Marin Cilic gets the better of Lestienne in the semifinal. HIGHLIGHTS – TEL AVIV RESULTS

TEL AVIV WATERGEN OPEN - TEL AVIV DRAW AND RESULTS. Cilic gets by Lestienne to take on Novak Djokovic in the final

Prediction and head to head Marin Cilic vs. Constant Lestienne

Marin Cilic victorious over Constant Lestienne 7-5 6-3 in the semifinal in Tel Aviv on Saturday. Cilic will play against Novak Djokovic in the final. The match lasted 1 hour and 46 minutes.

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Cilic's Record

Cilic added to his prize money $ 34,710 after winning this match. He has won already $ 84,245 after this win. If he wins the next match, the Croatian will add $ 60,170 to his earnings to get in total $ 144,415 in total.

Highlights Marin Cilic vs. Constant Lestienne Tel Aviv Watergen Open – Tel Aviv

Stats: aces, double faults, breaks, winners

Cilic
Lestienne
73
73
Total points
56
56
31
31
Winners
27
27
42%
42%
Ratio Winners
48%
48%
-- Serve --
14
14
Aces
0
0
2
2
Double Faults
5
5
60%
60%
1st in
58%
58%
86%
86%
1st won
68%
68%
31/36
31/36
1st won
27/40
27/40
46%
46%
2nd won
38%
38%
11/24
11/24
2nd won
11/29
11/29
-- Break Points --
4/7
4/7
Total
1/2
1/2
57%
57%
Won
50%
50%
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At the end of the match, Cilic scored 73 points vs. the French player’s 56.

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Marin served pretty well to win 86% of the points (31/36) behind his first serve. Notwithstanding he won only 46% points (11/24) on his second serve. Cilic fired 14 aces and he committed 2 double faults. Cilic was pretty effective at converting 57% of the break points that he procured (4/7).

Lestienne

On the other side, the French player didn’t lose the focus when converting 50% of the break points that he conquered points (1/2). Yet, that was not enough to win the encounter.

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

Draw and next match H2H: Marin Cilic vs. Novak Djokovic – stats

Cilic will square off with Djokovic in the final.

This will be the 21st time that Marin Cilic and Novak Djokovic face off. The head to head is 18-2 for Djokovic (see full H2H stats), 5-1 on I.hard.

The last time that they competed against each other, Djokovic won 7-67 6-2 in the R in London back in 2018.

Marin Cilic Draw info

Live score progression and stats

1st Set -
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The Croatian clinched the set after recovering from 1 break down. In fact, after dropping his serve in the 4th (1-3) game, The Croatian broke back in the 9th (4-5) and in the 11th (6-5) game to conquer the set 7-5.

The French player was not able to offer any resistance in the last 5 games of the set when the score went from 2-5 to 7-5.

The Croatian was exemplary in converting all his break points in the 9th (3-5 40-A) and the 11th game (5-5 0-40). On the other side, Lestienne converted 50% of his break points (1/2). He had his opportunities in the 4th (2-1 40-A) and the 10th game (5-4 30-40).

They played 77 points. Cilic was the winner of the set after clinching 9 points more than Constant (43-34). The Croatian dropped 14 points on serve (26-14). on the other side of the net, the French player conceded 17 points on serve (20-17).

2nd Set -
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The Croatian won the set after he broke the French player in the 7th (4-3) and in the 9th (6-3) game.

The French player was eclipsed in the last 4 games of the set when the score went from 2-3 to 6-3.

Cilic converted 40% of his break points (2/5). He had 5 break points opportunities in the 7th (3-3 15-40, 30-40 and 40-A) and the 9th game (5-3 15-40 and 30-40). On the other side, the Croatian didn’t concede a single break point during this set.

They played 52 points. Marin won 8 points more than the French player (30-22). Marin was extremely solid on serve to concede just 4 points (16-4). On the losing side, Constant conceded 14 points on serve (18-14).

 

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