Grand Slam · Round of 128 · Roland Garros
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Cilic
🤖 Servebot
Kouame
🪃 Counterpuncher
Matchup analysis
The 🤖 Servebot archetype wins about 56% vs 🪃 Counterpuncher across 3,086 matches in our dataset. That is a small stylistic lean for Marin Cilic here.
Servebot players often use high ace rate and dominant service to pressure the counterpuncher's elite bp conversion. On Clay, that can swing with conditions.
Hypothetical if you put 1u on each player to win every one of their matches · Last 90 days
| Metric | Cilic | Kouame |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 5–5 | 2–7 |
| Avg odds | 2.27 | 3.09 |
| ROI % | -7.2% | -36.9% |
| Units P/L | -0.72u | -3.32u |
Small sample: ROI stabilizes with more matches; fewer than 10 in the window is noisy.
First career meeting
Cilic and Kouame have never faced each other on tour.
Results vs. opponents both players faced · Last 12 months
Kouame has a higher win rate against shared opponents (67% vs Cilic's 33%).
| Opponent | Cilic | Kouame |
|---|---|---|
| Zachary Svajda | L 67 46 | W 57 64 64 |
| Nishesh Basavareddy | L 64 46 36 | W 63 63 |
| Pol Martin Tiffon | W 64 63 | L 62 46 36 |
Serve and return comparison · Last 90 days
| Stat | Cilic | Kouame |
|---|---|---|
| Serve | ||
| 1st Serve In % | 61.4% | 60.4% |
| 1st Serve Pts Won % | 77.6% | 68.5% |
| 2nd Serve Pts Won % | 51.2% | 48.3% |
| Aces / Match | 8.8 | 4.3 |
| Double Faults / Match | 2.2 | 3.3 |
| Break Points Saved % | 72.3% | 69.7% |
| Return | ||
| 1st Return Pts Won % | 27.4% | 31.1% |
| 2nd Return Pts Won % | 50.7% | 50.3% |
| BP Converted % | 42.8% | 44.5% |
| Rally | ||
| Winners / Match | 21.8 | 19.3 |
| Unforced Errors / Match | 23.9 | 32.7 |
| Net Pts Won % | 71.2% | 72.7% |
| Total Pts Won % | 52.2% | 49.7% |
| Surface (Clay) | ||
| Clay Win % | 50% | 0% |
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Match summary
Marin Cilic meets Moise Kouame in the Round of 128 at Roland Garros on May 25, 2026. Cilic, ranked 46th, brings a serve-heavy game to the clay court, while Kouame, ranked 318th, operates as a reactive player built on counterattacking. The two have never faced each other.
Cilic has won 2 of his last 5 matches and stands at 50% over his last 10, arriving with a one-match losing streak but a 17-day rest period before this fixture. Kouame has not won a match in his last five outings and has won just 2 of 10 overall; he also comes in with 16 days since his last play. The pair have split their recent common opponents, with Cilic defeating Ignacio Buse and Pol Martin Tiffon while losing to Nishesh Basavareddy and Zachary Svajda. Kouame took victories against those same Basavareddy and Svajda but fell to Buse and Tiffon.
Cilic's clay record sits at 12-8 (60%), a solid foundation for a power server on a slower surface. Kouame has managed 0-8 on clay across the sample, a stark pattern that underscores the challenges his counterattacking approach faces on this court. The match will test whether Cilic can impose rhythm through his serve or whether Kouame can construct points long enough to find openings from the back of the court.
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