QF Australian Open 2018

Marin Cilic #6 def. Rafael Nadal #1

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

The match ended when Rafael Nadal retired.

Marin Cilic defeated Rafael Nadal 3-6 6-3 6-7(5) 6-2 2-0 RET after Rafael Nadal retired in the 2018 Australian Open quarterfinal on hard courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatMarin CilicRafael Nadal
Serving
AcesServes that land in and are not touched by the returner.
203
Double faultsService points lost by missing both first and second serve.
82
First serve %Percentage of service points where the first serve landed in.
67.4%75.0%
First serve points won %Percentage of points won after making a first serve.
77.4%67.5%
Second serve points won %Percentage of second-serve points won, including points lost through double faults.
37.8%31.7%
Break points saved %Percentage of break points won by the server.
80.0%73.7%
Service points won %Percentage of all points won while serving.
64.5%58.5%
Returning
Break points converted %Percentage of break-point chances won by the returner.
26.3%20.0%
Return points won %Percentage of all points won while returning.
41.5%35.5%
Overall
Total points won %Percentage of all completed points won.
52.0%48.0%
Match Serve+This match’s service points won percentage minus the tour’s season average, in percentage points. Zero is average; +5 means five points above average. Match-weighted available stats; no opponent adjustment.
+0.6-5.4
Match Return+This match’s return points won percentage minus the tour’s season average, in percentage points. Zero is average; +5 means five points above average. Match-weighted available stats; no opponent adjustment.
+5.4-0.6

* Match Serve+ and Match Return+ compare this match with the ATP 2018 average from available match stats. Zero is average; +5 means five percentage points above average. No opponent adjustment.

Player Comparison

FieldMarin CilicRafael Nadal
Country CRO ESP
Birth dateSep 28, 1988Jun 3, 1986
Age2931
Height198 cm185 cm
HandednessRight-HandedLeft-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed BackhandTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)61
Ranking points (entering)3,80510,600
Elo (entering)2,0782,323
Current career W-L578–3501,056–228
Current career earnings$33,520,563$134,946,100
Pre-match H2H
Marin Cilic #6 1 5 Rafael Nadal #1

Path

Marin Cilic's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Pablo Carreno Busta #116-7(2) 6-3 7-6(0) 7-6(3)WH2HMatch dataJan 23, 2018R16
Ryan Harrison #457-6(4) 6-3 7-6(4)WH2HMatch dataJan 21, 2018R32
Joao Sousa #706-1 7-5 6-2WH2HMatch dataJan 18, 2018R64
Vasek Pospisil #1056-2 6-2 4-6 7-6(5)WH2HMatch dataJan 17, 2018R128

Marin Cilic's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Kyle Edmund #496-2 7-6(4) 6-2WH2HMatch dataJan 27, 2018SF

Rafael Nadal's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Diego Schwartzman #266-3 6-7(4) 6-3 6-3WH2HMatch dataJan 23, 2018R16
Damir Dzumhur #306-1 6-3 6-1WH2HMatch dataJan 21, 2018R32
Leonardo Mayer #526-3 6-4 7-6(4)WH2HMatch dataJan 18, 2018R64
Victor Estrella 6-1 6-1 6-1WMatch dataJan 17, 2018R128