Marin Cilic vs Alexander ZverevWashington Quarter-final

Washington · ATP · Quarter-final
#80ATP
1800ELO
1762Hard ELO
$776kYTD
$33MCAREER
37 yrs · 198 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWLLLWWLL
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 3 August 2015 ·
hard
#3ATP
2100ELO
2042Hard ELO
$6.5MYTD
$66MCAREER
29 yrs · 198 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLLWWWWW
Cilic M.
7-5 7-6
Zverev A.
Cilic M.
772
Zverev A.
560

Marin Cilic defeated Alexander Zverev 7-5 7-6 in the Washington quarter-final on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Alexander Zverev came in ranked #3, leading the head-to-head 8–0. Marin Cilic claimed a first win over Alexander Zverev in nine meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 8–1.

Key context

Head to head

08
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2026-03-18Miami MastersR32hardAlexander Zverev6-2 5-7 6-4
2022-05-02Madrid MastersR32clayAlexander Zverev4-6 6-4 6-4
2018-11-12Tour FinalsRRhardAlexander Zverev7-6 7-6
2018-05-14Rome MastersSFclayAlexander Zverev7-6 7-5
2017-11-13Tour FinalsRRhardAlexander Zverev6-4 3-6 6-4
2017-05-08Madrid MastersR32clayAlexander Zverev6-7 6-3 6-4
2016-10-10Shanghai MastersR32hardAlexander Zverev3-6 6-3 6-2
2016-02-01MontpellierR16hardAlexander Zverev7-6 7-6

Statistics

This season
1st serve in·Clear edge
58%
72%
1st serve points won·Even
77%
76%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
50%
55%
Service points won·Even
66%
70%
Return points won·Even
36%
38%
Break points saved·Even
65%
64%
Aces / match·Clear edge
10.7
8.7
Double faults / match·Clear edge
3.4
2.0

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
69
93
Break points saved·Even
98
99
Break points won·Dominant
32
89
Deciding sets·Slight edge
88
98
Tiebreaks·Slight edge
89
99

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

Freshness

Recent load
Freshness·Dominant
92
57

Cilic M.: 6 days rest · 1 match, 23 games (7d) · Zverev A.: 1 day rest · 3 matches, 86 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast

Draw