Novak Djokovic vs Marin Cilic, Cincinnati Masters 2012, Quarterfinal

Masters 1000 · Quarterfinal · Hard · Fri 17 Aug

Final

Novak Djokovic

WinnerRank #121.1387%

Djokovic won in 2 sets · 1h 22m

2–0

Set 16–3

Set 26–2

Marin Cilic

LostRank #847.7913%

Venue

Lindner Family Tennis Center

Mason, USA· 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

Average

2.0vs last year

Wind

17 km/h

Gentle

Humidity

63%

Moderate

Temperature

26°C

Warm

Altitude

237 m

Low

Historical daily weather

Match stats

1h 22m

7Aces2

2Double faults0

40Service points won28

9Service games played8

9Service games won5

8Return games played9

4/4100%Break points saved57%4/7

3/743%Break points converted0%0/4

Head to head

18Djokovic

2Cilic

20 meetings

Hard 14–1Grass 2–1Clay 2–0

Cincinnati MastersQuarterfinal · 17 Aug 2012HardThis match
Novak Djokovic
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6
Marin Cilic
Sets won: 0Set 1: 3Set 2: 2
Shanghai MastersRound of 64 · 3 Oct 2025Hard
Novak Djokovic
Sets won: 2Set 1: 7⁷Set 2: 6
Marin Cilic
Sets won: 0Set 1: 6²Set 2: 4
Tel AvivFinal · 2 Oct 2022Hard
Novak Djokovic
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6
Marin Cilic
Sets won: 0Set 1: 3Set 2: 4
Madrid MastersQuarterfinal · 10 May 2019Clay
Novak Djokovic
Marin Cilic
Marin Cilic · Walkover
ATP FinalsRound robin · 16 Nov 2018Hard
Novak Djokovic
Sets won: 2Set 1: 7⁹Set 2: 6
Marin Cilic
Sets won: 0Set 1: 6⁷Set 2: 2
Paris MastersQuarterfinal · 2 Nov 2018Hard
Novak Djokovic
Sets won: 2Set 1: 4Set 2: 6Set 3: 6
Marin Cilic
Sets won: 1Set 1: 6Set 2: 2Set 3: 3

Match research

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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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Novak Djokovic vs Marin Cilic, Cincinnati Masters 2012, Quarterfinal

Final score

Venue and conditions

Match stats

Head to head

Match research