Marin Cilic vs Alex De Minaur — Dubai Round of 32

Dubai · ATP · Round of 32
Marin Cilic
CRO
Marin Cilic
#80ATP
1800ELO
1762Hard ELO
$776kYTD
$33MCAREER
37 yrs · 198 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWLLLWWLL
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 24 February 2025 ·
hard
Alex De Minaur
AUS2
Alex De Minaur
#8ATP
1961ELO
1935Hard ELO
$2.4MYTD
$25MCAREER
27 yrs · 183 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLWLWWLW
Cilic M.
6-2 3-6 6-3
De Minaur A.
Cilic M.
6362
De Minaur A.
2631

Marin Cilic defeated Alex De Minaur 6-2 3-6 6-3 in the Dubai 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. Marin Cilic narrowed the head-to-head to 3–3.

Key context

  • Match story: Marin Cilic closed it out in three sets, 6–2 3–6 6–3.

Head to head

2–3
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2022-11-25Davis Cup Finals SF: AUS vs CRORRhardAlex De Minaur6-2 6-2
2021-11-25Davis Cup Finals RR: CRO vs AUSRRhardMarin Cilic6-1 5-7 6-4
2021-06-18LondonQFcarpetAlex De Minaur3-6 6-3 6-4
2021-06-14Queen's ClubQFgrassAlex De Minaur3-6 6-3 6-4
2018-08-27US OpenR32hardMarin Cilic4-6 3-6 6-3 6-4 7-5
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Statistics

This season
Cilic M.De Minaur A.
1st serve in·Even
57%
56%
1st serve points won·Even
77%
73%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
51%
57%
Service points won·Even
66%
66%
Return points won·Slight edge
35%
41%
Break points saved·Even
65%
66%
Aces / match·Dominant
9.2
4.1
Double faults / match·Even
2.9
2.6

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (67 vs 117). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Cilic M.De Minaur A.
Clutch 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 load
Cilic M.De Minaur A.
Freshness·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
SlowFast

Draw