Marin Cilic vs Karen Khachanov — St. Petersburg Round of 16
St. Petersburg · ATP · Round of 16
CRO#88ATP
1800ELO
$776kYTD
$33MCAREER
37 yrs · 198 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 25 October 2021
carpet
#26ATP
1828ELO
$1.1MYTD
$23MCAREER
30 yrs · 198 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Cilic M.6-4 6-7 6-4
Khachanov K.
Cilic M.
66162
Khachanov K.
47741
Marin Cilic defeated Karen Khachanov 6-4 6-7 6-4 in the St. Petersburg round of 16 on carpet. The upset overturned the form book — Karen Khachanov came in ranked #26, leading the head-to-head 3–2. Marin Cilic narrowed the head-to-head to 3–3.
Key context
- Match story: Marin Cilic edged a tight contest from start to finish — 6–4 6–7 6–4.
Head to head
2–3| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-10-03 | Astana | R16 | hard | Karen Khachanov | 2-6 6-3 6-3 |
| 2022-08-08 | Canada Masters | R32 | hard | Marin Cilic | 6-3 6-2 |
| 2022-02-14 | Doha | QF | hard | Karen Khachanov | 3-6 6-3 6-4 |
| 2022-01-03 | Adelaide 1 | SF | hard | Karen Khachanov | 7-6(3) 6-3 |
| 2018-08-13 | Cincinnati Masters | R16 | hard | Marin Cilic | 7-6(5) 3-6 6-4 |
Serve vs return
This seasonServe-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 season1st serve in·Slight edge
58%
64%
1st serve points won·Even
78%
74%
2nd serve points won·Even
50%
53%
Service points won·Even
66%
66%
Return points won·Even
37%
37%
Break points saved·Even
66%
63%
Aces / match·Dominant
10.6
7.5
Double faults / match·Clear edge
3.4
2.1
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (191 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Clutch
Under pressureClutch Rating·Slight edge
76
86
Break points saved·Even
99
99
Break points won·Dominant
41
81
Deciding sets·Slight edge
94
83
Tiebreaks·Slight edge
87
92
Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About
Freshness
Recent loadFreshness·Clear edge
98
83
Cilic M.: 14 days rest · 1 match (14d) · Khachanov K.: 9 days rest · 3 matches (14d). Higher means fresher. About
Conditions
Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
SlowFast
Draw
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