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Frances Tiafoe vs Marin Cilic — Prediction

ATP Hard Montreal · 2. round 01:15

Predicted probability

Frances Tiafoe

USA

58.76%

Marin Cilic

Croatia

41.24%

Average Odds

1.44  /  2.78

Market probability

65.88%  /  34.12%

Why This Prediction?

Frances Tiafoe is the favorite because he has a higher Elo rating (1842 vs 1794) and fewer double faults per game (0.09 vs 0.11).

Player Comparison

1842.3 Elo 1794.0
1776.5 Elo (surface) 1790.8
290 Wins 636
198 Wins (surface) 393
11 Last 15 form 7
0 Head-to-head wins 2
0.915 Dominance ratio 1.004
20 Rank 85
28.5 Age 37.8
right Hand right

Performance vs. the Odds

Career record grouped by how big a favorite the market made each player, based on their average odds.

Frances Tiafoe

Heavy favorite (odds below 1.30) 5W–0L · 100.0%
Favorite (odds 1.30-1.80) 8W–1L · 88.9%
Even match (odds 1.80-2.20) 3W–2L · 60.0%
Underdog (odds 2.20-4.00) 4W–3L · 57.1%
Heavy underdog (odds above 4.00) 0W–0L · 0.0%

26 matches with market odds since 2026-05-25.

Marin Cilic

Heavy favorite (odds below 1.30) 0W–1L · 0.0%
Favorite (odds 1.30-1.80) 1W–0L · 100.0%
Even match (odds 1.80-2.20) 0W–1L · 0.0%
Underdog (odds 2.20-4.00) 0W–2L · 0.0%
Heavy underdog (odds above 4.00) 0W–0L · 0.0%

5 matches with market odds since 2026-05-26.

Serve & Return

Serve and return win rates from each player's last 10 matches at the selected level.

Frances Tiafoe Marin Cilic

1st Serve In %

52.4%
60.7%

1st Serve Points Won %

72.5%
71.8%

2nd Serve Points Won %

47.5%
49.0%

Return Points Won vs 1st Serve %

25.3%
28.7%

Return Points Won vs 2nd Serve %

48.6%
47.2%

Aces per Service Game

0.75
0.60

Double Faults per Service Game

0.27
0.21

Based on each player's last 10 ATP/Grand Slam matches.

1st Serve In %

62.0%
56.2%

1st Serve Points Won %

73.8%
80.5%

2nd Serve Points Won %

51.9%
55.7%

Return Points Won vs 1st Serve %

31.6%
30.0%

Return Points Won vs 2nd Serve %

47.7%
51.4%

Aces per Service Game

0.40
1.02

Double Faults per Service Game

0.16
0.32

Based on each player's last 10 Challenger matches.

Break Point Performance

How each player handles the biggest points - break points saved serving, and converted returning - from their last 10 matches at the selected level.

Frances Tiafoe Marin Cilic

Break Points Saved %

57.1%
50.0%

Break Points Converted %

40.0%
44.4%

Based on each player's last 10 ATP/Grand Slam matches.

Break Points Saved %

70.6%
72.1%

Break Points Converted %

43.1%
35.8%

Based on each player's last 10 Challenger matches.

Head-to-Head

Frances Tiafoe 02 Marin Cilic

Hard Montreal · 2026-08-05
5-7 6-2 6-2
9 Aces 9
2 Double Faults 4
77 Service Points 102
49 First Serve In 66
41 First Serve Won 48
16 Second Serve Won 12
5 Break Points Saved 3
6 Break Points Faced 7
24 Winners 27
29 Unforced Errors 54
1.4 Average Odds 2.8
Clay Davis Cup WG SF: CRO vs USA · 2018-09-14
6-1 6-3 7-6(5)
13 Aces 9
1 Double Faults 4
91 Service Points 89
60 First Serve In 58
52 First Serve Won 34
14 Second Serve Won 16
1 Break Points Saved 3
2 Break Points Faced 8
- Winners -
- Unforced Errors -
- Average Odds -
Hard Laver Cup · 2017-09-22
7-6(3) 7-6(5)
- Aces -
- Double Faults -
- Service Points -
- First Serve In -
- First Serve Won -
- Second Serve Won -
- Break Points Saved -
- Break Points Faced -
- Winners -
- Unforced Errors -
- Average Odds -

Frances Tiafoe — Last 10

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Marin Cilic — Last 10

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