Alexei Popyrin vs Marin CilicPrediction, Head-to-Head Results, and Stats
Alexei Popyrin and Marin Cilic have met 4 times since 2021; Marin Cilic leads 3–1. Their first meeting came at Singapore Tennis Open - Singapore in 2021 on hard. On hard courts Cilic leads 3–1. Cilic has won the last 3 meetings. Across all meetings Popyrin has taken 3 sets to Cilic's 6. Their most recent meeting: Marin Cilic won at Miami Open - Miami (2026).
Spread & Straight-Sets Form
Completed best-of-3 matches · Last 12 months
| Indicator | Popyrin | Cilic | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indicator | Alexei Popyrin | Marin Cilic | ||
| Wins in straight sets | 45% | 5/11 | 74% | 14/19 |
| Wins a set when losing | 29% | 6/21 | 25% | 5/20 |
| Goes to a deciding set | 38% | 12/32 | 26% | 10/39 |
| Covers −1.5 sets as favorite | 15% | 2/13 | 65% | 11/17 |
| Covers +1.5 sets as underdog | 42% | 8/19 | 48% | 10/21 |
| Tiebreak sets won | 33% | 3/9 | 42% | 8/19 |
| Wins after taking set 1 | 62% | 8/13 | 83% | 15/18 |
| Wins 2-0 after taking set 1 | 38% | 5/13 | 78% | 14/18 |
Colored rows are higher-is-better: green above 50%, red below. Favorite/underdog set by book odds; cover rows count only matches with odds on record. Head-to-head: 3 of 4 completed meetings ended in straight sets (Popyrin 1, Cilic 2).
Style Matchup
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Popyrin
🤖 Servebot
Cilic
🤖 Servebot
Matchup analysis
Both Alexei Popyrin and Marin Cilic are 🤖 Servebot types. Mirror matchups usually come down to execution, fitness, and surface fit, across 5,568 matches in our dataset the historical split is about even.
Previous meetings
4 career meetings, newest first
Mar 19, 2026
Miami Open - Miami
H Hard · 1st Round
Feb 26, 2025
Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships - Dubai
H Hard · 2nd Round
Mar 26, 2022
Miami Open - Miami
H Hard · 2nd Round
Feb 27, 2021
Singapore Tennis Open - Singapore
H Hard · Semifinals
Prop Research
Hit rates on common betting markets · Last 90 days
| Outcome | Popyrin | Cilic | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Outcome | Alexei Popyrin | Marin Cilic | ||
| 1 or more | 100% | 8/8 | 100% | 8/8 |
| 3 or more | 100% | 8/8 | 75% | 6/8 |
| 5 or more | 88% | 7/8 | 75% | 6/8 |
| 10 or more | 38% | 3/8 | 13% | 1/8 |
| 15 or more | 13% | 1/8 | 13% | 1/8 |
| 20 or more | 0% | 0/8 | 0% | 0/8 |
Player ROI
Hypothetical if you put 1u on each player to win every one of their matches · Last 90 days
| Metric | Popyrin | Cilic |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 3–5 | 3–5 |
| Avg odds | 1.99 | 2.30 |
| ROI % | -33.8% | -34.5% |
| Units P/L | -2.70u | -2.76u |
Small sample: ROI stabilizes with more matches; fewer than 10 in the window is noisy.
Travel
Last 30 days
| Metric | Popyrin | Cilic |
|---|---|---|
| Countries | 1 | 2 |
| Events | 2 | 2 |
| Matches | 4 | 3 |
| Distance | 145 mi · 233 km | 712 mi · 1,146 km |
| Route | CAN | CAN → USA |
Host country from the tournament each match was played in, over the last 30 days. Route is the order of countries visited; consecutive stops in the same country are shown once. Distance is the great-circle total between host cities, shown only when every stop in the window is geocoded. A rough fatigue signal, not a headline stat.
Common opponents
Results vs. opponents both players faced · Last 12 months
Popyrin has a higher win rate against shared opponents (17% vs Cilic's 0%).
| Opponent | Popyrin | Cilic |
|---|---|---|
| Frances Tiafoe | L 63 46 67 | L 75 26 26 |
| Zachary Svajda | L 63 36 67 57 | L 67 46 |
| Casper Ruud | L 46 36 | L 46 46 63 57 |
| Taylor Fritz | W 64 64 | L 67 67 |
| Jannik Sinner | L 26 06 | L 26 26 |
| Felix Auger-Aliassime | L 57 36 | L 67 36 |
Recent Form
Last five matches per player
Francesco Maestrelli
Quebec City Challenger · 1st Round
Aug 19
Thiago Agustin Tirante
National Bank Open - Montreal · 3rd Round
Aug 8
Raphael Collignon
National Bank Open - Montreal · 2nd Round
Aug 5
Roman Andres Burruchaga
National Bank Open - Montreal · 1st Round
Aug 4
Andy Andrade
Vancouver Challenger · 1st Round
Jul 29
Jiri Lehecka
Wimbledon - London · 1st Round
Jun 30
Jan Choinski
Lexus Eastbourne Open - Eastbourne · 1st Round
Jun 22
Raphael Collignon
Terra Wortmann Open - Halle · 1st Round
Jun 16
Daniel Merida Aguilar
Cincinnati Open - Cincinnati · 1st Round
Aug 15
Frances Tiafoe
National Bank Open - Montreal · 2nd Round
Aug 5
Sho Shimabukuro
National Bank Open - Montreal · 1st Round
Aug 4
Daniil Medvedev
Wimbledon - London · 1st Round
Jun 29
Ugo Humbert
HSBC Championships - London · 1st Round
Jun 16
Daniil Medvedev
Libema Open - 's-Hertogenbosch · Quarterfinals
Jun 13
Nuno Borges
Libema Open - 's-Hertogenbosch · 2nd Round
Jun 12
Denis Shapovalov
Libema Open - 's-Hertogenbosch · 1st Round
Jun 8
Rivalry momentum
Cumulative head-to-head lead over time
Win rate
Matches, sets and games won · Last 12 months · 35–44 matches
| Metric | Popyrin | Cilic |
|---|---|---|
| Matches won | 31% | 48% |
| Sets won | 35% | 48% |
| Games won | 47% | 50% |
Record by tier
Head-to-head record by tournament tier
| Stage | Popyrin | Cilic |
|---|---|---|
| ATP 500 | 0 | 1 |
| ATP Masters 1000 | 0 | 1 |
| ATP World Tour Masters 1000 | 0 | 1 |
| ATP World Tour 250 | 1 | 0 |
By surface
Head-to-head record per surface
| Surface | Popyrin | Cilic |
|---|---|---|
| Hard | 1 | 3 |
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