Chung v Cilic

Marin Cilic takes it, 8–4 on categories

Cilic wins on first-serve points won %. Chung’s case rests on first serve in %, but it isn’t enough to swing it. ATP Tour career: Chung 140 matches, Cilic 922 matches.

• Cilic averages 9.3 aces a match to Chung’s 3.6 — 2.6 times as many.
• Chung has the better first serve in %: 62.4 to Cilic’s 56.8.
• Cilic has the better first-serve points won %: 76.8 to Chung’s 70.1.
• Winners’ edge: Cilic’s team won 62%, Chung’s team won 51% of the matches they played.
• Longevity: Cilic has 922 matches across 22 seasons, Chung 140 in 7 — 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.