Marin Cilic and Richard Berankis will square off in the semifinal of the Kremlin Cup for the 2nd time in their career. They are scheduled to play on Saturday at 5:00 pm on CENTRE COURT. In the following paragraphs, 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 -> 1.45
Richard Berankis -> 2.93
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Prediction and head to head Marin Cilic vs. Richard Berankis
This will be the 2nd time that Marin Cilic and Richard Berankis square off. The head to head is 1-0 for Cilic (see full H2H stats), but they have never competed against each other on indoor hard courts.
The last time that they played each other, Cilic won 6-3 4-6 7-6(6) 4-6 7-5 in the 2nd round in at the Wimbledon back in 2015.
Marin Cilic
Ranked no. 41, the Croatian reached the semifinal after defeating Damir Dzumhur 6-74 6-1 6-1, Tommy Paul 7-5 6-3 and Pedro Martinez Portero 6-1 6-2.
In the quarter, Cilic had a good straight sets win against Martinez Portero (6-1 6-2). During the match, Cilic scored 52 points vs Martinez Portero’s 31. Cilic was very aggressive to blast 26 winners.
Talking about the service games, Cilic recorded 15 aces and he committed only 2 double faults. Marin Cilic was extremely efficient on serve to win 84% (26/31) of his 1st serve and 57% (8/14) on the second serve. This was the main reason for not conceding a single break during the match. Marin broke Martinez Portero 4 times after converting 80% of his break points (4/5).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Marin started his run at this tournament from the qualifications. In the main draw, he has surrendered 1 set in this event to conquer 58% of the points he played.
Cilic has a solid match record in the last 10 years having won 66% of his matches (355-186). 5-1 on indoor hard courts in 2021. Regarding his performance on the same surface of this tournament, Cilic has an aggregate 72-38 record in the last years on indoor hard courts.
His best result of the year was winning the title in in Stuttgart where he beat Felix Auger Aliassime in the final 7-6(2) 6-3.
The Croatian has a compiled 25-17 win-loss record in 2021, 5-1 on indoor hard courts (See FULL STATS).
Previously in Moscow
Previously, he won this tournament twice in 2014 and 2015. See his history.
Richard Berankis
Ranked no. 107, Richard reached the semifinal after defeating Dmitry Popko 6-4 6-1, Evgeny Donskoy 6-1 6-3, Federico Coria 6-2 6-1 and Adrian Mannarino 6-2 7-61.
In the quarter, The Lithuanian had a good straight sets win against Mannarino (6-2 7-61). During the match Berankis scored 83 points vs Mannarino’s 66. The Lithuanian was extremely aggressive to blast 33 winners.
Talking about serving, Berankis scored just 1 ace during the entire match and he committed only 2 double faults. Richard Berankis lost the serve once and he saved 7 break points. Furthermore, Berankis put 61% of his first serves in, winning 69% (33/48) of the points behind his 1st serve and 58% (18/31) on the 2nd serve. Richard broke Mannarino 3 times after converting 30% of his break points (3/10).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Richard started his run at this tournament from the qualifications. In the main draw, he hasn’t surrendered yet a set in this event to win 58% of the points he played.
Berankis has an aggregate 22-21 win-loss record in 2021, 6-4 on indoor hard courts (See FULL STATS).
H2H Performance in the tournament (main draw)
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Cilic | Berankis |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 3 | 4 |
| Tot Set | 7 | 8 |
| Tot Games | 63 | 69 |
| Pts | 226-164 | 269-192 |
| Total Points | 390 | 461 |
| Winners | 100 | 100 |
| %Winners | 44% | 37% |
Cilic played 3 matches while Berankis competed in 4 matches. Berankis started his run from the qualifications while Cilic had a direct access to the main draw. At the moment, Marin Cilic dropped 1 set while Richard Berankis hasn’t dropped a set so far. Cilic has played 1 set(s) less than Berankis (7 vs 8). Therefore, Cilic played 6 games less than Berankis. Cilic scored 100 winners (44% of the total points). On the other side, Richard managed to score 100 winners (37%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Cilic | Berankis |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 44 | 10 |
| Avg per match | 14.7 | 2.5 |
| 1st in | 121/200 | 134/218 |
| %1st in | 61% | 61% |
| 1st pts | 100/121 | 100/134 |
| %1st pts | 83% | 75% |
| 2nd pts | 41/79 | 46/84 |
| %2nd pts | 52% | 55% |
Cilic struck 44 aces (14.7 per match). Berankis blasted 10 aces (2.5 per match). Cilic won 83% points on his first serve. He very solid his second serve to win 52% of the points. On the other side, Berankis won 75% of the points on his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 55% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Cilic | Berankis |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 13 | 18 |
| Converted | 13/23 | 18/38 |
| % Converted | 57% | 47% |
| Conceded | 11 | 18 |
| Saved | 9 | 15 |
| % Saved | 82% | 83% |
| Times Broken | 2 | 3 |
Cilic broke his opponents 13 times with a 57% conversion rate. The Croatian surrendered his serve twice and he saved 82% of the break points that he conceded. Berankis broke his opponents 18 times with a 47% conversion rate. The Lithuanian conceded his serve 3 times and he saved 83% of the break points that he conceded.
| Cilic | |||||
| R1 Dzumhur |
R2 Paul |
1/4 Martinez Portero |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-74 6-1 6-1 | 7-5 6-3 | 6-1 6-2 | ||
| Tot Set | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 | |
| Tot Games | 27 | 21 | 15 | 63 | |
| pts | 98-70 | 76-63 | 52-31 | 226-164 | |
| Total points | 168 | 139 | 83 | 390 | |
| Winners | 43 | 31 | 26 | 100 | |
| %Winners | 44% | 41% | 50% | 44% | |
| SERVE | |||||
| Aces | 22 | 7 | 15 | 44 | |
| Double Faults | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 | |
| 1st in | 50/80 | 40/75 | 31/45 | 121/200 | |
| % 1st in | 63% | 53% | 69% | 61% | |
| 1st pts | 43/50 | 31/40 | 26/31 | 100/121 | |
| % 1st pts | 86% | 78% | 84% | 83% | |
| 2nd pts | 18/30 | 15/35 | 8/14 | 41/79 | |
| % 2nd pts | 60% | 43% | 57% | 52% | |
| Breaks | |||||
| Won | 5 | 4 | 4 | 13 | |
| Converted | 5/9 | 4/9 | 4/5 | 13/23 | |
| Converted % | 56% | 44% | 80% | 57% | |
| Conceded | 3 | 7 | 1 | 11 | |
| Saved | 3/3 | 5/7 | 1/1 | 9 | |
| Saved % | 100% | 71% | 100% | 90% | |
| Times Broken | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
| Berankis | |||||||
| Q1 Popko |
Q3 Gojo |
R1 Donskoy |
R2 Coria |
1/4 Mannarino |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-4 6-1 | 4-6 7-5 6-4 | 6-1 6-3 | 6-2 6-1 | 6-2 7-61 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 11 | |
| Tot Games | 17 | 32 | 16 | 15 | 21 | 101 | |
| pts | 63-51 | – | 60-39 | 63-36 | 83-66 | 269-192 | |
| Total points | 114 | 0 | 99 | 99 | 149 | 461 | |
| Winners | 24 | 24 | 19 | 33 | 100 | ||
| %Winners | 38% | NAN% | 40% | 30% | 40% | 37% | |
| SERVE | |||||||
| Aces | 2 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 10 | |
| Double Faults | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | ||
| 1st in | 34/48 | / | 28/49 | 24/42 | 48/79 | 134/218 | |
| % 1st in | 71% | – | 57% | 57% | 61% | 61% | |
| 1st pts | 24/34 | / | 24/28 | 19/24 | 33/48 | 100/134 | |
| % 1st pts | 71% | – | 86% | 79% | 69% | 75% | |
| 2nd pts | 7/14 | / | 9/21 | 12/18 | 18/31 | 46/84 | |
| % 2nd pts | 50% | – | 43% | 67% | 58% | 55% | |
| Breaks | |||||||
| Won | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 18 | ||
| Converted | 5/8 | / | 5/9 | 5/11 | 3/10 | 18/38 | |
| Converted % | 63% | – | 56% | 45% | 30% | 47% | |
| Conceded | 1 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 18 | ||
| Saved | 0/1 | 0/ | 4/5 | 4/4 | 7/8 | 15 | |
| Saved % | 0% | – | 80% | 100% | 88% | 89% | |
| Times Broken | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | ||
Head 2 Head
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Tennis Scores in Moscow
- Ariel Behar/Gonzalo EscobarBehar/Gonzalo Escobar – Santiago Gonzalez/Andres MolteniGonzalez/Andres Molteni (7-5 3-6 10-7) – See score progression
- Marin CilicCilic – Pedro Martinez PorteroMartinez Portero (6-1 6-2) – See score progression
- Aslan KaratsevKaratsev – Gilles SimonSimon (6-4 6-3) – See score progression
- Karen KhachanovKhachanov – John MillmanMillman (7-5 7-64) – See score progression
- Richard BerankisBerankis – Adrian MannarinoMannarino (6-2 7-61) – See score progression
- Karen KhachanovKhachanov – John MillmanMillman (7-5 7-6(4)) – See score progression
- Aslan KaratsevKaratsev – Gilles SimonSimon (6-4 6-3) – See score progression
Upcoming matches in the draw
- Richard BerankisBerankis – Marin CilicCilic (0-1) – H2H and prediction
- Karen KhachanovKhachanov – Aslan KaratsevKaratsev (4-1) – H2H and prediction
