Marin Cilic vs Joao Sousa, Australian Open 2018, Round of 64
Final score
Final
6-1 7-5 6-2
Venue and conditions
Melbourne ParkMelbourne, AUSJohn Cain Arena
Outdoor hardCourt speed0.2 vs last year102.3Average
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 worksConditionsHistorical daily weather
Set statistics
Final statisticsService
20Aces6
0Double faults2
39/6164%1st serve %63%55/87
22/22100%2nd serve %94%30/32
36/3992%1st serve points won69%38/55
20/2291%2nd serve points won31%10/32
0/0Break points saved50%5/10
14Service games played13
Return
17/5531%1st serve return points8%3/39
22/3269%2nd serve return points9%2/22
5/1050%Break points converted0/0
13Return games played14
Points
56Service points won48
39Receiver points won5
7Max points in a row4
Games
5Max games in a row1
Point by point
Cilic6
Sousa2
150300400
Cilic5
Sousa2
15030030154015
Cilic4
Sousa2
150300400
Cilic3
Sousa2
01503015301540
Cilic3
Sousa1
150300400
Cilic2
Sousa1
015151515301540
Cilic2
Sousa0
150300400
Cilic1
Sousa0
0150301530303030404040A40
Cilic7
Sousa5
1503004004015
Cilic6
Sousa5
1501515301540154030
Cilic5
Sousa5
150300400
Cilic4
Sousa5
015030153030303040
Cilic4
Sousa4
1503004004015
Cilic3
Sousa4
0151515301530304030404040A
Cilic3
Sousa3
150300400
Cilic2
Sousa3
015030153015403040404040A
Cilic2
Sousa2
150300400
Cilic1
Sousa2
0151515153030303040404040A404040A
Cilic1
Sousa1
015151530154015
Cilic0
Sousa1
0151515301530304030404040A
Cilic6
Sousa1
15030030154015
Cilic5
Sousa1
0150301530303040304040A40
Cilic4
Sousa1
15030030154015
Cilic3
Sousa1
015030040
Cilic3
Sousa0
150300400
Cilic2
Sousa0
150300301540154030
Cilic1
Sousa0
150300400
Head to head
4Cilic
1Sousa
5 meetingsHard 3–0Grass 0–1Clay 1–0
- Australian OpenRound of 64 · 17 Jan 2018HardThis matchMarin CilicSets won: 3Set 1: 6Set 2: 7Set 3: 6Joao SousaSets won: 0Set 1: 1Set 2: 5Set 3: 2
- WimbledonRound of 64 · 4 Jul 2019GrassJoao SousaSets won: 3Set 1: 6Set 2: 6Set 3: 6Marin CilicSets won: 0Set 1: 4Set 2: 4Set 3: 4
- Cincinnati MastersRound of 32 · 18 Aug 2015HardMarin CilicSets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6Joao SousaSets won: 0Set 1: 4Set 2: 2
- BeijingRound of 16 · 2 Oct 2014HardMarin CilicSets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6Joao SousaSets won: 0Set 1: 3Set 2: 3
- Madrid MastersRound of 64 · 6 May 2014ClayMarin CilicSets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6Joao SousaSets won: 0Set 1: 1Set 2: 1
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.