Marin Cilic vs Alexei Popyrin, Dubai 2025, Round of 16
Final score
Final
5-7 6-3 6-4
Venue and conditions
Dubai Duty Free Tennis StadiumDubai, UAECourt 1
Outdoor hardCourt speed2.6 vs last year101.2Average
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
6Aces16
1Double faults1
64/9865%1st serve %73%57/78
33/3497%2nd serve %95%20/21
51/6480%1st serve points won84%48/57
15/3444%2nd serve points won43%9/21
3/475%Break points saved67%4/6
16Service games played15
Return
9/5716%1st serve return points20%13/64
12/2157%2nd serve return points56%19/34
2/633%Break points converted25%1/4
15Return games played16
Points
87Total points won89
66Service points won57
21Receiver points won32
7Max points in a row9
Games
17Games won14
12Service games won13
3Max games in a row3
Point by point
Cilic6
Popyrin4
15030040040154030
Cilic5
Popyrin4
01503015301540
P2 · AceP3 · Double fault
Cilic5
Popyrin3
150300400
Cilic4
Popyrin3
0151515153030303040
P1 · Ace
Cilic4
Popyrin2
0151515301530304030
P2 · AceP5 · Ace
Cilic3
Popyrin2
150300301530304030
Cilic2
Popyrin2
0151515301540154030
Cilic1
Popyrin2
015030040
P1 · Ace
Cilic1
Popyrin1
1501515301540154030
Cilic0
Popyrin1
015030040
Cilic6
Popyrin3
0151515301540154030404040A4040A404040A40
P3 · AceP9 · Ace
Cilic5
Popyrin3
150300301540154030404040A
P6 · Ace
Cilic5
Popyrin2
1501515301540154030
Cilic4
Popyrin2
15030040040154030
P4 · Ace
Cilic3
Popyrin2
0150301530154030404040A40
Cilic2
Popyrin2
015030040
P2 · Ace
Cilic2
Popyrin1
1503004004015
Cilic1
Popyrin1
150300301530303040
P4 · AceP5 · Ace
Cilic1
Popyrin0
0151515153030304030
Cilic5
Popyrin7
015030040
Cilic5
Popyrin6
150300301530303040
Cilic5
Popyrin5
015030040
P1 · AceP3 · Ace
Cilic5
Popyrin4
15030030154015
Cilic4
Popyrin4
015030040
P3 · Ace
Cilic4
Popyrin3
0151515301530304030
P1 · Double fault
Cilic3
Popyrin3
150151515301540
P3 · Ace
Cilic3
Popyrin2
015151530154015
Cilic2
Popyrin2
1501515153015403040
Cilic2
Popyrin1
15030030154015
Cilic1
Popyrin1
150300301530303040
Cilic1
Popyrin0
0151515301530304030
Head to head
3Cilic
1Popyrin
4 meetings- DubaiRound of 16 · 26 Feb 2025HardThis matchMarin CilicSets won: 2Set 1: 5Set 2: 6Set 3: 6Alexei PopyrinSets won: 1Set 1: 7Set 2: 3Set 3: 4
- Miami MastersRound of 128 · 19 MarHardMarin CilicSets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6Alexei PopyrinSets won: 0Set 1: 4Set 2: 4
- Miami MastersRound of 64 · 26 Mar 2022HardMarin CilicSets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6Alexei PopyrinSets won: 0Set 1: 0Set 2: 3
- SingaporeSemifinal · 27 Feb 2021HardAlexei PopyrinSets won: 2Set 1: 7Set 2: 7Marin CilicSets won: 0Set 1: 65Set 2: 62
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.