Marin Cilic vs Novak Djokovic — Paris Masters Quarter-final

Paris Masters · ATP · Quarter-final
Marin Cilic
CRO9
Marin Cilic
#80ATP
1800ELO
1762Hard ELO
$776kYTD
$33MCAREER
37 yrs · 198 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 31 October 2016 ·
hard
Novak Djokovic
SRB1
Novak Djokovic
#5ATP
2059ELO
2022Hard ELO
$1.8MYTD
$193MCAREER
39 yrs · 188 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Cilic M.
6-4 7-6
Djokovic N.
Cilic M.
672
Djokovic N.
460

Marin Cilic defeated Novak Djokovic 6-4 7-6 in the Paris Masters quarter-final on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Novak Djokovic came in ranked #5, leading the head-to-head 18–2, defending the title. Marin Cilic narrowed the head-to-head to 18–3.

Key context

Head to head

2–18
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2025-10-01Shanghai MastersR64hardNovak Djokovic7-6 6-4
2022-09-26Tel AvivFhardNovak Djokovic6-3 6-4
2021-12-03Davis Cup Finals SF: CRO vs SRBRRhardNovak Djokovic6-4 6-2
2018-11-12Tour FinalsRRhardNovak Djokovic7-6 6-2
2018-10-29Paris MastersQFhardNovak Djokovic4-6 6-2 6-3
2018-08-13Cincinnati MastersSFhardNovak Djokovic6-4 3-6 6-3
2018-06-24LondonFcarpetMarin Cilic5-7 7-6(4) 6-3
2018-06-18Queen's ClubFgrassMarin Cilic5-7 7-6 6-3
2015-08-31US OpenSFhardNovak Djokovic6-0 6-1 6-2
2015-06-29WimbledonQFgrassNovak Djokovic6-4 6-4 6-4
2015-04-12Monte Carlo MastersQFclayNovak Djokovic6-0 6-3
2014-11-09Tour FinalsRRhardNovak Djokovic6-1 6-1
2014-06-23WimbledonQFgrassNovak Djokovic6-1 3-6 6-7 6-2 6-2
2014-05-26Roland GarrosR32clayNovak Djokovic6-3 6-2 6-7 6-4
2014-03-06Indian Wells MastersR16hardNovak Djokovic1-6 6-2 6-3
2012-08-12Cincinnati MastersQFhardNovak Djokovic6-3 6-2
2011-08-08Canada MastersR16hardNovak Djokovic7-5 6-2
2010-07-09Davis Cup WG QF: CRO vs SRBRRhardNovak Djokovic6-3 6-3 6-2
2009-10-05BeijingFhardNovak Djokovic6-2 7-6
2009-02-23DubaiQFhardNovak Djokovic6-3 6-4
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Statistics

This season
Cilic M.Djokovic N.
1st serve in·Slight edge
58%
65%
1st serve points won·Even
77%
77%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
50%
57%
Service points won·Even
66%
70%
Return points won·Even
36%
40%
Break points saved·Even
65%
66%
Aces / match·Dominant
10.7
7.5
Double faults / match·Clear edge
3.4
2.4

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Cilic M.Djokovic N.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
69
100
Break points saved·Even
98
100
Break points won·Dominant
32
99
Deciding sets·Clear edge
88
100
Tiebreaks·Slight edge
90
100

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

Freshness

Recent load
Cilic M.Djokovic N.
Freshness·Even
90
86

Cilic M.: 5 days rest · 1 match, 23 games (7d) · Djokovic N.: 4 days rest · 1 match, 28 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
SlowFast

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