Daniel Merida Aguilar vs Marin Cilic — Murcia CH Round of 32

Murcia CH · CHALLENGER · Round of 32
ESP
Daniel Merida Aguilar
1744ELO
1700Clay ELO
21 yrs · 188 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLLWWWLWW
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 17 March 2025
clay
Marin Cilic
CRO7
Marin Cilic
#88ATP
1800ELO
1701Clay ELO
$776kYTD
$33MCAREER
37 yrs · 198 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLWWLLLWL
Merida Aguilar D.
6-2 6-4
Cilic M.
Merida Aguilar D.
662
Cilic M.
240

Daniel Merida Aguilar defeated Marin Cilic 6-2 6-4 in the Murcia CH round of 32 on clay.

Key context

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Merida Aguilar D.serving76% hold

wins 61% of points on serve vs Cilic M.

Cilic M.serving78% hold

wins 62% of points on serve vs Merida Aguilar D.

Even serve battle

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
Merida Aguilar D.Cilic M.
1st serve in·Clear edge
69%
57%
1st serve points won·Clear edge
65%
78%
2nd serve points won·Even
49%
52%
Service points won·Slight edge
60%
67%
Return points won·Slight edge
41%
35%
Break points saved·Slight edge
60%
70%
Aces / match·Dominant
2.3
9.3
Double faults / match·Even
2.9
2.8

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (97 vs 64). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Merida Aguilar D.Cilic M.
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
55
76
Break points saved·Dominant
64
99
Break points won·Slight edge
46
41
Deciding sets·Slight edge
87
94
Tiebreaks·Dominant
49
87

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

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
Merida Aguilar D.
5.0
Heavy underdogUmpiry Score
  • Extended break: 28 days (−0.3)
Cilic M.
5.9
Even matchUmpiry Score
Form & Matchup
5.0Clay Elo 1700
Surface ELO
5.0+1 Clay Elo edge
4.5Overall Elo 1744
ELO gap
5.5Overall Elo 1800
5.0No prior meetings
H2H
5.0
4.6
Surface form
5.2
0.0Lost last 4
Win streak
0.0
Fatigue & Travel
8.0
Prev. match
7.0
6.0
Surface transition
6.0
Context
6.0
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
Merida Aguilar D.Cilic M.
Freshness·Even
96
100

Merida Aguilar D.: 13 days rest · 1 match (14d) · Cilic M.: 15 days rest. Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Slowlow bounce, long rallies
SlowFast
Final
Taberner C.
De Jong J.[2]
7-634-66-2
Semi-finals
Taberner C.
Coppejans K.
2-67-56-4
De Jong J.[2]
Gakhov I.
7-56-1
Quarter-finals
Taberner C.
Fucsovics M.[1]
7-55-77-63
Coppejans K.
Llamas Ruiz P.
6-46-3
De Jong J.[2]
Mayot H.[6]
W/O
Gakhov I.
Yevseyev D.
1-66-36-4
R16
Llamas Ruiz P.
Rincon D.
6-26-2
Fucsovics M.[1]
Hassan B.
7-56-3
Taberner C.
Merida Aguilar D.
7-617-62
Yevseyev D.
Jacquet K.[8]
4-66-30-0
Gakhov I.
Budkov Kjaer N.
6-47-62
De Jong J.[2]
Vacherot V.
6-33-67-5
Mayot H.[6]
Ramos A.
4-66-37-5
Coppejans K.
Moller E.
6-46-4
R32
Taberner C.
Gaubas V.
7-53-66-1
Merida Aguilar D.
Cilic M.[7]
6-26-4
Ramos A.
Zapata Miralles B.
3-66-46-3
Coppejans K.
Ofner S.[4]
6-16-746-3
Llamas Ruiz P.
Nagal S.[5]
6-46-1
Budkov Kjaer N.
Barranco Cosano J.
6-26-1
Mayot H.[6]
Butvilas E.
6-44-67-5
Vacherot V.
Brancaccio R.
7-636-766-3
Rincon D.
Pennaforti G.
6-06-3
Yevseyev D.
Engel J.
6-46-756-4
Fucsovics M.[1]
Rocha H.
6-26-3
De Jong J.[2]
Pellegrino A.
6-36-3
Gakhov I.
Carreno Busta P.[3]
6-36-4
Moller E.
Damas M.
4-67-56-4
Jacquet K.[8]
Alvarez Varona N.
6-37-64
Hassan B.
Blanchet U.
6-46-726-3