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Jozef Kovalik #117 def. Marin Cilic #6

7-6(5) 5-7 7-5

Match Information

Date Jan 6, 2017*
Tournament Chennai
Category ATP 250
Surface Hard
RoundR16
Winner Jozef Kovalik
Score7-6(5) 5-7 7-5
Loser Marin Cilic
Duration2h 48m
StatJozef KovalikMarin Cilic
Aces818
Double faults22
First serve %6461
First serve points won %6677
Second serve points won %6459
Break points saved %8260
Break points converted %4018
Service points won %6570
Return points won %3035
Total points won %4951

Pre-match Comparison

FieldJozef KovalikMarin Cilic
Country SVK CRO
Birth dateNov 4, 1992Sep 28, 1988
Age2428
Height183198
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)1176
Ranking points (entering)5013,650
Elo (entering)1,6392,133
Career W-L26–46572–344
Career earnings$2,293,813$33,355,926
Pre-match H2H
Jozef Kovalik 0 0 Marin Cilic

Path

Jozef Kovalik's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Jan 5, 2017R32 Gastao Elias 6-7(5) 6-4 6-2WH2HMatch data
Jan 2, 2017Q2 Prajnesh Gunneswaran 7-6(2) 6-2WH2HMatch data
Jan 2, 2017Q1 Franko Skugor 6-3 6-4WH2HMatch data

Jozef Kovalik's next match

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Jan 7, 2017QF Daniil Medvedev 1-6 4-6LH2HMatch data

Marin Cilic's path

No prior matches in this tournament.