard ELO
36 yrs · 175 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWWLLWWWL
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 12 August 2019
hard
Marin Cilic
CRO14
Marin Cilic
#88ATP
1800ELO
1762Hard ELO
$776kYTD
$33MCAREER
37 yrs · 198 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLWWLLLWL
Albot R.
6-4 7-6
Cilic M.
Albot R.
6782
Cilic M.
4660

Radu Albot defeated Marin Cilic 6-4 7-6 in the Cincinnati Masters round of 64 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Marin Cilic came in ranked #88, leading the head-to-head 1–0, defending last year's semi-final. Radu Albot claimed a first win over Marin Cilic in two meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 1–1.

Key context

Head to head

0–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2016-08-08Rio OlympicsR32hardMarin Cilic6-3 6-4

Serve vs return

This season
Albot R.serving78% hold

wins 62% of points on serve vs Cilic M.

Cilic M.serving82% hold

wins 64% of points on serve vs Albot R.

Even serve battle

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

Albot R.Cilic M.
—
Serve
57
—
Return
10

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

Statistics

This season
Albot R.Cilic M.
1st serve in·Slight edge
65%
58%
1st serve points won·Clear edge
66%
78%
2nd serve points won·Even
50%
50%
Service points won·Slight edge
60%
66%
Return points won·Even
41%
37%
Break points saved·Slight edge
59%
66%
Aces / match·Dominant
2.0
10.6
Double faults / match·Slight edge
2.9
3.4

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Albot R.Cilic M.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
46
76
Break points saved·Clear edge
85
99
Break points won·Clear edge
19
41
Deciding sets·Clear edge
76
94
Tiebreaks·Dominant
29
87

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

Freshness

Recent load
Albot R.Cilic M.
Freshness·Slight edge
91
98

Albot R.: 8 days rest · 3 matches (14d) · Cilic M.: 14 days rest · 1 match (14d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
SlowFast
Weather
29°COvercast
Wind 10 km/hHumidity 46%
Final
Medvedev D.[9]
Goffin D.[16]
7-636-4
Semi-finals
Medvedev D.[9]
Djokovic N.[1]
3-66-36-3
Goffin D.[16]
Gasquet R.
6-36-4
Quarter-finals
Djokovic N.[1]
Pouille L.
7-626-1
Medvedev D.[9]
Rublev A.
6-26-3
Gasquet R.
Bautista Agut R.[11]
7-623-66-2
Goffin D.[16]
Nishioka Y.
W/O
R16
Djokovic N.[1]
Carreno Busta P.
6-36-4
Medvedev D.[9]
Struff J.
6-26-1
Bautista Agut R.[11]
Kecmanovic M.
6-16-2
Gasquet R.
Schwartzman D.
7-666-3
Nishioka Y.
De Minaur A.
7-56-4
Goffin D.[16]
Mannarino A.
7-666-2
Pouille L.
Khachanov K.[8]
6-736-46-2
Rublev A.
Federer R.[3]
6-36-4
R32
Djokovic N.[1]
Querrey S.
7-56-1
Pouille L.
Shapovalov D.
6-46-4
Khachanov K.[8]
Kyrgios N.
6-737-646-2
Federer R.[3]
Londero J.
6-36-4
Rublev A.
Wawrinka S.
6-46-4
Medvedev D.[9]
Paire B.
7-626-1
Struff J.
Tsitsipas S.[5]
6-46-757-66
Kecmanovic M.
Zverev A.[7]
6-746-26-4
Schwartzman D.
Albot R.
6-46-2
Nishioka Y.
Nishikori K.[6]
7-626-4
De Minaur A.
Opelka R.
7-636-4
Mannarino A.
Kukushkin M.
6-16-3
Goffin D.[16]
Pella G.
6-17-5
Bautista Agut R.[11]
Tiafoe F.
6-33-66-1
Gasquet R.
Delbonis F.
7-57-61
Carreno Busta P.
Isner J.[13]
6-46-717-66
R64
Paire B.
Verdasco F.
6-40-0
Querrey S.
Herbert P.
7-627-61
Carreno Busta P.
Simon G.
7-57-64
Isner J.[13]
Lajovic D.
7-631-67-5
Shapovalov D.
Sousa J.
2-66-36-2
Pouille L.
Kudla D.
6-37-66
Londero J.
Berrettini M.
7-636-3
Wawrinka S.
Dimitrov G.
5-76-47-64
Rublev A.
Basilashvili N.[15]
6-746-46-2
Medvedev D.[9]
Edmund K.
6-27-5
Struff J.
Karlovic I.
7-57-64
Kecmanovic M.
Auger Aliassime F.
6-36-3
Tiafoe F.
Monfils G.
7-676-3
Bautista Agut R.[11]
Hurkacz H.
7-666-3
Albot R.
Cilic M.[14]
6-47-66
Schwartzman D.
Djere L.
7-626-3
Nishioka Y.
Thompson J.
7-55-76-4
De Minaur A.
Cecchinato M.
6-756-16-2
Opelka R.
Coric B.[12]
4-66-37-5
Goffin D.[16]
Fritz T.
6-44-66-4
Pella G.
Ruud C.
7-57-64
Mannarino A.
Garin C.
6-46-1
Gasquet R.
Murray A.
6-46-4
Kyrgios N.
Sonego L.
7-56-4