Marin Cilic and Filip Krajinovic will face off in the semifinal of the cinch Championships for the 1st time in their career. They are scheduled to compete on Saturday at 3:30 pm on CENTRE COURT. In this post, we analyze their head to head performance 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 -> 1.26
Filip Krajinovic -> 4.2
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Prediction and head to head Marin Cilic vs. Filip Krajinovic
There is no head to head record between Marin Cilic and Filip Krajinovic since this will be the first time that they will fight against each other in the main tour.
Marin Cilic
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0-4 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 1-1 | 1-0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 32-21 | 16-10 | 9-5 | 4-5 | 3-1 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 33-23 | 6-9 | 5-5 | 13-7 | 9-2 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 14-12 | 7-5 | 2-2 | 5-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 17, Cilic reached the semifinal after beating Liam Broady 6-1 4-6 7-5, Alexander Bublik 7-66 7-5 and Emil Ruusuvuori 7-62 6-4.
In the quarter, Cilic had a good straight sets win against Ruusuvuori (7-62 6-4). During the match, Cilic scored 78 points vs Ruusuvuori’s 63. Cilic was quite aggressive to blast 30 winners.
Regarding the service games, Cilic blasted 11 aces and he committed only 6 double faults. Overall, Marin Cilic was pretty effective on serve to win 81% (30/37) of his 1st serve and 63% (19/30) on the second serve. However, this didn’t prevent his to concede the serve once. Cilic broke Ruusuvuori twice after converting 33% of his break points (2/6).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Marin has conceded 1 set in this tournament to conquer 55% of the points he played.
Cilic has a solid match record in the last 10 years having won 65% of his matches (343-184). 3-0 on grass in 2022. Talking about his performance on the same surface of this competition, Cilic has an aggregate 55-17 win-loss record in the last years on grass.
Marin’s best result of the season was reaching the semifinal in Adelaide and at the French Open .
Marin has a composed 21-12 win-loss record in 2022, 3-0 on grass (See FULL STATS).
Previously in London
Filip Krajinovic
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 5-6 | 0-0 | 2-3 | 3-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 7-15 | 2-5 | 4-8 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 19-17 | 5-7 | 6-6 | 3-2 | 5-2 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 19-23 | 4-6 | 11-9 | 4-7 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 16-12 | 8-5 | 2-2 | 6-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 48, the Serbian got to the semifinal after beating Jenson Brooksby 6-4 6-3, Sam Querrey 4-6 6-3 6-4 and Ryan Peniston 4-6 6-3 6-3.
In the quarter against Peniston, The Serbian recovered from a 1-set down deficit before winning (4-6 6-3 6-3). During the match Krajinovic scored 95 points vs Peniston’s 86. Filip was exceptionally aggressive to blast 44 winners.
Talking about serving, Krajinovic recorded 5 aces and he committed only 2 double faults. Filip Krajinovic lost the serve twice and he saved 12 break points. Furthermore, Krajinovic put 68% of his first serves in, winning 67% (44/66) of the points behind his 1st serve and 58% (18/31) on the 2nd serve. Krajinovic broke Peniston 4 times after converting 80% of his break points (4/5).
Overall Performance in this tournament
The Serbian has conceded 2 set in the tournament to win 52% of the points he played.
Krajinovic’s best result of the year was reaching the semifinal in Montpellier.
The Serbian has an aggregate 15-11 win-loss record in 2022, 3-0 on grass (See FULL STATS).
Previously in London
The Serbian has never competed in this tournament before.
H2H Performance in the tournament (main draw)
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Cilic | Krajinovic |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 3 | 3 |
| Tot Set | 7 | 8 |
| Tot Games | 77 | 76 |
| Pts | 249-205 | 249-229 |
| Total Points | 454 | 478 |
| Winners | 109 | 111 |
| %Winners | 44% | 45% |
Both Cilic and Krajinovic played 3 matches. Both players lost a set in the event. Marin Cilic conceded 1 set, while Filip Krajinovic surrendered 2 sets. Cilic has played 1 set(s) less than Krajinovic (7 vs 8). However, it’s interesting to notice that Cilic played 1 game more than Krajinovic. Cilic scored 109 winners (44% of the total points). On the other side, The Serbian blasted 111 winners (45%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Cilic | Krajinovic |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 38 | 14 |
| Avg per match | 12.7 | 4.7 |
| 1st in | 128/218 | 158/247 |
| %1st in | 59% | 64% |
| 1st pts | 109/128 | 111/158 |
| %1st pts | 85% | 70% |
| 2nd pts | 50/90 | 51/89 |
| %2nd pts | 56% | 57% |
Cilic managed to score 38 aces (12.7 per match). Krajinovic bagged 14 aces (4.7 per match). Cilic won 85% points on his first serve. He was rock solid on his second serve to win 56% of the points. On the other side, Krajinovic won 70% of the points on his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 57% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Cilic | Krajinovic |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 8 | 10 |
| Converted | 8/13 | 10/20 |
| % Converted | 62% | 50% |
| Conceded | 9 | 25 |
| Saved | 5 | 20 |
| % Saved | 56% | 80% |
| Times Broken | 4 | 5 |
Marin broke his opponents 8 times with a 62% conversion rate. Cilic surrendered his serve 4 times and he saved 56% of the break points that he conceded. Krajinovic broke his opponents 10 times with a 50% conversion rate. Krajinovic conceded his serve 5 times and he saved 80% of the break points that he conceded.
| Cilic | |||||
| R1 Broady |
R2 Bublik |
1/4 Ruusuvuori |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-1 4-6 7-5 | 7-66 7-5 | 7-62 6-4 | ||
| Tot Set | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 | |
| Tot Games | 29 | 25 | 23 | 77 | |
| pts | 95-78 | 76-64 | 78-63 | 249-205 | |
| Total points | 173 | 140 | 141 | 454 | |
| Winners | 44 | 35 | 30 | 109 | |
| %Winners | 46% | 46% | 38% | 44% | |
| SERVE | |||||
| Aces | 18 | 9 | 11 | 38 | |
| Double Faults | 6 | 3 | 6 | 15 | |
| 1st in | 51/87 | 40/64 | 37/67 | 128/218 | |
| % 1st in | 59% | 63% | 55% | 59% | |
| 1st pts | 44/51 | 35/40 | 30/37 | 109/128 | |
| % 1st pts | 86% | 88% | 81% | 85% | |
| 2nd pts | 17/36 | 14/24 | 19/30 | 50/90 | |
| % 2nd pts | 47% | 58% | 63% | 56% | |
| Breaks | |||||
| Won | 4 | 2 | 2 | 8 | |
| Converted | 4/5 | 2/2 | 2/6 | 8/13 | |
| Converted % | 80% | 100% | 33% | 62% | |
| Conceded | 6 | 1 | 2 | 9 | |
| Saved | 4/6 | 0/1 | 1/2 | 5 | |
| Saved % | 67% | 0% | 50% | 39% | |
| Times Broken | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | |
| Krajinovic | |||||
| R1 Brooksby |
R2 Querrey |
1/4 Peniston |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-4 6-3 | 4-6 6-3 6-4 | 4-6 6-3 6-3 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 | |
| Tot Games | 19 | 29 | 28 | 76 | |
| pts | 72-66 | 82-77 | 95-86 | 249-229 | |
| Total points | 138 | 159 | 181 | 478 | |
| Winners | 26 | 41 | 44 | 111 | |
| %Winners | 36% | 50% | 46% | 45% | |
| SERVE | |||||
| Aces | 3 | 6 | 5 | 14 | |
| Double Faults | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 | |
| 1st in | 40/68 | 52/82 | 66/97 | 158/247 | |
| % 1st in | 59% | 63% | 68% | 64% | |
| 1st pts | 26/40 | 41/52 | 44/66 | 111/158 | |
| % 1st pts | 65% | 79% | 67% | 70% | |
| 2nd pts | 14/28 | 19/30 | 18/31 | 51/89 | |
| % 2nd pts | 50% | 63% | 58% | 57% | |
| Breaks | |||||
| Won | 4 | 2 | 4 | 10 | |
| Converted | 4/9 | 2/6 | 4/5 | 10/20 | |
| Converted % | 44% | 33% | 80% | 50% | |
| Conceded | 7 | 4 | 14 | 25 | |
| Saved | 5/7 | 3/4 | 12/14 | 20 | |
| Saved % | 71% | 75% | 86% | 77% | |
| Times Broken | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | |
Head 2 Head
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LWLLWLLLWW Tennis Scores in London
- Matteo BerrettiniBerrettini – Tommy PaulPaul (6-4 6-2) – See score progression
- Filip KrajinovicKrajinovic – Ryan PenistonPeniston (4-6 6-3 6-3) – See score progression
- Botic Van De ZandschulpVan De Zandschulp – Alejandro Davidovich FokinaDavidovich Fokina (6-2 6-4) – See score progression
- Marin CilicCilic – Emil RuusuvuoriRuusuvuori (7-62 6-4) – See score progression
- Lloyd Glasspool/Harri HeliovaaraGlasspool/Harri Heliovaara – Rajeev Ram/Joe SalisburyRam/Joe Salisbury (7-68 6-2) – See score progression
- Nikola Mektic/Mate PavicMektic/Mate Pavic – John Peers/Filip PolasekPeers/Filip Polasek (4-6 7-5 11-9) – See score progression
Upcoming matches in the draw
- Filip KrajinovicKrajinovic – Marin CilicCilic (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- Botic Van De ZandschulpVan De Zandschulp – Matteo BerrettiniBerrettini (0-1) – H2H and prediction
