Marin Cilic vs Taylor Fritz — St. Petersburg Final

St. Petersburg · ATP · Final
Marin Cilic
CRO
Marin Cilic
#88ATP
1800ELO
$776kYTD
$33MCAREER
37 yrs · 198 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLWWLLLWL
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 25 October 2021
carpet
Taylor Fritz
USA
Taylor Fritz
#10ATP
1909ELO
$1.6MYTD
$31MCAREER
28 yrs · 196 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWWLWWWW
Cilic M.
7-6 4-6 6-4
Fritz T.
Cilic M.
77462
Fritz T.
63641

Marin Cilic defeated Taylor Fritz 7-6 4-6 6-4 in the St. Petersburg final on carpet. The upset overturned the form book — Taylor Fritz came in ranked #10, leading the head-to-head 3–0. Marin Cilic claimed a first win over Taylor Fritz in four meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 3–1.

Key context

Head to head

0–3
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2026-02-09DallasSFhardTaylor Fritz7-6(5) 7-6(3)
2022-04-11Monte Carlo MastersR32clayTaylor Fritz6-3 4-6 6-4
2017-03-06Indian Wells MastersR64hardTaylor Fritz4-6 7-5 6-4
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Serve vs return

This season
Cilic M.serving89% hold

wins 69% of points on serve vs Fritz T.

Fritz T.serving93% hold

wins 73% 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

Statistics

This season
Cilic M.Fritz T.
1st serve in·Slight edge
58%
63%
1st serve points won·Even
78%
79%
2nd serve points won·Even
51%
55%
Service points won·Even
66%
70%
Return points won·Even
36%
36%
Break points saved·Even
66%
69%
Aces / match·Slight edge
10.6
11.5
Double faults / match·Dominant
3.4
1.9

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (191 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Cilic M.Fritz T.
Clutch Rating·Slight edge
76
87
Break points saved·Even
99
100
Break points won·Clear edge
41
60
Deciding sets·Even
94
98
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
87
99

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

Freshness

Recent load
Cilic M.Fritz T.
Freshness·Clear edge
100
76

Cilic M.: 15 days rest · Fritz T.: 6 days rest · 1 match, 28 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
SlowFast

Draw

Final
Cilic M.
Fritz T.
7-634-66-4
Semi-finals
Fritz T.
Struff J.
5-76-16-3
Cilic M.
Van De Zandschulp B.
6-36-3
Quarter-finals
Cilic M.
Bautista Agut R.
6-43-66-3
Van De Zandschulp B.
Rublev A.
6-36-4
Struff J.
Shapovalov D.
6-46-3
Fritz T.
Millman J.
6-46-2
R16
Bautista Agut R.
Mcdonald M.
6-36-2
Cilic M.
Khachanov K.
6-46-716-4
Millman J.
Karatsev A.
6-36-2
Fritz T.
Paul T.
7-636-4
Rublev A.
Ivashka I.
6-46-4
Van De Zandschulp B.
Korda S.
6-27-5
Struff J.
Bublik A.
6-46-3
Shapovalov D.
Andujar P.
2-66-36-0
R32
Van De Zandschulp B.
Nishioka Y.
6-26-2
Ivashka I.
Djere L.
6-36-2
Mcdonald M.
Gerasimov E.
7-56-4
Cilic M.
Ramos A.
6-26-3
Millman J.
Oliel Y.
6-16-1
Struff J.
Duckworth J.
7-636-3
Paul T.
Martinez P.
6-36-2
Bublik A.
Tiurnev E.
6-36-4
Fritz T.
Ruusuvuori E.
6-16-4
Korda S.
Serdarusic N.
7-627-5
Andujar P.
Delbonis F.
6-27-61
Khachanov K.
Mannarino A.
6-36-3