Klizan v Cilic

Marin Cilic takes it, 11–2 on categories

Cilic wins on first-serve points won %. Klizan’s case rests on break points converted %, but it isn’t enough to swing it. ATP Tour career: Klizan 272 matches, Cilic 922 matches.

• Cilic averages 9.3 aces a match to Klizan’s 4.7 — 2 times as many.
• Cilic has the better first-serve points won %: 76.8 to Klizan’s 68.9.
• Cilic averages 1.6 sets won a match to Klizan’s 1.2 (28% more).
• Winners’ edge: Cilic’s team won 62%, Klizan’s team won 47% of the matches they played.
• Longevity: Cilic has 922 matches across 22 seasons, Klizan 272 in 14 — the averages matter more than the totals here.
• Not every stat was recorded for every match (grand slam titles): 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.