Marin Cilic def. Alexei Popyrin — Round of 128, Miami Open 2026

🇺🇸
Miami Open 2026

Masters 1000HardMiami, USA

Played19 Mar 2026

Rounds
  1. R128
  2. R64
  3. R32
  4. R16
  5. QF
  6. Semifinal
  7. Final

🇭🇷ranked ATP number 49 going into this drawWon

Marin Cilic 6 6

🇦🇺ranked ATP number 47 going into this draw

Alexei Popyrin 4 4

🇭🇷M. CilicMarin CilicvA. PopyrinAlexei Popyrin🇦🇺

🇭🇷Marin Cilic

🇦🇺Alexei Popyrin

Match stats

Serve

8

Aces

12

3

Double faults

2

55%

1st serve in

66%

83%

1st serve points won

74%

53%

2nd serve points won

40%

70%

Service points won

62%

6/6

Break points saved

1/3

Return

38%

Return points won

30%

2/3

Break points won

0/6

68

Total points won

56

Head to head

2–0 Cilic

  1. This matchMiami R128won by Cilic
  2. 2025HardDubai R16won by Cilic

Stats, 6 months going in

Won–lost

5–5

Last 10 matches

2–8

0–2

Last 30 days

1–3

By surface

9–9

Hard

2–10

–

Indoor hard

0–1

By round

2–1

R128

0–2

1–1

R64

0–1

6–3

First match at an event

2–9

1–2

At Masters 1000s

0–2

How their matches go

18

Completed matches

13

50%

Won in straight sets

8%

0%

Won after losing a set

8%

6%

Lost after winning a set

31%

44%

Lost in straight sets

54%

5–9

Tiebreaks

1–4

–

Deciding sets

1–4

9/9

Won after winning set 1

1/5

0/9

Won after losing set 1

1/8

Serve and return, last 5 matches

62%

1st serve in

68%

86%

1st serve points won

72%

48%

2nd serve points won

56%

86%

Break points saved

44%

31%

Return points won

33%

26%

Break points won

53%

14.4

Aces a match

6.2

3.0

Double faults a match

0.2

Last 14 days

0

Matches

0

0

Sets

0

15

Days since last match

15

Common opponents, 6 monthsCommon opponents, 6 months going in

OpponentMarin CilicAlexei Popyrin
🇮🇹SinnerNo. 2
🇮🇹SinnerNo. 2LostBeijing R32LostDoha R16
🇨🇦Auger-AliassimeNo. 9
🇨🇦Auger-AliassimeNo. 9LostBasel R16LostRotterdam R32
Total
Total0–20–2

Last 10 matches going in

LatestMarin CilicAlexei Popyrin
1Lost🇺🇸Z. SvajdaZachary SvajdaNo. 98No. 98 · 4 MarIndian Wells R128 · 4 MarLost🇺🇸J. BrooksbyJenson BrooksbyNo. 49No. 49 · 4 MarIndian Wells R128 · 4 Mar
2Lost🇺🇸B. NakashimaBrandon NakashimaNo. 29No. 29 · 17 FebDelray Beach R32 · 17 FebLost🇨🇿J. MensikJakub MensikNo. 16No. 16 · 25 FebDubai R16 · 25 Feb
3Lost🇺🇸T. FritzTaylor FritzNo. 7No. 7 · 14 FebDallas SF · 14 FebWon🇵🇱K. MajchrzakKamil MajchrzakNo. 56No. 56 · 24 FebDubai R32 · 24 Feb
4Won🇬🇧J. Pinnington JonesJack Pinnington JonesNo. 173No. 173 · 13 FebDallas QF · 13 FebLost🇮🇹J. SinnerJannik SinnerNo. 2No. 2 · 18 FebDoha R16 · 18 Feb
5Won🇺🇸E. QuinnEthan QuinnNo. 68No. 68 · 12 FebDallas R16 · 12 FebWon🇶🇦M. Shannan ZayidMubarak Shannan ZayidR32 · 16 FebDoha R32 · 16 Feb
6Won🇺🇸L. TienLearner TienNo. 24No. 24 · 10 FebDallas R32 · 10 FebLost🇨🇦F. Auger-AliassimeFelix Auger-AliassimeNo. 8No. 8 · 11 FebRotterdam R32 · 11 Feb
7Lost🇳🇴C. RuudCasper RuudNo. 13No. 13 · 24 JanMelbourne R32 · 24 JanLost🇫🇷A. MullerAlexandre MullerNo. 50No. 50 · 19 JanMelbourne R128 · 19 Jan
8Won🇨🇦D. ShapovalovDenis ShapovalovNo. 23No. 23 · 22 JanMelbourne R64 · 22 JanLost🇺🇸R. OpelkaReilly OpelkaNo. 60No. 60 · 12 JanAdelaide R32 · 12 Jan
9Won🇩🇪D. AltmaierDaniel AltmaierNo. 44No. 44 · 19 JanMelbourne R128 · 19 JanLost🇫🇷Q. HalysQuentin HalysNo. 91No. 91 · 5 JanBrisbane R32 · 5 Jan
10Lost🇵🇹N. BorgesNuno BorgesNo. 47No. 47 · 7 JanHong Kong R16 · 7 JanLost🇺🇸S. KordaSebastian KordaNo. 54No. 54 · 2 NovAthens R32 · 2 Nov