Prediction Of Cilic Vs Lehecka H2H, Who Will Win At ATP Belgrade Open 2024?

What Time Will Marin Cilic Play Against Jiri Lehecka?

Cilic and Lehecka are on the Day 3 Schedule at Belgrade Open 2024 on Tuesday 5 November 2024. 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?

In the second round of the Grandstand match, Marin Cilic from Croatia will be facing Jiri Lehecka from the Czech Republic. This will be their first-ever meeting on the court. Cilic, who is currently 36 years old, holds the 196th position in the world rankings. He reached a career-high position of number three and broke into the top ten after his impressive performance at the 2010 Australian Open, where he reached the semi-finals. Cilic also achieved a career-high ranking of number three after making it to the final of the 2018 Australian Open. He defeated Roger Federer on his way to winning the 2014 US Open title but lost to him in the finals of the 2017 Wimbledon and 2018 Australian Open. Cilic caused an upset by defeating the world number two, Daniil Medvedev, in the quarter-finals of the 2022 Roland Garros, making him one of only four active players to reach the semi-finals of all four Grand Slam events (along with Djokovic, Nadal, and Sinner). He owns 21 titles and has a career record of 588 wins and 336 losses. Some of his notable wins include defeating Novak Djokovic at the 2016 Paris and Rafael Nadal at the 2018 Australian Open. Cilic made history by becoming the lowest-ranked champion in ATP Tour history by winning the Hangzhou tournament in 2024 when he was ranked 777th in the world. He also won the 2016 ATP Masters 1000 Cincinnati title, helped Croatia win the 2018 Davis Cup, and won a silver medal in the All-Croatian men’s doubles final at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics with his partner, Dodig.

On the other hand, 22-year-old Jiri Lehecka from the Czech Republic is currently ranked 31st in the world. He achieved a career-high ranking of number 23 in January 2024 after winning his first ATP Tour title in Adelaide. Lehecka has had some impressive victories throughout his career, including defeating Andrey Rublev to reach the semi-finals of the 2023 Doha and reaching his first ATP Masters 1000 quarter-finals at the 2024 Indian Wells, where he defeated Daniil Medvedev via retirement to reach his first ATP Masters 1000 semi-finals at the 2024 Madrid. He also reached the quarter-finals of the 2023 Australian Open after defeating Cameron Norrie in the third round and Felix Auger-Aliassime in the fourth round. Lehecka had a breakthrough moment in his career when he reached his first ATP Tour semi-finals at the 2022 Rotterdam as a qualifier, defeating Denis Shapovalov in the first round for his first ATP Tour win. He celebrated his 21st birthday during the 2022 Next Gen ATP Finals and finished as the runner-up. Lehecka was also a former world number ten junior player and won the 2019 Wimbledon boys’ doubles title with his compatriot, Forejtek. Lehecka, who will be turning 23 on Friday, is aiming to reach his 15th tour-level quarter-final and become the first Czech man since Berdych in 2017 to reach seven quarter-finals in a single season. He has a record of 11 wins and 4 losses in his opening rounds this season, and he aims to continue his unbeaten record of 7-0 against players outside the top 100 in the 2024 Grandstand.

My Conclusion / Prediction:

My pick is that Cilic will win.
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