Novak Djokovic vs Marin CilicDavis Cup Finals SF: CRO vs SRB Round Robin

Davis Cup Finals SF: CRO vs SRB · ATP · Round Robin
#7ATP
2059ELO
2022Hard ELO
$1.8MYTD
$193MCAREER
39 yrs · 188 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 0
Sets
Friday, 3 December 2021
hard
#88ATP
1800ELO
1762Hard ELO
$776kYTD
$33MCAREER
37 yrs · 198 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Djokovic N.
6-4 6-2
Cilic M.
Djokovic N.
662
Cilic M.
420

Novak Djokovic defeated Marin Cilic 6-4 6-2 in the Davis Cup Finals SF: CRO vs SRB round robin on hard. The result followed the form book — Novak Djokovic came in ranked #7, leading the head-to-head 18–2. Novak Djokovic extended the head-to-head to 19–2.

Key context

Head to head

182
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2025-10-01Shanghai MastersR64hardNovak Djokovic7-6(2) 6-4
2022-09-26Tel AvivFhardNovak Djokovic6-3 6-4
2018-11-12Tour FinalsRRhardNovak Djokovic7-6(7) 6-2
2018-10-29Paris MastersQFhardNovak Djokovic4-6 6-2 6-3
2018-08-13Cincinnati MastersSFhardNovak Djokovic6-4 3-6 6-3
2018-06-18Queen's ClubFgrassMarin Cilic5-7 7-6(4) 6-3
2016-10-31Paris MastersQFhardMarin Cilic6-4 7-6(2)
2015-08-31US OpenSFhardNovak Djokovic6-0 6-1 6-2
2015-06-29WimbledonQFgrassNovak Djokovic6-4 6-4 6-4
2015-04-12Monte Carlo MastersQFclayNovak Djokovic6-0 6-3
2014-11-09Tour FinalsRRhardNovak Djokovic6-1 6-1
2014-06-23WimbledonQFgrassNovak Djokovic6-1 3-6 6-7(4) 6-2 6-2
2014-05-26Roland GarrosR32clayNovak Djokovic6-3 6-2 6-7(2) 6-4
2014-03-06Indian Wells MastersR16hardNovak Djokovic1-6 6-2 6-3
2012-08-12Cincinnati MastersQFhardNovak Djokovic6-3 6-2
2011-08-08Canada MastersR16hardNovak Djokovic7-5 6-2
2010-07-09Davis Cup WG QF: CRO vs SRBRRhardNovak Djokovic6-3 6-3 6-2
2009-10-05BeijingFhardNovak Djokovic6-2 7-6(4)
2009-02-23DubaiQFhardNovak Djokovic6-3 6-4
2008-08-25US OpenR32hardNovak Djokovic6-7(7) 7-5 6-4 7-6(0)

Serve vs return

This season
Djokovic N.serving93% hold

wins 72% of points on serve vs Cilic M.

Cilic M.serving82% hold

wins 64% of points on serve vs Djokovic N.

Serve advantage — Djokovic N.

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

Djokovic N.Cilic M.
68
Serve
57
62
Return
10

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
65%
58%
1st serve points won·Even
77%
78%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
56%
51%
Service points won·Even
70%
66%
Return points won·Even
41%
37%
Break points saved·Even
65%
66%
Aces / match·Dominant
7.3
10.6
Double faults / match·Clear edge
2.3
3.4

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
99
76
Break points saved·Even
100
99
Break points won·Dominant
99
41
Deciding sets·Slight edge
100
94
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
100
87

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

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
8.1
Dominant favouriteUmpiry Score
5.2
Clear underdogUmpiry Score
Form & Matchup
8.3+260 Hard Elo edge
Surface ELO
1.7Hard Elo 1762
8.3Overall Elo 2059
ELO gap
1.7Overall Elo 1800
5.0
H2H
5.0
8.9
Surface form
5.2
7.03-match win streak
Win streak
0.0Lost last 2
Fatigue & Travel
8.0
Minutes 14d
5.6
3-set count
0.0
9.0
Prev. match
6.0
Context
5.0
Defending pts
5.0

The Umpiry Score combines match-context factors — matchup, form, fatigue, travel and motivation — into a single 0–10 score, updated daily. Read how it works.

Freshness

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Freshness·Dominant
55
98

Djokovic N.: 3 days rest · 2 matches, 87 games (7d) · Cilic M.: 14 days rest · 1 match (14d). Higher means fresher. About