Novak Djokovic vs Marin Cilic, Cincinnati Masters 2018, Semifinal

Masters 1000 · Semifinal · Hard · Sat 18 Aug

Final

Novak Djokovic

WinnerRank #121.5065%

Djokovic won in 3 sets · 2h 32m

2–1

Set 16–4

Set 23–6

Set 36–3

Marin Cilic

LostRank #962.8335%

Venue

Lindner Family Tennis Center

Mason, USA· Hard· P&G Center Court

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

10 km/h

Light

Humidity

85%

Very humid

Temperature

27°C

Warm

Altitude

237 m

Low

Historical daily weather

Set statistics

Final statistics

Service

8Aces12

4Double faults4

61/9664%1st serve %67%60/90

31/3589%2nd serve %87%26/30

44/6172%1st serve points won68%41/60

15/3543%2nd serve points won47%14/30

9/1275%Break points saved50%4/8

14Service games played14

Return

19/6032%1st serve return points28%17/61

16/3053%2nd serve return points57%20/35

4/850%Break points converted25%3/12

14Return games played14

Points

59Service points won55

35Receiver points won37

5Max points in a row7

Games

3Max games in a row3

Djokovic6

Cilic3

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Djokovic5

Cilic3

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Djokovic4

Cilic3

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Djokovic3

Cilic3

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Djokovic3

Cilic2

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Djokovic3

Cilic1

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Djokovic2

Cilic1

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Djokovic1

Cilic1

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Djokovic1

Cilic0

150300400

Head to head

18Djokovic

2Cilic

20 meetings

Hard 14–1Grass 2–1Clay 2–0

Cincinnati MastersSemifinal · 18 Aug 2018HardThis match
Novak Djokovic
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 3Set 3: 6
Marin Cilic
Sets won: 1Set 1: 4Set 2: 6Set 3: 3
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 2018, Semifinal

Final score

Venue and conditions

Set statistics

Service

Return

Points

Games

Point by point

Head to head

Match research