TOKYO. Cilic defeats Sugita in the 1st round

Marin Cilic tops Yuichi Sugita 6-4 6-4 in the 1^st round in Tokyo on Monday. Cilic will engage against Hyeon Chung in the 2^nd round.

Score, report, and key facts

1^st set.

The set was pretty even as both sides managed to hold the serve. The only difference was 1 break that Cilic conquered in the 9^th game (5-4) before winning the set (6-4).

2^nd set.

Similarly to the 1^st set, the set was even with both players refusing to concede anything to the opposition. Eventually, the only discrepancy was one break that Marin conquered in the 9^th game (5-4) before winning the set (6-4).

Statistics

At the end of the match, the Croatian scored 58 points vs. Sugita’s 51 points.

The Croatian served exceptionally well to win 88% of the points (35/40) behind his first serve. However he won only 37% points (7/19) on his second serve. Cilic was stunning in converting all the break points (2/2). On the other side, Yuichi wasn’t able to conquer any break point (0/1). That was one of the key issues for his demise.

After this encounter, the head to head between Cilic and Sugita is 1-0 for Marin.

Highlights Marin Cilic vs. Yuichi Sugita Rakuten Japan Open – Tokyo

Next Match: Marin Cilic vs. Hyeon Chung – stats

Cilic will come up against Chung in the 2^nd round.

This will be the 4^th time that Marin Cilic and Hyeon Chung clash against each other. The head to head is 3-0 for Cilic (see full H2H stats), 3-0 on hard.

The last time that they competed against each other, Cilic won 7-5 7-6³ in the 2^nd round in Brisbane back in 2016.

Tennis Scores in Tokyo

• Yoshihito NishiokaNishioka – Joao SousaSousa (7-5 6-3) – See score progression
• Lucas PouillePouille – Hubert HurkaczHurkacz (6-4 6-3) – See score progression
• Go SoedaSoeda – Jan-Lennard StruffStruff (4-6 7-6⁴ 6-3) – See score progression
• Hyeon ChungChung – Lorenzo SonegoSonego (3-6 6-3 6-4) – See score progression
• Marin CilicCilic – Yuichi SugitaSugita (6-4 6-4) – See score progression

Upcoming matches

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• Yoshihito NishiokaNishioka – Lucas PouillePouille (0-1) – See H2H details
• Hyeon ChungChung – Marin CilicCilic (0-3) – See H2H details
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