Radek Stepanek vs Marin Cilic, Basel 2009, Quarterfinal

ATP 500 · Quarterfinal · Hard · Fri 6 Nov

Final

Radek Stepanek

WinnerRank #4922.1546%Upset

Stepanek won in 3 sets · 2h 2m

2–1

Set 14–6

Set 26–3

Set 36–3

Marin Cilic

LostRank #841.8054%

Venue

St. Jakobshalle

Basel, SUI· Hard

Court speed

What is court speed?

How much the court helps the server, judged from aces and serve points won and adjusted for who played. 100 is the average ATP tournament court that season.

Very slow< 92Monte Carlo, Rome
Slow92–97Roland Garros, Indian Wells
Average97–103US Open, Dubai
Fast103–108Wimbledon, Shanghai
Very fast108+Basel

Challenger and ITF courts usually read lower: partly the venues, partly the balls and conditions at those levels.

How court speed works

Fast

0.3vs last year

Altitude

263 m

Above sea level

Indoor venue, weather not factored

Low

Match stats

2h 2m

7Aces10

4Double faults1

57Service points won50

14Service games played14

12Service games won10

14Return games played14

6/875%Break points saved0%0/4

4/4100%Break points converted25%2/8

Head to head

3Stepanek

1Cilic

4 meetings

Hard 1–0Grass 1–0Clay 1–1

BaselQuarterfinal · 6 Nov 2009HardThis match
Radek Stepanek
Sets won: 2Set 1: 4Set 2: 6Set 3: 6
Marin Cilic
Sets won: 1Set 1: 6Set 2: 3Set 3: 3
StuttgartRound of 16 · 9 Jun 2016Grass
Radek Stepanek
Sets won: 2Set 1: 7⁷Set 2: 7
Marin Cilic
Sets won: 0Set 1: 6⁴Set 2: 5
Roland GarrosRound of 32 · 29 May 2009Clay
Marin Cilic
Sets won: 3Set 1: 6Set 2: 7⁷Set 3: 6
Radek Stepanek
Sets won: 0Set 1: 1Set 2: 6⁴Set 3: 3
GstaadRound of 32 · 10 Jul 2007Clay
Radek Stepanek
Sets won: 2Set 1: 7Set 2: 6
Marin Cilic
Sets won: 0Set 1: 5Set 2: 3

Match research

Pro

Everything that shapes this match: each player’s run-in and travel, records side by side, and results against similar opponents and in similar conditions. Better information, better-informed decisions.

Run-inEvery match in the last 28 days, rest days and travel between venues.
Tale of the tapeRecords and serve numbers side by side, filtered by period and surface.
Record by opponent rankingHow each player does against the top 10, top 50 or any ranking range.
Similar conditionsResults in comparable heat, humidity, wind and altitude before scheduled matches.

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Radek Stepanek vs Marin Cilic, Basel 2009, Quarterfinal

Final score

Venue and conditions

Match stats

Head to head

Match research