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Marin Cilic #39 def. Benoit Paire #21

6-2 6-7(6) 3-6 6-1 7-6(3)

Match Information

Date Jan 24, 2020*
Tournament Australian Open
Category Grand Slam
Surface Hard
RoundR64
Winner Marin Cilic
Score6-2 6-7(6) 3-6 6-1 7-6(3)
Loser Benoit Paire
Duration3h 33m
StatMarin CilicBenoit Paire
Aces1730
Double faults610
First serve %6758
First serve points won %7983
Second serve points won %4937
Break points saved %6740
Break points converted %6033
Service points won %6963
Return points won %3731
Total points won %5347

Pre-match Comparison

FieldMarin CilicBenoit Paire
Country CRO FRA
Birth dateSep 28, 1988May 8, 1989
Age3130
Height198196
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed BackhandTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)3921
Ranking points (entering)1,2051,703
Elo (entering)1,9251,865
Career W-L572–344239–293
Career earnings$33,355,926$10,544,721
Pre-match H2H
Marin Cilic 5 1 Benoit Paire

Path

Marin Cilic's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Jan 22, 2020R128 Corentin Moutet 6-3 6-2 6-4WH2HMatch data

Marin Cilic's next match

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Jan 26, 2020R32 Roberto Bautista Agut 6-7(3) 6-4 6-0 5-7 6-3WH2HMatch data

Benoit Paire's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Jan 22, 2020R128 Cedrik-Marcel Stebe 6-4 3-6 6-3 6-7(2) 6-0WH2HMatch data