R64 Australian Open 2018

Marin Cilic #6 def. Joao Sousa #70

6-1 7-5 6-2

Marin Cilic defeated Joao Sousa 6-1 7-5 6-2 in the 2018 Australian Open second round on hard courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatMarin CilicJoao Sousa
Serving
AcesServes that land in and are not touched by the returner.
206
Double faultsService points lost by missing both first and second serve.
02
First serve %Percentage of service points where the first serve landed in.
67.2%59.8%
First serve points won %Percentage of points won after making a first serve.
92.7%69.2%
Second serve points won %Percentage of second-serve points won, including points lost through double faults.
90.0%34.3%
Break points saved %Percentage of break points won by the server.
—50.0%
Service points won %Percentage of all points won while serving.
91.8%55.2%
Returning
Break points converted %Percentage of break-point chances won by the returner.
50.0%—
Return points won %Percentage of all points won while returning.
44.8%8.2%
Overall
Total points won %Percentage of all completed points won.
64.2%35.8%
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.
+27.9-8.8
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.
+8.8-27.9

* Match Serve+ and Match Return+ compare this match with the ATP 2018 average from available match stats. Zero is average; +5 means five percentage points above average. No opponent adjustment.

Player Comparison

FieldMarin CilicJoao Sousa
Country CRO POR
Birth dateSep 28, 1988Mar 30, 1989
Age2928
Height198 cm185 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed BackhandTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)670
Ranking points (entering)3,805720
Elo (entering)2,0431,768
Current career W-L578–351190–250
Current career earnings$33,505,570$8,340,548
Pre-match H2H
Marin Cilic #6 3 – 0 Joao Sousa #70

Path

Marin Cilic's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Vasek Pospisil #1056-2 6-2 4-6 7-6(5)WH2HMatch dataJan 17, 2018R128

Marin Cilic's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Ryan Harrison #457-6(4) 6-3 7-6(4)WH2HMatch dataJan 21, 2018R32

Joao Sousa's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Dustin Brown #1296-4 6-3 4-6 6-7(4) 6-1WH2HMatch dataJan 17, 2018R128