Prediction Of Auger-Aliassime Vs Cilic H2H, Who Will Win At ATP Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships 2025?

What Time Will Felix Auger-Aliassime Play Against Marin Cilic?

Auger-Aliassime and Cilic are on the Day 4 Schedule at Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships 2025 on Thursday 27 February 2025. Lets breakdown the career, past stats and recent form of these players and predict who will get the victory.

Who Will Win In This Head-To-Head?

Head-to-head, Marin Cilic leads 3-1 against Felix Auger-Aliassime. Their previous matches took place in different tournaments and on various surfaces. In the 2019 Australian Open, Auger-Aliassime defeated Cilic in a hard-fought match. In the 2020 Stuttgart tournament, Cilic emerged victorious on grass. Cilic also won their matches in the 2019 Washington tournament on hard court and the 2020 Paris Masters 1000 on indoor hard court.

Felix Auger-Aliassime, a 24-year-old Canadian player, currently ranks 21st in the world. In 2022, he experienced a breakthrough season, achieving a career-high ranking of 6 and earning 60 wins. During this season, he had a 16-match win streak and won three titles consecutively in Florence, Antwerp, and Basel. Auger-Aliassime’s success extended to the Grand Slam events, as he reached the Australian Open quarterfinals for the third consecutive time and also performed well in team competitions, winning the ATP Cup, Laver Cup, and Davis Cup. Notably, he excelled on hard court and indoor surfaces, securing 45 hard-court wins and 31 indoor wins in 2022. He even defeated top-ranked players like Alcaraz, Djokovic, Murray, and Nadal.

Auger-Aliassime’s achievements in previous years are also notable. In 2021, he became the first Canadian men’s singles semifinalist in the history of the US Open. In 2024, he became the first Canadian ATP Masters 1000 finalist on clay in series history at Madrid. At a young age of 18, Auger-Aliassime became the youngest Top-25 player since Hewitt in 1999, the youngest ATP 500 finalist at Rio de Janeiro, and the youngest semifinalist in the Miami tournament.

For the 2025 season, Auger-Aliassime has 14 wins and has won two titles in Adelaide and Montpellier. In the ongoing Dubai tournament, he reached the quarterfinals after defeating opponents outside the Top 100. He aims to advance to the semifinals and hopes to reach four semis in a single season for the first time since 2022.

Marin Cilic, a 36-year-old player from Croatia, ranks 187th in the world. He achieved a career-high ranking of No. 3 and broke into the Top 10 after reaching the semifinals of the 2010 Australian Open. Cilic’s notable career highlights include winning the 2014 US Open by defeating Federer and reaching the finals of the 2017 Wimbledon and 2018 Australian Open, where he lost to Federer. He also had success at Grand Slam events, reaching the semifinals of all four majors and upsetting Medvedev at the 2022 Roland Garros.

Cilic has 21 titles and 590 victories to his name, with notable wins over Djokovic and Nadal. In 2024, he achieved the feat of becoming the lowest-ranked champion in ATP Tour history by winning the Hangzhou tournament as World No. 777. Throughout his career, he won the ATP Masters 1000 Cincinnati title in 2016, played a crucial role in Croatia’s Davis Cup victory in 2018, and secured a silver medal in the men’s doubles event at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics alongside Dodig.

In the current Dubai tournament, Cilic has a win-loss record of 2-1, reaching the quarterfinals. He aims to reach his 68th tour-level semifinal and become one of the oldest semifinalists in the tournament’s history. A win in the quarterfinals would also propel him to the No. 114 position on the PIF ATP Live Rankings.

In summary, Felix Auger-Aliassime and Marin Cilic have faced each other four times, with Cilic leading the head-to-head 3-1. Auger-Aliassime has had a breakout season in 2022, achieving a career-high ranking, winning titles, and defeating top-ranked players. Cilic, a former World No. 1 junior and Grand Slam champion, has had a successful career with notable wins over Federer, Djokovic, and Nadal. Both players are aiming to advance further in the current Dubai tournament.

My Conclusion / Prediction:

My pick is that Auger-Aliassime will win.
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