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 | 71% | 12/17 |
| Wins a set when losing | 24% | 5/21 | 29% | 5/17 |
| Goes to a deciding set | 34% | 11/32 | 29% | 10/34 |
| Covers −1.5 sets as favorite | 14% | 2/14 | 65% | 11/17 |
| Covers +1.5 sets as underdog | 39% | 7/18 | 47% | 7/15 |
| Tiebreak sets won | 22% | 2/9 | 39% | 7/18 |
| Wins after taking set 1 | 67% | 8/12 | 81% | 13/16 |
| Wins 2-0 after taking set 1 | 42% | 5/12 | 75% | 12/16 |
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 6,464 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% | 7/7 | 100% | 4/4 |
| 3 or more | 100% | 7/7 | 75% | 3/4 |
| 5 or more | 86% | 6/7 | 75% | 3/4 |
| 10 or more | 57% | 4/7 | 0% | 0/4 |
| 15 or more | 29% | 2/7 | 0% | 0/4 |
| 20 or more | 14% | 1/7 | 0% | 0/4 |
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 | 4–4 | 1–3 |
| Avg odds | 1.87 | 2.27 |
| ROI % | -0.9% | -56.3% |
| Units P/L | -0.07u | -2.25u |
Small sample: ROI stabilizes with more matches; fewer than 10 in the window is noisy.
Travel
Last 30 days
| Metric | Popyrin | Cilic |
|---|---|---|
| Countries | — | 1 |
| Events | — | 1 |
| Matches | — | 1 |
| Distance | — | 0 mi · 0 km |
| Route | — | CHN |
Host country from each tournament in the last 30 days, including the current event even when a player arrived on a bye. 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 (20% 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 |
| Felix Auger-Aliassime | L 57 36 | L 67 36 |
Recent Form
Last five matches per player
Alejandro Tabilo
U.S. Open - New York · 2nd Round
Sep 3
Grigor Dimitrov
U.S. Open - New York · 1st Round
Sep 1
Hugo Gaston
Quebec City Challenger · 2nd Round
Aug 20
Francesco Maestrelli
Quebec City Challenger · 1st Round
Aug 19
Titouan Droguet
Cincinnati Open - Cincinnati · 1st Round Qualifying
Aug 11
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
Arthur Fery
Shanghai Rolex Masters - Shanghai · 1st Round
Oct 7
Daniel Merida Aguilar
Cincinnati Open - Cincinnati · 1st Round
Aug 15
Daniel Merida Aguilar
Cincinnati Open - Cincinnati · 1st Round
Aug 14
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
Rivalry momentum
Cumulative head-to-head lead over time
Win rate
Matches, sets and games won · Last 12 months · 37–39 matches
| Metric | Popyrin | Cilic |
|---|---|---|
| Matches won | 32% | 49% |
| Sets won | 36% | 49% |
| Games won | 47% | 50% |
Record by tier
Head-to-head record by tournament tier
| Stage | Popyrin | Cilic |
|---|---|---|
| ATP 500 | 0 | 1 |
| ATP 250 | 1 | 0 |
| ATP Masters 1000 | 0 | 2 |
By surface
Head-to-head record per surface
| Surface | Popyrin | Cilic |
|---|---|---|
| Hard | 1 | 3 |
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