Wimbledon: Marin Cilic vs. Daniil Medvedev - prediction, form, head-to-head

Two erstwhile Grand Slam champions look disconnected connected Monday, arsenic Marin Cilic and Daniil Medvedev conscionable successful the archetypal circular astatine Wimbledon.

While Cilic is simply a erstwhile finalist astatine SW19, helium has not reached the past 8 since 2017, and takes connected a subordinate seeking to debar consecutive first-round exits astatine the Championships aft past year's daze nonaccomplishment to Benjamin Bonzi.

Match preview

Cilic is acold from his prime, but the erstwhile satellite No 3 inactive delivers connected immoderate aboveground erstwhile everything aligns.

The 37-year-old heads into his 16th main gully quality astatine Wimbledon, aiming to debar a first-round exit since 2011.

At his peak, the Croat reached 3 quarter-finals betwixt 2014 and 2016 and 1 last successful 2017, erstwhile helium was defeated by an inspired Roger Federer.

However, that tally marked the past clip helium achieved thing important astatine the Slam, wherever helium has since exited successful the 2nd circular twice, reached the 3rd circular erstwhile and been eliminated successful the past 16.

Notably, his tally to the 4th circular came past twelvemonth aft missing the tourney successful 2022, 2023 and 2024, and it remains to beryllium seen which mentation of the seasoned turns up connected Monday.

That feeling of uncertainty is compounded by a mixed writer season, wherever helium reached the quarter-finals astatine the Libema Open — losing to Monday's hostile — earlier an aboriginal exit to Ugo Humbert astatine Queen's past week.

Yet, the subordinate connected the different broadside of the nett has his ain eccentricities, and it remains to beryllium seen whether we get bully Daniil oregon atrocious Daniil successful the opening round.

Medvedev entered the 2025 Championships connected the backmost of consecutive semi-final runs, lone to autumn to Bonzi successful his archetypal match.

That nonaccomplishment followed his tournament-opening exit to Cameron Norrie astatine the French Open, and much disappointment successful Flushing, wherever helium was beaten by Bonzi again successful the archetypal round.

While that unwanted streak of first-round defeats was halted successful Australia successful January, wherever helium reached the 4th round, Medevev heads into his eighth quality astatine SW19 aft different aboriginal exit astatine Roland Garros, though taking into information his love-hate narration with the clay.

Nonetheless, a brace of beardown writer play runs person seen the erstwhile satellite No. 1 scope the semi-finals successful 's-Hertogenbosch earlier reaching the last-eight successful Halle.

As such, the 30-year-old's momentum appears to beryllium amended up of a sixth gathering with Cilic, but with Medvedev, you tin ne'er beryllium truthful certain.

Head To Head

's-Hertogenbosch (2026) - Quarter-final: Medvedev 6-2 3-6 6-1

French Open (2022) - Fourth round: Cilic 6-2 6-3 6-2

Davis Cup Finals (2021) - Final: Medvedev 7-6(7) 6-2

Wimbledon (2021) - Third round: Medvedev 6-7(3) 3-6 6-3 6-3 6-2

Washington (2019) - Quarter-final: Medvedev 6-4 7-6(7)

Medvedev leads Cilic 4-1 successful their ATP Tour head-to-head, with the Russian targeting different grass-court triumph implicit the seasoned aft this month's triumph successful Den Bosch.

The Libema Open clash was their archetypal gathering since the 2022 French Open 4th round, erstwhile the Croat prevailed successful consecutive sets.

While Medvedev leads 2-0 successful their grass-court contests astatine Wimbledon (2021) and 's-Hertogenbosch (2026), some matches person gone the distance.

The erstwhile satellite No. 1 roared backmost from 2 sets down to decision Cilic astatine SW19 5 years agone and recovered from dropping the 2nd acceptable successful Den Bosch to clinch the decider. 

We say: Medvedev to triumph successful 4 sets

On the 1 hand, 1 is inclined to backmost Medvedev for comfy occurrence against Cilic, particularly fixed his superior signifier up of the 3rd Slam of the year.

However, the erstwhile satellite No 1 tin beryllium unpredictable, meaning a assured punt connected him leaves you exposed.

Considering erstwhile meetings connected writer person been choky affairs, Cilic picking up 1 acceptable oregon 2 cannot beryllium ruled out.

Nonetheless, Medvedev is tipped to borderline Monday's gathering successful 4 choky sets to beforehand to the 2nd round.