Benoit Paire vs Marin Cilic — Dubai Round of 32

Dubai · ATP · Round of 32
FRA8
Benoit Paire
#1096ATP
1362ELO
1336Hard ELO
37 yrs · 196 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLLLLLLW
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 24 February 2020
hard
Marin Cilic
CRO
Marin Cilic
#88ATP
1800ELO
1762Hard ELO
$776kYTD
$33MCAREER
37 yrs · 198 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLWWLLLWL
Paire B.
2-6 7-5 7-6
Cilic M.
Paire B.
27772
Cilic M.
65611

Benoit Paire defeated Marin Cilic 2-6 7-5 7-6 in the Dubai round of 32 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Marin Cilic came in ranked #88, leading the head-to-head 5–1, defending last year's round of 32. Benoit Paire narrowed the head-to-head to 5–2.

Key context

Head to head

1–5
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2020-01-20Australian OpenR64hardMarin Cilic6-2 6-7(6) 3-6 6-1 7-6(3)
2018-05-14Rome MastersR16clayMarin Cilic6-3 6-4
2017-02-13RotterdamR32hardMarin Cilic5-7 6-3 6-2
2016-10-03TokyoR32hardMarin Cilic6-0 4-6 6-3
2016-02-15MarseilleSFhardMarin Cilic6-2 6-7(3) 6-3
2012-12-31ChennaiQFhardBenoit Paire6-4 1-6 7-5

Serve vs return

This season
Paire B.serving76% hold

wins 61% of points on serve vs Cilic M.

Cilic M.serving86% hold

wins 67% of points on serve vs Paire B.

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

Paire B.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
Paire B.Cilic M.
1st serve in·Slight edge
52%
58%
1st serve points won·Even
74%
78%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
43%
50%
Service points won·Slight edge
59%
66%
Return points won·Even
38%
37%
Break points saved·Slight edge
57%
66%
Aces / match·Dominant
6.9
10.6
Double faults / match·Dominant
6.2
3.4

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Paire B.Cilic M.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
48
76
Break points saved·Slight edge
90
99
Break points won·Slight edge
31
41
Deciding sets·Dominant
53
94
Tiebreaks·Dominant
58
87

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

Freshness

Recent load
Paire B.Cilic M.
Freshness·
—
98

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

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
SlowFast
Weather
29°CClear
Wind 11 km/hHumidity 35%
Final
Djokovic N.[1]
Tsitsipas S.[2]
6-36-4
Semi-finals
Djokovic N.[1]
Monfils G.[3]
2-67-686-1
Tsitsipas S.[2]
Evans D.
6-26-3
Quarter-finals
Djokovic N.[1]
Khachanov K.[7]
6-26-2
Evans D.
Rublev A.[6]
6-27-69
Tsitsipas S.[2]
Struff J.
4-66-46-4
Monfils G.[3]
Gasquet R.
6-36-3
R16
Monfils G.[3]
Uchiyama Y.
6-16-2
Gasquet R.
Paire B.[8]
6-46-4
Rublev A.[6]
Krajinovic F.
7-636-0
Evans D.
Herbert P.
7-53-67-67
Struff J.
Basilashvili N.
6-16-0
Tsitsipas S.[2]
Bublik A.
7-616-4
Djokovic N.[1]
Kohlschreiber P.
6-36-1
Khachanov K.[7]
Novak D.
6-36-4
R32
Djokovic N.[1]
Jaziri M.
6-16-2
Kohlschreiber P.
Safwat M.
4-66-46-0
Novak D.
Gunneswaran P.
6-46-3
Khachanov K.[7]
Kukushkin M.
7-626-1
Monfils G.[3]
Fucsovics M.
6-47-5
Uchiyama Y.
Lu Y.
3-66-16-2
Gasquet R.
Harris L.
7-656-4
Paire B.[8]
Cilic M.
2-67-57-61
Rublev A.[6]
Musetti L.
6-46-4
Krajinovic F.
Sousa J.
4-66-36-3
Herbert P.
Nishioka Y.
7-56-2
Evans D.
Fognini F.[4]
3-66-47-5
Struff J.
Bautista Agut R.[5]
7-627-5
Basilashvili N.
Berankis R.
5-77-626-3
Bublik A.
Hurkacz H.
6-27-5
Tsitsipas S.[2]
Carreno Busta P.
7-616-1