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

Masters 1000 · Quarterfinal · Hard · Fri 17 Aug

Final

Marin Cilic

WinnerRank #961.3175%

Cilic won in 2 sets · 1h 43m

2–0

Set 17–6⁷

Set 26–4

Pablo Carreno Busta

LostRank #743.8825%

Venue

Lindner Family Tennis Center

Mason, USA· Hard· Stadium 3

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

2.1vs last year

Wind

18 km/h

Gentle

Humidity

91%

Very humid

Temperature

29°C

Warm

Altitude

237 m

Low

Historical daily weather

Set statistics

Final statistics

Service

7Aces6

1Double faults4

32/6152%1st serve %67%52/78

28/2997%2nd serve %85%22/26

28/3288%1st serve points won67%35/52

15/2952%2nd serve points won38%10/26

0/20%Break points saved57%4/7

11Service games played11

Return

17/5233%1st serve return points13%4/32

16/2662%2nd serve return points48%14/29

3/743%Break points converted100%2/2

11Return games played11

Points

43Service points won45

33Receiver points won18

7Max points in a row8

Games

3Max games in a row3

1Tiebreaks0

Cilic6

Carreno Busta4

1503004004015

Cilic5

Carreno Busta4

150151515301540

Cilic5

Carreno Busta3

015151530154015

Cilic4

Carreno Busta3

15030030154015

Cilic3

Carreno Busta3

1501515153030304030

Cilic2

Carreno Busta3

015030153015403040

Cilic2

Carreno Busta2

1503004004015

Cilic1

Carreno Busta2

0150300401540

Cilic1

Carreno Busta1

150151530154015

Cilic0

Carreno Busta1

015030153015403040

Head to head

5Cilic

1Busta

6 meetings

Hard 3–1Clay 2–0

Cincinnati MastersQuarterfinal · 17 Aug 2018HardThis match
Marin Cilic
Sets won: 2Set 1: 7⁹Set 2: 6
Pablo Carreno Busta
Sets won: 0Set 1: 6⁷Set 2: 4
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
Rome MastersQuarterfinal · 18 May 2018Clay
Marin Cilic
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6
Pablo Carreno Busta
Sets won: 0Set 1: 3Set 2: 3
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, Cincinnati Masters 2018, Quarterfinal

Final score

Venue and conditions

Set statistics

Service

Return

Points

Games

Point by point

Head to head

Match research