Marin Cilic vs Ernests Gulbis — St. Petersburg Quarter-final

St. Petersburg · ATP · Quarter-final
Marin Cilic
CRO
Marin Cilic
#80ATP
1800ELO
$776kYTD
$33MCAREER
37 yrs · 198 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 22 October 2007 ·
carpet
LAT
Ernests Gulbis
37 yrs · 190 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
WLWLWWWLLL
Cilic M.
6-4 6-4
Gulbis E.
Cilic M.
662
Gulbis E.
440

Marin Cilic defeated Ernests Gulbis 6-4 6-4 in the St. Petersburg quarter-final on carpet. The result followed the form book — Marin Cilic came in leading the head-to-head 2–1, defending last year's round of 32. Marin Cilic extended the head-to-head to 3–1.

Key context

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

Head to head

2–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2017-05-29Roland GarrosR128clayMarin Cilic6-3 6-3 6-3
2016-05-16GenevaR16clayMarin Cilic6-4 7-6
2014-05-04Madrid MastersR16clayErnests Gulbis6-3 6-4

Statistics

This season
Cilic M.Gulbis E.
1st serve in·Even
58%
55%
1st serve points won·Even
77%
74%
2nd serve points won·Even
50%
48%
Service points won·Even
66%
63%
Return points won·Even
36%
36%
Break points saved·Slight edge
65%
60%
Aces / match·Dominant
10.7
6.9
Double faults / match·Dominant
3.4
5.1

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (199 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Cilic M.Gulbis E.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
69
38
Break points saved·Slight edge
98
88
Break points won·Slight edge
32
22
Deciding sets·Clear edge
88
74
Tiebreaks·Dominant
89
5

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

Freshness

Recent load
Cilic M.Gulbis E.
Freshness·
92
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Cilic M.: 6 days rest · 1 match, 23 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
SlowFast

Draw