Matosevic v Cilic

Marin Cilic takes it, 11–2 on categories

Cilic wins on first-serve points won %. Matosevic’s case rests on first serve in %, but it isn’t enough to swing it. ATP Tour career: Matosevic 154 matches, Cilic 922 matches.

• Cilic averages 9.3 aces a match to Matosevic’s 4.5 — 2.1 times as many.
• Cilic averages 1.6 sets won a match to Matosevic’s 1.0 (54% more).
• Cilic has the better sets won %: 59.1 to Matosevic’s 41.2.
• Winners’ edge: Cilic’s team won 62%, Matosevic’s team won 40% of the matches they played.
• Longevity: Cilic has 922 matches across 22 seasons, Matosevic 154 in 6 — the averages matter more than the totals here.
• Not every stat was recorded for every match (grand slam titles, finals): those averages use only the games that logged them.

Built only from games in our stats database. A read of the numbers, not a tip.