Frances Tiafoe tops Cilic in the 2nd round – MONTREAL RESULTS. HIGHLIGHTS

NATIONAL BANK OPEN - MONTREAL DRAW AND RESULTS. Tiafoe prevails over Cilic

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Frances Tiafoe prevails over Marin Cilic 5-7 6-2 6-2 in the 2nd round in Montreal on Tuesday. The battle lasted 2 hours and 16 minutes. His best achievement in this tournament was reaching the 4th round in 2025. Here you can see his history at this event.

Tiafoe
Montreal
Tiafoe's Record

Frances added to his prize money $ 25,755 after winning this match. He has already won $ 61,865 after this win. If he wins the next match, the American will add $ 43,855 to his earnings to get in total $ 105,720 in total.

Highlights Frances Tiafoe vs. Marin Cilic National Bank Open – Montreal

Stats: aces, double faults, breaks, winners

Tiafoe
Cilic
Frances Tiafoe
5-7 6-2 6-2
2h:16
Marin Cilic
99
99
Total points
80
80
41
41
Winners
48
48
41%
41%
Ratio Winners
60%
60%
-- Serve --
9
9
Aces
9
9
2
2
Double Faults
4
4
64%
64%
1st in
65%
65%
84%
84%
1st won
73%
73%
41/49
41/49
1st won
48/66
48/66
57%
57%
2nd won
33%
33%
16/28
16/28
2nd won
12/36
12/36
-- Break Points --
4/7
4/7
Total
1/6
1/6
57%
57%
Won
17%
17%
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At the end of the match, Tiafoe scored 99 points vs. the Croatian’s 80.

Tiafoe

The American served extremely well to win 84% of the points (41/49) behind his first serve, and he won 57% points (16/28) on his second serve. The American was pretty focused in converting 57% of the break points that he conquered (4/7).

Cilic

On the other side, Marin had some problems converting his break points (only 17% – 1/6). That was one of the key issues for his loss.

After this match, the head to head between Tiafoe and Cilic is 1-2 for Marin.

Tiafoe was great in turning the match in the last 2 sets after losing the opener. In fact, he conceded only 4 games in the last 2 sets after winning 59 points vs. ‘s 37 points.

Live score progression and stats

1st Set -
Cilic 7-5
CilicTiafoe
7
5
15
0
15
15
30
30
40
30
CilicTiafoe
7
5
15
0
15
15
30
15
40
15
CilicTiafoe
6
5
15
0
30
0
40
0
CilicTiafoe
5
5
0
15
0
30
0
40
CilicTiafoe
5
4
15
0
15
15
30
15
40
15
40
30
CilicTiafoe
4
4
15
0
30
0
40
0
40
15
40
30
40
40
40
A
CilicTiafoe
4
3
15
0
15
15
15
30
30
30
40
30
CilicTiafoe
3
3
15
0
15
15
15
30
15
40
CilicTiafoe
3
2
15
0
30
0
30
15
40
15
CilicTiafoe
2
2
0
15
0
30
15
30
30
30
40
30
40
40
40
A
40
40
A
40
40
40
40
A
CilicTiafoe
2
1
15
0
30
0
40
0
CilicTiafoe
1
1
0
15
0
30
0
40
CilicTiafoe
1
0
15
0
15
15
30
15
40
15

The set was even with both players refusing to concede anything to the opposition. Eventually, the only discrepancy was one break that Cilic conquered in the 12th game (7-5) just before eventually winning the set (7-5).

The Croatian failed to serve out the set when leading 7-5 to be broken at 30.

The Croatian missed the opportunity to break Frances in the 8th game when he had 3 consecutive chances (0-40).

They contested 74 points. Cilic was the winner of the set after clinching 8 more points than Tiafoe (41-33). The Croatian lost 8 points on serve (28-8). On the losing side, Frances conceded 13 points on serve (25-13).

2nd Set -
Tiafoe 6-2
TiafoeCilic
6
2
0
15
0
30
0
30
15
30
30
40
40
40
40
A
40
40
40
A
40
40
A
40
TiafoeCilic
6
2
15
0
30
0
40
0
TiafoeCilic
5
2
15
0
30
15
30
30
30
40
40
40
A
40
TiafoeCilic
4
2
15
0
30
15
40
30
TiafoeCilic
3
2
15
0
15
15
30
30
40
30
40
40
A
40
TiafoeCilic
2
2
15
0
30
0
40
0
TiafoeCilic
1
2
0
15
15
15
15
30
15
40
30
40
TiafoeCilic
1
1
15
0
30
0
40
0
40
15
40
30

Tiafoe in this set played at a much higher level than Marin and without struggling too much he won 6-2 after breaking Cilic in the 5th (3-2) and in the 7th (5-2) game.

The Croatian was not able to offer any resistance in the last 6 games of the set when the scoreline went from 1-2 to 6-2.

They played 55 points. The American won 19 points more than Marin (37-18). The American was extremely solid on serve to drop just 4 points (16-4). On the losing side, Marin conceded 21 points on serve (14-21).

3rd Set -
Tiafoe 6-2
TiafoeCilic
6
2
15
0
15
15
30
15
40
15
TiafoeCilic
5
2
15
0
15
15
15
30
30
30
30
40
40
40
A
40
40
40
40
A
40
40
40
A
TiafoeCilic
5
1
15
0
15
15
30
15
40
15
TiafoeCilic
4
1
15
0
15
15
15
30
30
30
30
40
40
40
A
40
TiafoeCilic
3
1
15
0
30
0
40
0
TiafoeCilic
2
1
0
15
0
30
30
30
40
40
40
A
40
40
40
A
TiafoeCilic
2
0
15
0
30
0
40
0

Tiafoe started the set strong after breaking Marin Cilic in the 2nd game (2-0). That break resulted decisive for Tiafoe to win the set (6-2) as there were no other breaks.

They contested 47 points. The American was the one to win the set after conquering 13 points more than Marin (30-17). Frances was extremely solid on serve to concede just 2 points (16-2). On the other side, Marin conceded 14 points on serve (15-14).

1st
Tiafoe
Cilic
5-7
5
7
5
6
5
5
4
5
4
4
3
4
3
3
2
3
2
2
1
2
1
1
0
1
2nd
Tiafoe
Cilic
6-2
6
2
5
2
4
2
3
2
2
2
1
2
1
1
0
1
3rd
Tiafoe
Cilic
6-2
6
2
5
2
5
1
4
1
3
1
2
1
2
0
1
0
 

Tennis Scores in Montreal

  • Yannick HanfmannHanfmann – Flavio CobolliCobolli (7-6(5) 7-6(2))
  • Frances TiafoeTiafoe – Marin CilicCilic (5-7 6-2 6-2)
  • Luciano DarderiDarderi – Gabriel DialloDiallo (6-4 2-3 ret.)
  • Jiri LeheckaLehecka – Vit KoprivaKopriva (6-4 6-2)
  • Alex De MinaurDe Minaur – James DuckworthDuckworth (6-2 7-66)
  • Juncheng ShangShang – Andrey RublevRublev (7-5 4-6 7-65)
  • Brandon NakashimaNakashima – Daniel AltmaierAltmaier (6-2 6-1)
  • Alexander BlockxBlockx – Jaume Antoni Munar ClarAntoni Munar Clar (w/o)

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