Novak Djokovic will face off against Marin Cilic in Shanghai on Friday at 6:30 pm on STADIUM COURT.
How and when to watch the match on live stream and for free
The contest between Djokovic and Cilic can be enjoyed with online streaming on tennistv.com (paying platform) and also on bet365 (for free with a funded account).
In China, the match can be watched on CCTV. In both Serbia and Croatia the match is broadcasted by Sportklub. Click here to see at what time the match should be broadcasted live in your country.
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The H2H stats
Djokovic and Cilic played each other 21 times. The head to head is 19-2 for Djokovic.
The last time that they played each other it was Tel Aviv (Tel Aviv Watergen Open) when Djokovic won 6-3 6-4. The prediction is Cilic to win in 2 sets.
Highlights Novak Djokovic vs Marin Cilic – Tel Aviv 02-October-2022
Cilic in Shanghai, ranking, and results in 2025
Currently the world no.94, the Croatian has a compiled 23-16 win-loss record in 2025. Cilic is currently having a run in Shanghai where he beat Nikoloz Basilashvili 6-3 7-6(5)
.Marin Cilic will face the world no.123 Pablo Carreno-Busta in the . Their current head to head is 6-1 for Cilic.
Marin has won 2 titles in 2025 in the Girona Challenger and in the Nottingham 2 Challenger. Cilic got to the final in the Madrid Challenger.
Cilic won 21 titles in his career: 7 on hard courts, 2 on clay courts, 9 on indoor courts and 3 on grass courts. (See the list of his titles)
Novak Djokovic in 2025
Currently ranked no.5, Novak played his last match on the 5th of September when he lost to world no.1 Carlos Alcaraz 6-4 7-6(4) 6-2 in the semifinal in U.S. Open (draw).
Until now, during this year the Serbian has achieved a compiled 31-10 match record. Novak clinched 1 title in Geneva. Djokovic was the runner-up in Miami.