Marin Cilic and Pedro Martinez Portero will face off in the quarter of the Kremlin Cup for the 1st time in their career. They are scheduled to play on Friday at 2:30 pm on CENTRE COURT. In the following lines you can find the head to head analysis and prediction.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Marin Cilic who should win in 2 sets.
As per the initial odds, Marin Cilic is the pick to win this match.
Marin Cilic -> 1.42
Pedro Martinez Portero -> 3.06
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Prediction and head to head Marin Cilic vs. Pedro Martinez Portero
There is no head to head record between Marin Cilic and Pedro Martinez Portero since this will be the first time that they will square off in the main tour.
Marin Cilic
Ranked no. 41, Marin reached the quarter after beating Damir Dzumhur 6-74 6-1 6-1 and Tommy Paul 7-5 6-3.
In the 2nd round, The Croatian had a good straight sets win against Paul (7-5 6-3). During the match, Cilic scored 76 points vs Paul’s 63. Cilic was extremely aggressive to blast 31 winners.
Regarding the service games, Cilic managed to score 7 aces and he committed only 3 double faults. Marin Cilic lost the serve twice and he saved 5 break points. Furthermore, Cilic put 53% of his first serves in, winning 78% (31/40) of the points behind his 1st serve and 43% (15/35) on the 2nd serve. The Croatian broke Paul 4 times after converting 44% of his break points (4/9).
Overall Performance in this tournament
The Croatian started his run at this tournament from the qualifications. In the main draw, he has dropped 1 set in this tournament to win 57% of the points he played.
Cilic has a solid match record in the last 10 years having won 66% of his matches (354-186). 4-1 on indoor hard courts in 2021. Talking about his performance on the same surface of this event, Cilic has a compiled 71-38 match record in the last years on indoor hard courts.
His best result of the season was winning the title in in Stuttgart where he beat Felix Auger Aliassime in the final 7-6(2) 6-3.
Marin has a composed 24-17 win-loss record in 2021, 4-1 on indoor hard courts (See FULL STATS).
Previously in Moscow
Previously, he won this tournament twice in 2014 and 2015. See his history.
Pedro Martinez Portero
Ranked no. 60, Martinez Portero reached the quarter after beating Guido Pella 6-2 0-0 ret. and Filip Krajinovic 6-3 6-4.
In the 2nd round, Pedro had a good straight sets win against Krajinovic (6-3 6-4). During the match Martinez Portero scored 67 points vs Krajinovic’s 52. Pedro was very aggressive to blast 26 winners.
About the serving games, Martinez Portero recorded 7 aces and he was pretty consistent in conceding no double faults for the entire match. Overall, Pedro Martinez Portero was extremely effective on serve to win 74% (26/35) of his 1st serve and 52% (12/23) on the second serve. However, this didn’t prevent his to concede the serve twice. The Spaniard broke Krajinovic 4 times after converting 44% of his break points (4/9).
His best result of the season was winning the title in the Seville Challenger where he defeated Roberto Carballes Baena in the final 6-4 6-1.
Martinez Portero has a composed 31-21 win-loss record in 2021, 4-1 on indoor hard courts (See FULL STATS).
H2H Performance in the tournament (main draw)
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Cilic | Martinez Portero |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 2 | 2 |
| Tot Set | 5 | 5 |
| Tot Games | 48 | 27 |
| Pts | 174-133 | 98-74 |
| Total Points | 307 | 172 |
| Winners | 74 | 35 |
| %Winners | 43% | 36% |
Both Cilic and Martinez Portero played 2 matches. At the moment, Marin Cilic conceded 1 set while Pedro Martinez Portero hasn’t conceded a set so far. Talking about their workload, Cilic and Martinez Portero have played the same amount of sets 5. However, Cilic played 21 games more than Martinez Portero. Cilic scored 74 winners (43% of the total points). On the other side, Martinez Portero made 35 winners (36%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Cilic | Martinez Portero |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 29 | 7 |
| Avg per match | 14.5 | 3.5 |
| 1st in | 90/155 | 47/83 |
| %1st in | 58% | 57% |
| 1st pts | 74/90 | 35/47 |
| %1st pts | 82% | 74% |
| 2nd pts | 33/65 | 18/36 |
| %2nd pts | 51% | 50% |
Cilic scored 29 aces (14.5 per match). Martinez Portero managed to score 7 aces (3.5 per match). Cilic won 82% points on his first serve. He was rock solid on his second serve to win 51% of the points. On the other side, Martinez Portero won 74% of the points on his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 50% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Cilic | Martinez Portero |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 9 | 7 |
| Converted | 9/18 | 7/16 |
| % Converted | 50% | 44% |
| Conceded | 10 | 6 |
| Saved | 8 | 3 |
| % Saved | 80% | 50% |
| Times Broken | 2 | 3 |
The Croatian broke his opponents 9 times with a 50% conversion rate. Marin conceded his serve twice and he saved 80% of the break points that he conceded. Pedro broke his opponents 7 times with a 44% conversion rate. The Spaniard conceded his serve 3 times and he saved 50% of the break points that he conceded.
| Cilic | ||||
| R1 Dzumhur |
R2 Paul |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-74 6-1 6-1 | 7-5 6-3 | ||
| Tot Set | 3 | 2 | 5 | |
| Tot Games | 27 | 21 | 48 | |
| pts | 98-70 | 76-63 | 174-133 | |
| Total points | 168 | 139 | 307 | |
| Winners | 43 | 31 | 74 | |
| %Winners | 44% | 41% | 43% | |
| SERVE | ||||
| Aces | 22 | 7 | 29 | |
| Double Faults | 2 | 3 | 5 | |
| 1st in | 50/80 | 40/75 | 90/155 | |
| % 1st in | 63% | 53% | 58% | |
| 1st pts | 43/50 | 31/40 | 74/90 | |
| % 1st pts | 86% | 78% | 82% | |
| 2nd pts | 18/30 | 15/35 | 33/65 | |
| % 2nd pts | 60% | 43% | 51% | |
| Breaks | ||||
| Won | 5 | 4 | 9 | |
| Converted | 5/9 | 4/9 | 9/18 | |
| Converted % | 56% | 44% | 50% | |
| Conceded | 3 | 7 | 10 | |
| Saved | 3/3 | 5/7 | 8 | |
| Saved % | 100% | 71% | 86% | |
| Times Broken | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| Martinez Portero | ||||
| R1 Pella |
R2 Krajinovic |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-2 0-0 ret. | 6-3 6-4 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 2 | 4 | |
| Tot Games | 8 | 19 | 27 | |
| pts | 31-22 | 67-52 | 98-74 | |
| Total points | 53 | 119 | 172 | |
| Winners | 9 | 26 | 35 | |
| %Winners | 29% | 39% | 36% | |
| SERVE | ||||
| Aces | 0 | 7 | 7 | |
| Double Faults | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 1st in | 12/25 | 35/58 | 47/83 | |
| % 1st in | 48% | 60% | 57% | |
| 1st pts | 9/12 | 26/35 | 35/47 | |
| % 1st pts | 75% | 74% | 74% | |
| 2nd pts | 6/13 | 12/23 | 18/36 | |
| % 2nd pts | 46% | 52% | 50% | |
| Breaks | ||||
| Won | 3 | 4 | 7 | |
| Converted | 3/7 | 4/9 | 7/16 | |
| Converted % | 43% | 44% | 44% | |
| Conceded | 2 | 4 | 6 | |
| Saved | 1/2 | 2/4 | 3 | |
| Saved % | 50% | 50% | 50% | |
| Times Broken | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
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