Alexander Zverev vs Marin CilicMiami Masters Round of 32

Miami Masters · ATP · Round of 32
#3ATP
2100ELO
2042Hard ELO
$6.5MYTD
$66MCAREER
29 yrs · 198 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
WWWWWLWWWW
2 — 1
Sets
Wednesday, 18 March 2026
hard
#62ATP
1800ELO
1762Hard ELO
$776kYTD
$33MCAREER
37 yrs · 198 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLWWLLLWL
Zverev A.
6-2 5-7 6-4
Cilic M.
Zverev A.
6562
Cilic M.
2741

Alexander Zverev defeated Marin Cilic 6-2 5-7 6-4 in the Miami Masters round of 32 on hard. The result followed the form book — Alexander Zverev came in ranked #3, leading the head-to-head 7–1, defending last year's round of 16. Alexander Zverev extended the head-to-head to 8–1.

Key context

Head to head

71
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2022-05-02Madrid MastersR32clayAlexander Zverev4-6 6-4 6-4
2018-11-12Tour FinalsRRhardAlexander Zverev7-6(5) 7-6(1)
2018-05-14Rome MastersSFclayAlexander Zverev7-6(13) 7-5
2017-11-13Tour FinalsRRhardAlexander Zverev6-4 3-6 6-4
2017-05-08Madrid MastersR32clayAlexander Zverev6-7(3) 6-3 6-4
2016-10-10Shanghai MastersR32hardAlexander Zverev3-6 6-3 6-2
2016-02-01MontpellierR16hardAlexander Zverev7-6(4) 7-6(1)
2015-08-03WashingtonQFhardMarin Cilic7-5 7-6(3)

Serve vs return

This season
Zverev A.serving93% hold

wins 73% of points on serve vs Cilic M.

Cilic M.serving88% hold

wins 69% of points on serve vs Zverev A.

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

Zverev A.Cilic M.
71
Serve
57
42
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·Clear edge
71%
58%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
76%
81%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
57%
50%
Service points won·Even
70%
68%
Return points won·Even
38%
36%
Break points saved·Slight edge
55%
65%
Aces / match·Clear edge
8.8
11.1
Double faults / match·Dominant
1.5
3.1

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (33 vs 17). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
94
76
Break points saved·Even
100
99
Break points won·Dominant
90
42
Deciding sets·Slight edge
99
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
8.3
Dominant favouriteUmpiry Score
5.7
Slight disadvantageUmpiry Score
Form & Matchup
8.3+280 Hard Elo edge
Surface ELO
1.7Hard Elo 1762
8.4Overall Elo 2100
ELO gap
1.6Overall Elo 1800
5.0
H2H
5.0
8.2
Surface form
5.3
7.03-match win streak
Win streak
0.0Lost last 3
Fatigue & Travel
5.2
Minutes 14d
8.9
7.0
3-set count
9.0
Prev. match
8.0
6.1
Country comfort
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
Freshness·Dominant
45
96

Zverev A.: 1 day rest · 4 matches, 132 games (7d) · Cilic M.: 10 days rest · 1 match (14d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
SlowFast
Weather
21°CDrizzle
Wind 14 km/hHumidity 81%