Marin Cilic vs Jesper De Jong — Girona CH Semi-final

Girona CH · CHALLENGER · Semi-final
Marin Cilic
CRO
Marin Cilic
#88ATP
1800ELO
1701Clay ELO
$776kYTD
$33MCAREER
37 yrs · 198 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLWWLLLWL
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 24 March 2025
clay
Jesper De Jong
NED4
Jesper De Jong
#73ATP
1711ELO
1696Clay ELO
$612kYTD
$2.3MCAREER
26 yrs · 180 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
WLWLWWWWWL
Cilic M.
6-4 6-4
De Jong J.
Cilic M.
662
De Jong J.
440

Marin Cilic defeated Jesper De Jong 6-4 6-4 in the Girona CH semi-final on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Jesper De Jong came in ranked #73, defending last year's quarter-final.

Key context

  • Match story: Marin Cilic edged a tight contest from start to finish — 6–4 6–4.

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Cilic M.serving83% hold

wins 65% of points on serve vs De Jong J.

De Jong J.serving82% hold

wins 64% of points on serve vs Cilic M.

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

Serve & return on clay

Cilic M.De Jong J.
—
Serve
49
—
Return
32

Per-surface Serve / Return Rating (0–100, percentile within the clay field, opponent-adjusted over 52 weeks). About

Statistics

This season
Cilic M.De Jong J.
1st serve in·Even
57%
58%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
78%
73%
2nd serve points won·Even
52%
50%
Service points won·Even
67%
63%
Return points won·Even
35%
38%
Break points saved·Slight edge
68%
58%
Aces / match·Clear edge
9.3
6.9
Double faults / match·Slight edge
2.8
3.4

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (64 vs 83). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Cilic M.De Jong J.
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
76
56
Break points saved·Slight edge
99
90
Break points won·Even
41
37
Deciding sets·Dominant
94
69
Tiebreaks·Dominant
87
57

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

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
Cilic M.
6.3
Marginal edgeUmpiry Score
De Jong J.
4.5
Heavy underdogUmpiry Score
  • Recent retirement (−1.5)
Form & Matchup
6.1+6 Clay Elo edge
Surface ELO
3.9Clay Elo 1696
7.2Overall Elo 1800
ELO gap
2.8Overall Elo 1711
5.0No prior meetings
H2H
5.0
4.2
Surface form
5.9
0.0
Win streak
7.03-match win streak
Fatigue & Travel
9.1
Minutes 14d
5.4
3-set count
4.0
8.0
Prev. match
6.0
Context
5.0
Defending pts
7.0

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
Cilic M.De Jong J.
Freshness·Slight edge
98
92

Cilic M.: 14 days rest · 1 match (14d) · De Jong J.: 12 days rest · 2 matches (14d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Slowlow bounce, long rallies
SlowFast
Final
Cilic M.
Moller E.
6-36-4
Semi-finals
Cilic M.
De Jong J.[4]
6-46-4
Moller E.
Lajovic D.[5]
6-26-1
Quarter-finals
Cilic M.
Carreno Busta P.[6]
6-26-4
Lajovic D.[5]
Skatov T.
6-26-4
Moller E.
Hassan B.
6-37-63
De Jong J.[4]
Ofner S.
4-66-17-5
R16
Hassan B.
Blanchet U.
6-756-06-3
Skatov T.
Albot R.
6-43-67-63
Cilic M.
Fucsovics M.[1]
6-757-646-2
Lajovic D.[5]
Moro Canas A.
6-26-2
Ofner S.
Neumayer L.
4-66-26-2
Carreno Busta P.[6]
Radulov I.
6-25-77-64
De Jong J.[4]
Misolic F.
6-36-1
Moller E.
Budkov Kjaer N.
6-46-0
R32
Fucsovics M.[1]
Gaubas V.
6-36-2
Cilic M.
Taberner C.
6-46-3
Radulov I.
Landaluce M.
6-37-5
Carreno Busta P.[6]
Cachin P.
6-16-3
Ofner S.
Cerundolo J.[8]
7-646-4
Lajovic D.[5]
Squire H.
6-47-5
Moro Canas A.
Choinski J.
6-36-4
Moller E.
Coria F.[7]
7-646-2
Budkov Kjaer N.
Engel J.
6-43-67-65
Hassan B.
Shevchenko A.[2]
6-41-66-4
Misolic F.
Zapata Miralles B.
6-36-3
Albot R.
Ramos A.
4-66-36-4
Blanchet U.
Trungelliti M.
3-66-16-2
De Jong J.[4]
Droguet T.
6-36-2
Skatov T.
Dellien H.[3]
6-16-3
Neumayer L.
Rocha H.
6-46-2