Andreas Seppi vs Marin Cilic, St. Petersburg 2011, Quarterfinal
Final score
Final
4-6 7-6(8) 6-4
Venue and conditions
Saint Petersburg Sports and Concert Complex (SKK Peterburgsky)Saint Petersburg, RUS
Indoor hardCourt speed6.4 vs last year96.3Slow
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 worksAltitude7 mSea level
Match stats
2h 28m5Aces13
4Double faults2
75Service points won72
16Service games played16
15Service games won15
16Return games played16
3/475%Break points saved50%1/2
1/250%Break points converted25%1/4
Head to head
4Seppi
5Cilic
9 meetingsHard 3–3Clay 0–2Carpet 1–0
- St. PetersburgQuarterfinal · 28 Oct 2011HardThis matchMarin CilicSets won: 2Set 1: 4Set 2: 7Set 3: 6Andreas SeppiSets won: 1Set 1: 6Set 2: 68Set 3: 4
- Australian OpenRound of 32 · 19 Jan 2013HardAndreas SeppiSets won: 3Set 1: 62Set 2: 6Set 3: 2Set 4: 6Set 5: 6Marin CilicSets won: 2Set 1: 7Set 2: 3Set 3: 6Set 4: 4Set 5: 2
- Canada MastersRound of 64 · 8 Aug 2011HardMarin CilicSets won: 2Set 1: 7Set 2: 6Andreas SeppiSets won: 0Set 1: 5Set 2: 4
- UmagQuarterfinal · 29 Jul 2011ClayMarin CilicSets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6Andreas SeppiSets won: 0Set 1: 1Set 2: 3
- Shanghai MastersRound of 64 · 13 Oct 2010HardAndreas SeppiSets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6Marin CilicSets won: 0Set 1: 2Set 2: 2
- Paris MastersRound of 64 · 27 Oct 2008HardMarin CilicSets won: 2Set 1: 7Set 2: 6Andreas SeppiSets won: 0Set 1: 65Set 2: 2
Match research
ProEverything 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.