Joao Sousa vs Marin Cilic — Wimbledon Round of 64

Wimbledon · ATP · Round of 64
POR
Joao Sousa
37 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLWWLLWLW
3 — 0
Sets
Monday, 1 July 2019 ·
grass
Marin Cilic
CRO13
Marin Cilic
#80ATP
1800ELO
1756Grass ELO
$776kYTD
$33MCAREER
37 yrs · 198 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWLLLWWLL
Sousa J.
6-4 6-4 6-4
Cilic M.
Sousa J.
6663
Cilic M.
4440

Joao Sousa defeated Marin Cilic 6-4 6-4 6-4 in the Wimbledon round of 64 on grass. The upset overturned the form book — Marin Cilic came in leading the head-to-head 4–0, defending last year's round of 64. Joao Sousa claimed a first win over Marin Cilic in five meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 4–1.

Key context

  • Match story: Joao Sousa edged a tight contest from start to finish — 6–4 6–4 6–4.

Head to head

0–4
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2018-01-15Australian OpenR64hardMarin Cilic6-1 7-5 6-2
2015-08-16Cincinnati MastersR32hardMarin Cilic6-4 6-2
2014-09-29BeijingR16hardMarin Cilic6-3 6-3
2014-05-04Madrid MastersR64clayMarin Cilic6-1 6-1

Statistics

This season
Sousa J.Cilic M.
1st serve in·Even
62%
58%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
69%
77%
2nd serve points won·Even
50%
50%
Service points won·Even
62%
66%
Return points won·Even
37%
36%
Break points saved·Slight edge
59%
65%
Aces / match·Dominant
3.7
10.7
Double faults / match·Clear edge
2.0
3.4

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Sousa J.Cilic M.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
22
69
Break points saved·Clear edge
74
98
Break points won·Dominant
5
32
Deciding sets·Dominant
60
88
Tiebreaks·Dominant
8
89

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

Freshness

Recent load
Sousa J.Cilic M.
Freshness·
—
92

Cilic M.: 6 days rest · 1 match, 23 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
SlowFast

Draw