Marin Cilic vs Novak Djokovic Preview & Prediction | 2025 Shanghai Masters | Second Round
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Marin Cilic meets Novak Djokovic at the Shanghai Masters.
Ranking points: ATP 1000
Start date/time:
Venue: Qizhong Forest Sports City Arena, Shanghai, China
Surface: Outdoor hard
How to watch on TV: UK – Sky Sports Tennis / US – Tennis Channel
How to watch online: UK – Sky Go / US – Tennis Channel
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Marin Cilic vs Novak Djokovic prediction
Novak Djokovic returns to a competitive match court for the first time since being outclassed in the US Open semi-finals by eventual winner Carlos Alcaraz.
The Serb has been operating a limited schedule focused mainly on majors in 2025, but does feature in Shanghai where he will face Marin Cilic for a whopping 22nd time.
The head-to-head doesn’t make for good reading for the Croatian either with the 24-time Grand Slam champion owning it with a 19-2 record.
World number 94 Cilic won two in a row between 2016 and 2018 but either side of that he’s been swept aside by the all-conquering Serb.
Cilic ended a six-match run without a win by beating Nikoloz Basilashvili 6-3 7-6 last time out, but despite Nole being slightly undercooked coming into this, the scar tissue of the head-to-head and the fact the US Open wasn’t that long ago means it’s unlikely we’ll be reading headlines of an upset here.
Marin Cilic vs Novak Djokovic tip: Novak Djokovic to win
