Marin Cilic vs Nuno BorgesPrediction, Head-to-Head Results, and Stats

๐ญ๐ทMarin Cilic
#81 ยท 37 yrs ยท R
3 meetings ยท sets 4โ4

๐ต๐นNuno Borges
#41 ยท 29 yrs ยท R
Marin Cilic and Nuno Borges have met 3 times since 2021; Marin Cilic leads 2โ1. Their first meeting came at Millennium Estoril Open - Estoril in 2021 on clay. Across all meetings Cilic has taken 4 sets to Borges's 4. Their most recent meeting: Marin Cilic won at Libema Open - 's-Hertogenbosch (2026).
Spread & Straight-Sets Form
Completed best-of-3 matches ยท Last 12 months
| Indicator | Cilic | Borges | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indicator | Marin Cilic | Nuno Borges | ||
| Wins in straight sets | 74% | 14/19 | 71% | 20/28 |
| Wins a set when losing | 25% | 5/20 | 41% | 12/29 |
| Goes to a deciding set | 26% | 10/39 | 35% | 20/57 |
| Covers โ1.5 sets as favorite | 65% | 11/17 | 55% | 17/31 |
| Covers +1.5 sets as underdog | 48% | 10/21 | 48% | 11/23 |
| Tiebreak sets won | 42% | 8/19 | 52% | 16/31 |
| Wins after taking set 1 | 83% | 15/18 | 82% | 23/28 |
| Wins 2-0 after taking set 1 | 78% | 14/18 | 71% | 20/28 |
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: 1 of 3 completed meetings ended in straight sets (Cilic 0, Borges 1).
Style Matchup
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Cilic
๐ค Servebot
Borges
๐ค Servebot
Matchup analysis
Both Marin Cilic and Nuno Borges are ๐ค 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
3 career meetings, newest first
Jun 12, 2026
Libema Open - 's-Hertogenbosch
G Grass ยท 2nd Round
Jan 7, 2026
Hong Kong Tennis Open - Hong Kong
H Hard ยท 2nd Round
Apr 28, 2021
Millennium Estoril Open - Estoril
C Clay ยท 2nd Round
Prop Research
Hit rates on common betting markets ยท Last 90 days
| Outcome | Cilic | Borges | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Outcome | Marin Cilic | Nuno Borges | ||
| 1 or more | 100% | 8/8 | 100% | 22/22 |
| 3 or more | 75% | 6/8 | 82% | 18/22 |
| 5 or more | 75% | 6/8 | 73% | 16/22 |
| 10 or more | 13% | 1/8 | 23% | 5/22 |
| 15 or more | 13% | 1/8 | 14% | 3/22 |
| 20 or more | 0% | 0/8 | 0% | 0/22 |
Player ROI
Hypothetical if you put 1u on each player to win every one of their matches ยท Last 90 days
| Metric | Cilic | Borges |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 3โ5 | 14โ8 |
| Avg odds | 2.30 | 2.33 |
| ROI % | -34.5% | -0.0% |
| Units P/L | -2.76u | -0.01u |
Small sample: ROI stabilizes with more matches; fewer than 10 in the window is noisy.
Travel
Last 30 days
| Metric | Cilic | Borges |
|---|---|---|
| Countries | 2 | 2 |
| Events | 2 | 2 |
| Matches | 3 | 8 |
| Distance | 712 mi ยท 1,146 km | 712 mi ยท 1,146 km |
| Route | CAN โ USA | CAN โ 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 ยท Last 12 months
Cilic has a higher win rate against shared opponents (40% vs Borges's 20%).
| Opponent | Cilic | Borges |
|---|---|---|
| Brandon Nakashima | W 26 64 76 | L 36 76 36 |
| Frances Tiafoe | L 75 26 26 | L 46 46 |
| Moise Kouame | L 67 26 16 | W 64 62 |
| Jannik Sinner | L 26 26 | L 67 67 46 |
| Daniil Medvedev | L 16 26 46 | L 46 76 26 |
| Ethan Quinn | W 76 63 | L 16 26 |
| Adrian Mannarino | W 63 62 | W 62 62 |
| Felix Auger-Aliassime | L 67 36 | L 36 63 36 |
| Marcos Giron | W 75 64 | L 67 26 |
| Taylor Fritz | L 67 67 | L 57 67 |
Recent Form
Last five matches per player
Daniel Merida Aguilar
Cincinnati Open - Cincinnati ยท 1st Round
Aug 15
Frances Tiafoe
National Bank Open - Montreal ยท 2nd Round
Aug 5
Sho Shimabukuro
National Bank Open - Montreal ยท 1st Round
Aug 4
Daniil Medvedev
Wimbledon - London ยท 1st Round
Jun 29
Ugo Humbert
HSBC Championships - London ยท 1st Round
Jun 16
Daniil Medvedev
Libema Open - 's-Hertogenbosch ยท Quarterfinals
Jun 13
Nuno Borges
Libema Open - 's-Hertogenbosch ยท 2nd Round
Jun 12
Denis Shapovalov
Libema Open - 's-Hertogenbosch ยท 1st Round
Jun 8
Brandon Nakashima
Cincinnati Open - Cincinnati ยท 4th Round
Aug 20
Andrey Rublev
Cincinnati Open - Cincinnati ยท 3rd Round
Aug 18
Francisco Cerundolo
Cincinnati Open - Cincinnati ยท 2nd Round
Aug 16
Thanasi Kokkinakis
Cincinnati Open - Cincinnati ยท 1st Round
Aug 14
Luciano Darderi
National Bank Open - Montreal ยท 4th Round
Aug 8
Yannick Hanfmann
National Bank Open - Montreal ยท 3rd Round
Aug 6
Tomas Martin Etcheverry
National Bank Open - Montreal ยท 2nd Round
Aug 5
Aleksandar Kovacevic
National Bank Open - Montreal ยท 1st Round
Aug 3
Rivalry momentum
Cumulative head-to-head lead over time
Win rate
Matches, sets and games won ยท Last 12 months ยท 44โ64 matches
| Metric | Cilic | Borges |
|---|---|---|
| Matches won | 48% | 50% |
| Sets won | 48% | 51% |
| Games won | 50% | 50% |
Record by tier
Head-to-head record by tournament tier
| Stage | Cilic | Borges |
|---|---|---|
| ATP 250 | 1 | 1 |
| ATP World Tour 250 | 1 | 0 |
By surface
Head-to-head record per surface
| Surface | Cilic | Borges |
|---|---|---|
| Hard | 0 | 1 |
| Clay | 1 | 0 |
| Grass | 1 | 0 |
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