Marin Cilic vs Pablo Carreno Busta, Rome Masters 2018, Quarterfinal

Masters 1000 · Quarterfinal · Clay · Fri 18 May

Final

Marin Cilic

WinnerRank #961.5364%

Cilic won in 2 sets · 1h 5m

2–0

Set 16–3

Set 26–3

Pablo Carreno Busta

LostRank #742.7436%

Venue

Foro Italico

Rome, ITA· Clay· Next Gen Arena

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

Slow

1.3vs last year

Wind

12 km/h

Light

Humidity

78%

Humid

Temperature

22°C

Warm

Altitude

20 m

Sea level

Historical daily weather

Set statistics

Final statistics

Service

5Aces4

4Double faults1

23/4353%1st serve %60%31/52

16/2080%2nd serve %95%20/21

22/2396%1st serve points won68%21/31

14/2070%2nd serve points won52%11/21

0/0Break points saved0%0/3

9Service games played9

Return

10/3132%1st serve return points4%1/23

10/2148%2nd serve return points30%6/20

3/3100%Break points converted0/0

9Return games played9

Points

36Service points won32

20Receiver points won7

6Max points in a row4

Games

3Max games in a row1

Cilic6

Carreno Busta3

15015151530303030404040A40

Cilic5

Carreno Busta3

15030030154015

Cilic4

Carreno Busta3

015030153015403040

Cilic4

Carreno Busta2

150151530154015

Cilic3

Carreno Busta2

015030040

Cilic3

Carreno Busta1

150300400

Cilic2

Carreno Busta1

150300301530303040

Cilic2

Carreno Busta0

150151530154015

Cilic1

Carreno Busta0

1501515153030304030

Head to head

5Cilic

1Busta

6 meetings

Clay 2–0Hard 3–1

Rome MastersQuarterfinal · 18 May 2018ClayThis match
Marin Cilic
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6
Pablo Carreno Busta
Sets won: 0Set 1: 3Set 2: 3
Girona ChallengerQuarterfinal · 28 Mar 2025Clay
Marin Cilic
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6
Pablo Carreno Busta
Sets won: 0Set 1: 2Set 2: 4
Olympic GamesRound of 32 · 26 Jul 2021Hard
Pablo Carreno Busta
Sets won: 2Set 1: 5Set 2: 6Set 3: 6
Marin Cilic
Sets won: 1Set 1: 7Set 2: 4Set 3: 4
Cincinnati MastersQuarterfinal · 17 Aug 2018Hard
Marin Cilic
Sets won: 2Set 1: 7⁹Set 2: 6
Pablo Carreno Busta
Sets won: 0Set 1: 6⁷Set 2: 4
Australian OpenRound of 16 · 21 Jan 2018Hard
Marin Cilic
Sets won: 3Set 1: 6²Set 2: 6Set 3: 7⁷Set 4: 7⁷
Pablo Carreno Busta
Sets won: 1Set 1: 7⁷Set 2: 3Set 3: 6⁰Set 4: 6³
BaselRound of 16 · 27 Oct 2016Hard
Marin Cilic
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 7⁷
Pablo Carreno Busta
Sets won: 0Set 1: 0Set 2: 6⁴

Match research

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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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Marin Cilic vs Pablo Carreno Busta, Rome Masters 2018, Quarterfinal

Final score

Venue and conditions

Set statistics

Service

Return

Points

Games

Point by point

Head to head

Match research