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Marin Cilic vs Sho Shimabukuro — Prediction

ATP Hard Montreal · 1. round

Predicted probability

Marin Cilic

Croatia

57.11%

Sho Shimabukuro

Japan

42.89%

Average Odds

1.75  /  2.06

Market probability

54.07%  /  45.93%

Why This Prediction?

Marin Cilic is the favorite because he has a higher Elo rating on hard courts (1785 vs 1635), a higher Elo rating (1788 vs 1725) and more wins on hard courts (392 vs 28).

Player Comparison

1787.7 Elo 1725.3
1785.3 Elo (surface) 1634.9
635 Wins 39
392 Wins (surface) 28
7 Last 15 form 9
0 Head-to-head wins 0
0.987 Dominance ratio 1.014
85 Rank 94
37.8 Age 29.0
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.

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.

Sho Shimabukuro

Heavy favorite (odds below 1.30) 1W–0L · 100.0%
Favorite (odds 1.30-1.80) 3W–2L · 60.0%
Even match (odds 1.80-2.20) 3W–2L · 60.0%
Underdog (odds 2.20-4.00) 2W–5L · 28.6%
Heavy underdog (odds above 4.00) 0W–0L · 0.0%

18 matches with market odds since 2026-06-03.

Serve & Return

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

Marin Cilic Sho Shimabukuro

1st Serve In %

60.7%
58.1%

1st Serve Points Won %

71.8%
75.4%

2nd Serve Points Won %

49.0%
57.9%

Return Points Won vs 1st Serve %

28.7%
32.6%

Return Points Won vs 2nd Serve %

47.2%
53.9%

Aces per Service Game

0.60
0.55

Double Faults per Service Game

0.21
0.31

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

1st Serve In %

56.2%
59.1%

1st Serve Points Won %

80.5%
74.5%

2nd Serve Points Won %

55.7%
51.0%

Return Points Won vs 1st Serve %

30.0%
32.0%

Return Points Won vs 2nd Serve %

51.4%
51.5%

Aces per Service Game

1.02
0.62

Double Faults per Service Game

0.32
0.17

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.

Marin Cilic Sho Shimabukuro

Break Points Saved %

50.0%
65.5%

Break Points Converted %

44.4%
46.1%

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

Break Points Saved %

72.1%
70.1%

Break Points Converted %

35.8%
35.7%

Based on each player's last 10 Challenger matches.

Head-to-Head

Marin Cilic 00 Sho Shimabukuro

Hard Montreal · 2026-08-04
7-6 6-1
6 Aces 2
0 Double Faults 2
59 Service Points 58
33 First Serve In 30
23 First Serve Won 24
12 Second Serve Won 20
1 Break Points Saved 4
4 Break Points Faced 4
19 Winners 14
33 Unforced Errors 18
1.7 Average Odds 2.1

Marin Cilic — Last 10

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Sho Shimabukuro — Last 10

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