Novak Djokovic #3 def. Marin Cilic #19

6-3 6-4

Novak Djokovic defeated Marin Cilic 6-3 6-4 in the 2009 Dubai Tennis Championships quarterfinal on hard courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatNovak DjokovicMarin Cilic
Serving
AcesServes that land in and are not touched by the returner.
75
Double faultsService points lost by missing both first and second serve.
31
First serve %Percentage of service points where the first serve landed in.
63.4%58.0%
First serve points won %Percentage of points won after making a first serve.
82.2%70.0%
Second serve points won %Percentage of second-serve points won, including points lost through double faults.
46.2%37.9%
Break points saved %Percentage of break points won by the server.
100.0%71.4%
Service points won %Percentage of all points won while serving.
69.0%56.5%
Returning
Break points converted %Percentage of break-point chances won by the returner.
28.6%0.0%
Return points won %Percentage of all points won while returning.
43.5%31.0%
Overall
Total points won %Percentage of all completed points won.
56.4%43.6%
Match Serve+This match’s service points won percentage minus the tour’s season average, in percentage points. Zero is average; +5 means five points above average. Match-weighted available stats; no opponent adjustment.
+5.6-6.9
Match Return+This match’s return points won percentage minus the tour’s season average, in percentage points. Zero is average; +5 means five points above average. Match-weighted available stats; no opponent adjustment.
+6.9-5.6

* Match Serve+ and Match Return+ compare this match with the ATP 2009 average from available match stats. Zero is average; +5 means five percentage points above average. No opponent adjustment.

Player Comparison

FieldNovak DjokovicMarin Cilic
Country SRB CRO
Birth dateMay 22, 1987Sep 28, 1988
Age2120
Height188 cm198 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed BackhandTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)319
Ranking points (entering)9,0102,500
Elo (entering)2,0842,009
Current career W-L1,141–231578–350
Current career earnings$194,691,590$33,520,563
Pre-match H2H
Novak Djokovic #3 2 0 Marin Cilic #19

Path

Novak Djokovic's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Jan Hernych #666-3 3-6 6-4WH2HMatch dataFeb 27, 2009R16
Flavio Cipolla #1256-3 6-2WH2HMatch dataFeb 26, 2009R32

Novak Djokovic's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Gilles Simon #83-6 7-5 7-5WH2HMatch dataFeb 28, 2009SF

Marin Cilic's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Julien Benneteau #456-3 4-6 7-5WH2HMatch dataFeb 27, 2009R16
Janko Tipsarevic #472-6 7-6(3) 6-4WH2HMatch dataFeb 26, 2009R32