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Marin Cilic #6 def. Rafael Nadal #1

3-6 6-3 6-7(5) 6-2 2-0 (ret.)

Match Information

Date	Jan 25, 2018*
Tournament	Australian Open
Category	Grand Slam
Surface	Hard
Round	QF
Winner	Marin Cilic
Score	3-6 6-3 6-7(5) 6-2 2-0 (ret.)
Loser	Rafael Nadal
Duration	3h 47m

Stat	Marin Cilic	Rafael Nadal
Aces	20	3
Double faults	8	2
First serve %	67	75
First serve points won %	77	67
Second serve points won %	38	32
Break points saved %	80	74
Break points converted %	26	20
Service points won %	64	59
Return points won %	41	36
Total points won %	52	48

Pre-match Comparison

Field	Marin Cilic	Rafael Nadal
Country	CRO	ESP
Birth date	Sep 28, 1988	Jun 3, 1986
Age	29	31
Height	198	185
Handedness	Right-Handed	Left-Handed
Backhand style	Two-Handed Backhand	Two-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)	6	1
Ranking points (entering)	3,805	10,600
Elo (entering)	2,078	2,293
Career W-L	572–344	1,045–225
Career earnings	$33,355,926	$134,946,100

Pre-match H2H

Marin Cilic 1 – 5 Rafael Nadal

Path

Marin Cilic's path

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
Jan 23, 2018	R16	Pablo Carreno Busta	6-7(2) 6-3 7-6(0) 7-6(3)	W	H2H	Match data
Jan 21, 2018	R32	Ryan Harrison	7-6(4) 6-3 7-6(4)	W	H2H	Match data
Jan 18, 2018	R64	Joao Sousa	6-1 7-5 6-2	W	H2H	Match data
Jan 17, 2018	R128	Vasek Pospisil	6-2 6-2 4-6 7-6(5)	W	H2H	Match data

Marin Cilic's next match

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
Jan 27, 2018	SF	Kyle Edmund	6-2 7-6(4) 6-2	W	H2H	Match data

Rafael Nadal's path

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
Jan 23, 2018	R16	Diego Schwartzman	6-3 6-7(4) 6-3 6-3	W	H2H	Match data
Jan 21, 2018	R32	Damir Dzumhur	6-1 6-3 6-1	W	H2H	Match data
Jan 18, 2018	R64	Leonardo Mayer	6-3 6-4 7-6(4)	W	H2H	Match data
Jan 17, 2018	R128	Victor Estrella	6-1 6-1 6-1	W	—	Match data