Marin Cilic vs Alex De Minaur — US Open Round of 32
US Open · ATP · Round of 32
CRO7#80ATP
1800ELO
1762Hard ELO
$776kYTD
$33MCAREER
37 yrs · 198 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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3 — 2
Sets
Monday, 27 August 2018 ·
hard
#8ATP
1961ELO
1935Hard ELO
$2.4MYTD
$25MCAREER
27 yrs · 183 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLWLWWLW
Cilic M.4-6 3-6 6-3 6-4 7-5
De Minaur A.
Cilic M.
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De Minaur A.
663452
Marin Cilic defeated Alex De Minaur 4-6 3-6 6-3 6-4 7-5 in the US Open round of 32 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Alex De Minaur came in ranked #8, leading the head-to-head 3–2, defending last year's round of 128. Marin Cilic narrowed the head-to-head to 3–3.
Key context
- Match story: Marin Cilic came back from two sets down to beat Alex De Minaur.
Head to head
2–3| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-02-24 | Dubai | R32 | hard | Marin Cilic | 6-2 3-6 6-3 |
| 2022-11-25 | Davis Cup Finals SF: AUS vs CRO | RR | hard | Alex De Minaur | 6-2 6-2 |
| 2021-11-25 | Davis Cup Finals RR: CRO vs AUS | RR | hard | Marin Cilic | 6-1 5-7 6-4 |
| 2021-06-18 | London | QF | carpet | Alex De Minaur | 3-6 6-3 6-4 |
| 2021-06-14 | Queen's Club | QF | grass | Alex De Minaur | 3-6 6-3 6-4 |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Even
58%
56%
1st serve points won·Even
77%
73%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
50%
56%
Service points won·Even
66%
65%
Return points won·Slight edge
36%
41%
Break points saved·Even
65%
63%
Aces / match·Dominant
10.7
4.3
Double faults / match·Clear edge
3.4
2.6
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (199 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Clutch
Under pressureClutch Rating·Dominant
69
94
Break points saved·Even
98
98
Break points won·Dominant
32
97
Deciding sets·Slight edge
88
95
Tiebreaks·Slight edge
89
98
Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About
Freshness
Recent loadFreshness·Dominant
92
66
Cilic M.: 6 days rest · 1 match, 23 games (7d) · De Minaur A.: 1 day rest · 3 matches, 73 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About
Conditions
Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
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