Jiri Vesely vs Marin Cilic — Dubai Round of 32

Dubai · ATP · Round of 32
CZE
Jiri Vesely
#2142ATP
33 yrs · 198 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWLLWWWLL
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 21 February 2022
hard
Marin Cilic
CRO
Marin Cilic
#62ATP
1800ELO
1762Hard ELO
$776kYTD
$33MCAREER
37 yrs · 198 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLWWLLLWL
Vesely J.
6-4 7-6
Cilic M.
Vesely J.
6772
Cilic M.
4630

Jiri Vesely defeated Marin Cilic 6-4 7-6 in the Dubai round of 32 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Marin Cilic came in ranked #62, leading the head-to-head 1–0. Jiri Vesely 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
2015-05-03Madrid MastersR64clayMarin Cilic7-5 6-1

Serve vs return

This season
Vesely J.serving89% hold

wins 69% of points on serve vs Cilic M.

Cilic M.serving92% hold

wins 72% of points on serve vs Vesely J.

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

Serve & return on hard

Vesely J.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
Vesely J.Cilic M.
1st serve in·Slight edge
64%
58%
1st serve points won·Even
75%
78%
2nd serve points won·Even
49%
52%
Service points won·Even
66%
67%
Return points won·Even
34%
36%
Break points saved·Even
65%
67%
Aces / match·Even
10.0
10.5
Double faults / match·Dominant
4.8
3.3

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (121 vs 137). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Vesely J.Cilic M.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
46
76
Break points saved·Even
95
99
Break points won·Dominant
8
41
Deciding sets·Clear edge
75
94
Tiebreaks·Dominant
28
87

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

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
Vesely J.
4.7
Heavy underdogUmpiry ScorePartial · surface data limited
  • Recent retirement (−1.5)
Cilic M.
6.9
Slight advantageUmpiry ScorePartial · surface data limited
Form & Matchup
5.0
H2H
5.0
4.9
Surface form
6.9
0.0Lost last 2
Win streak
Fatigue & Travel
5.6
Minutes 14d
7.8
0.0
3-set count
7.0
7.0
Prev. match
8.0
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

Recent load
Vesely J.Cilic M.
Freshness·
—
98

Cilic M.: 13 days rest · 1 match (14d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
SlowFast
Weather
25°COvercast
Wind 27 km/hHumidity 63%
Final
Rublev A.[2]
Vesely J.
6-36-4
Semi-finals
Vesely J.
Shapovalov D.[6]
6-777-627-63
Rublev A.[2]
Hurkacz H.[5]
3-67-57-65
Quarter-finals
Shapovalov D.[6]
Berankis R.
7-646-3
Vesely J.
Djokovic N.[1]
6-47-64
Hurkacz H.[5]
Sinner J.[4]
6-36-3
Rublev A.[2]
Mcdonald M.
2-66-36-1
R16
Hurkacz H.[5]
Molcan A.
6-36-2
Djokovic N.[1]
Khachanov K.
6-37-62
Vesely J.
Bautista Agut R.[8]
6-26-4
Berankis R.
Popyrin A.
6-47-67
Shapovalov D.[6]
Daniel T.
6-46-3
Sinner J.[4]
Murray A.
7-56-2
Mcdonald M.
Krajinovic F.
6-47-67
Rublev A.[2]
Kwon S.
4-66-06-3
R32
Vesely J.
Cilic M.
6-47-63
Djokovic N.[1]
Musetti L.
6-36-3
Khachanov K.
De Minaur A.
6-36-717-5
Bautista Agut R.[8]
Rinderknech A.
6-36-4
Popyrin A.
Basilashvili N.
6-26-3
Berankis R.
Struff J.
6-13-66-3
Daniel T.
Goffin D.
6-37-65
Shapovalov D.[6]
Fucsovics M.
4-66-47-5
Hurkacz H.[5]
Bublik A.
6-36-1
Molcan A.
Harris L.
6-36-3
Murray A.
Oconnell C.
6-746-37-5
Sinner J.[4]
Davidovich Fokina A.
4-67-666-3
Mcdonald M.
Karatsev A.[7]
7-56-3
Krajinovic F.
Jaziri M.
6-746-26-4
Kwon S.
Ivashka I.
6-36-2
Rublev A.[2]
Evans D.
6-47-5