Cipolla v Cilic

Marin Cilic takes it, 9–3 on categories

Cilic wins on first-serve points won %. Cipolla’s case rests on first serve in %, but it isn’t enough to swing it. ATP Tour career: Cipolla 101 matches, Cilic 922 matches.

• Cilic has the better first-serve points won %: 76.8 to Cipolla’s 59.2.
• Cipolla has the better first serve in %: 68.9 to Cilic’s 56.8.
• Cilic averages 9.3 aces a match to Cipolla’s 0.8 — 11.5 times as many.
• Winners’ edge: Cilic’s team won 62%, Cipolla’s team won 35% of the matches they played.
• Longevity: Cilic has 922 matches across 22 seasons, Cipolla 101 in 8 — 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.