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Arthur Fery vs Marin Cilic ATP Shanghai Tips, Prediction & Live Stream - Fery targets second Masters 1000 win

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Arthur Fery vs Marin Cilic predictions for Wednesday's ATP Shanghai R1
Cilic struggling with five defeats in his last six matches
Cilic has won the first set of his last two matches - provides value betting angle
The match is scheduled to start around 11.00pm AEDT on Wednesday October 7

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Arthur Fery vs Marin Cilic ATP Shanghai Tips, Prediction & Live Stream

Arthur Fery is backed to edge out 38-year-old Marin Cilic in the Shanghai Masters first round on Wednesday night, with a value option on either player to lose the first set and win the match.

Arthur Fery vs Marin Cilic ATP Shanghai Tips, Prediction & Live Stream
Fery vs Cilic Head To Head
Fery vs Cilic Head To Head
Arthur Fery Form Analysis
Marin Cilic Form Analysis
Fery vs Cilic Live Stream

Interesting opening round matchup in Shanghai.

Fery is still relatively inexperienced at this level and is competing in only his third Masters 1000 tournament, while Cilic is launching his Asian swing having lost five of his last six matches.

After making the Wimbledon semi-finals and Winston-Salem final, Fery really should be winning this.

But Cilic is still showing glimpses of his best tennis in the twilight of his career - he's beaten the likes of Brandon Nakashima and Learner Tien this year, along with taking sets off Daniil Medvedev and Frances Tiafoe.

There's a small pattern that I want to focus on here with Cilic - he's won the first set in his last two matches against Tiafoe and Daniel Merida before falling away dramatically, ultimately losing 5-7 6-2 6-2 and 3-6 6-1 6-1 respectively.

It's clear Cilic still has the talent to trouble players at this level, but his body seems to be letting him down as the match goes on.

So I'm taking Over 22.5 total games as the main play and either player to lose the first set and win the match at value - this covers another strong start and subsequent fade from Cilic.

Fery vs Cilic Head To Head

Fery has won 15 of his 24 matches at tour-level this season
Cilic has lost five of his last six matches
Fery has seen Over 22.5 games in four of his last five matches in best-of-three vs top 100 players
Cilic has seen Over 22.5 games in his last two matches
Cilic has won the first set but lost the match in his last two outings

Fery vs Cilic Head To Head

This will be the first meeting between the pair

Arthur Fery Form Analysis

2026 ATP Record: 15-9
ATP Shanghai Record: 0-0
Current Ranking: No. 37
Career-High Ranking: No. 33 (August 2026)

It's been a fantastic breakout season for Fery.

The Brit was playing just the ninth tour-level event of his career when he made the Wimbledon semi-finals and he backed it up with a run to his maiden ATP final in Winston-Salem not long after.

Fery copped a tough first round draw at the US Open as he went down to Lorenzo Musetti, while he couldn't get his Asian swing off to a winning start, falling in three sets to Jaime Faria in Tokyo last week.

The 24-year-old has broken into the world's top 40 and will be searching for just his second Masters win here.

Marin Cilic Form Analysis

2026 ATP Record: 14-15
ATP Shanghai Record: 9-12
Current Ranking: No. 80
Career-High Ranking: No. 3 (2018)

Obviously Cilic is in the twilight of his career, but he's still doing a good job of maintaining a top 100 ranking.

In fact, this is the most matches (14) Cilic has won on tour since the 2022 season.

The 38-year-old had a nice start to the season, reaching the third round of the Australian Open and Miami, along with a semi-final run at the ATP 500 event in Dallas.

However, Cilic has only won six matches after Miami and he comes into this clash having lost five of his last six.

Cilic made the semi-finals of Shanghai, but has lost his opening match of this tournament eight times.