Marin Cilic vs James Blake — CRO vs USA Round Robin

CRO vs USA · ATP · Round Robin
Marin Cilic
CRO
Marin Cilic
#80ATP
1800ELO
1701Clay ELO
$776kYTD
$33MCAREER
37 yrs · 198 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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3 — 1
Sets
Friday, 10 July 2009 ·
clay
USA
James Blake
46 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Cilic M.
6-3 6-3 4-6 6-2
Blake J.
Cilic M.
66463
Blake J.
33621

Marin Cilic defeated James Blake 6-3 6-3 4-6 6-2 in the CRO vs USA round robin on clay. The upset overturned the form book — James Blake came in leading the head-to-head 2–0. Marin Cilic claimed a first win over James Blake in three meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 2–1.

Key context

  • Match story: Marin Cilic closed it out in four sets, 6–3 6–3 4–6 6–2.

Head to head

0–2
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2008-01-14Australian OpenR16hardJames Blake6-3 6-4 6-4
2006-09-25BangkokR32hardJames Blake6-1 6-2

Statistics

This season
Cilic M.Blake J.
1st serve in·Even
58%
57%
1st serve points won·Even
77%
73%
2nd serve points won·Even
50%
50%
Service points won·Even
66%
63%
Return points won·Even
36%
36%
Break points saved·Even
65%
62%
Aces / match·Dominant
10.7
5.6
Double faults / match·Slight edge
3.4
3.0

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (199 vs 150). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Cilic M.Blake J.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
69
37
Break points saved·Dominant
98
71
Break points won·Slight edge
32
38
Deciding sets·Dominant
88
56
Tiebreaks·Dominant
89
43

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

Freshness

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

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