Marin Cilic vs David Nalbandian — London Final

London · ATP · Final
Marin Cilic
CRO
Marin Cilic
#80ATP
1800ELO
$776kYTD
$33MCAREER
37 yrs · 198 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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1 — 1
Sets
Sunday, 17 June 2012 ·
carpet
ARG
David Nalbandian
44 yrs · 180 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWLLWLWWW
Cilic M.
6-7 4-3
Nalbandian D.
Cilic M.
6341
Nalbandian D.
7731

Marin Cilic defeated David Nalbandian 6-7 4-3 in the London final on carpet. The upset overturned the form book — David Nalbandian came in leading the head-to-head 4–1, defending last year's round of 16. Marin Cilic narrowed the head-to-head to 4–2.

Key context

  • Match story: Marin Cilic edged a tight contest from start to finish — 6–7 4–3.

Head to head

1–4
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2012-04-06Davis Cup WG QF: ARG vs CRORRclayMarin Cilic5-7 6-4 4-6 7-6 6-3
2012-03-08Indian Wells MastersR64hardDavid Nalbandian7-6 7-6
2010-11-01BaselR16hardDavid Nalbandian4-6 6-4 6-4
2010-08-01WashingtonSFhardDavid Nalbandian6-2 6-2
2006-04-07Davis Cup WG QF: CRO vs ARGRRcarpetDavid Nalbandian6-1 6-1 6-2

Statistics

This season
Cilic M.Nalbandian D.
1st serve in·Even
58%
58%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
77%
71%
2nd serve points won·Even
50%
52%
Service points won·Even
66%
63%
Return points won·Even
36%
39%
Break points saved·Slight edge
65%
58%
Aces / match·Dominant
10.7
3.7
Double faults / match·Even
3.4
3.6

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (199 vs 46). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Cilic M.Nalbandian D.
Clutch Rating·Even
69
66
Break points saved·Dominant
98
72
Break points won·Dominant
32
69
Deciding sets·Slight edge
88
79
Tiebreaks·Slight edge
89
82

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

Freshness

Recent load
Cilic M.Nalbandian D.
Freshness·
96
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Cilic M.: 10 days rest · 1 match (14d). Higher means fresher. About

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