Marin Cilic vs Karen Khachanov — St. Petersburg Round of 16

St. Petersburg · ATP · Round of 16
Marin Cilic
CRO
Marin Cilic
#80ATP
1800ELO
$776kYTD
$33MCAREER
37 yrs · 198 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWLLLWWLL
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 25 October 2021 ·
carpet
Karen Khachanov
RUS
Karen Khachanov
#39ATP
1828ELO
$1.1MYTD
$23MCAREER
30 yrs · 198 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLWWLLLW
Cilic M.
6-4 6-7 6-4
Khachanov K.
Cilic M.
6662
Khachanov K.
4741

Marin Cilic defeated Karen Khachanov 6-4 6-7 6-4 in the St. Petersburg round of 16 on carpet. The upset overturned the form book — Karen Khachanov came in ranked #39, leading the head-to-head 3–2. Marin Cilic narrowed the head-to-head to 3–3.

Key context

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

Head to head

2–3
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2022-10-03AstanaR16hardKaren Khachanov2-6 6-3 6-3
2022-08-08Canada MastersR32hardMarin Cilic6-3 6-2
2022-02-14DohaQFhardKaren Khachanov3-6 6-3 6-4
2022-01-03Adelaide 1SFhardKaren Khachanov7-6 6-3
2018-08-13Cincinnati MastersR16hardMarin Cilic7-6 3-6 6-4

Statistics

This season
Cilic M.Khachanov K.
1st serve in·Slight edge
58%
64%
1st serve points won·Even
78%
74%
2nd serve points won·Even
50%
52%
Service points won·Even
66%
66%
Return points won·Even
36%
37%
Break points saved·Even
65%
62%
Aces / match·Dominant
10.7
7.4
Double faults / match·Dominant
3.5
2.0

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Cilic M.Khachanov K.
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
69
81
Break points saved·Even
98
98
Break points won·Dominant
32
81
Deciding sets·Slight edge
88
80
Tiebreaks·Slight edge
90
83

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

Freshness

Recent load
Cilic M.Khachanov K.
Freshness·Slight edge
90
82

Cilic M.: 5 days rest · 1 match, 23 games (7d) · Khachanov K.: 4 days rest · 1 match, 34 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
SlowFast

Draw