QF US Open 2018

Kei Nishikori #19 def. Marin Cilic #7

2-6 6-4 7-6(5) 4-6 6-4

Kei Nishikori defeated Marin Cilic 2-6 6-4 7-6(5) 4-6 6-4 in the 2018 US Open quarterfinal on hard courts.

Match Information

Date: Sep 6, 2018*
Tournament: US Open
Edition: 2018
Category: Grand Slam
Surface: Hard
Round: QF
Duration: 4h 8m

Match Statistics

Stat	Kei Nishikori	Marin Cilic
Aces	6	19
Double faults	4	7
First serve %	55.0%	58.0%
First serve points won %	70.0%	72.0%
Second serve points won %	52.0%	60.0%
Break points saved %	54.0%	44.0%
Break points converted %	56.0%	46.0%
Service points won %	62.0%	67.0%
Return points won %	33.0%	38.0%
Total points won %	49.0%	51.0%

Player Comparison

Field	Kei Nishikori	Marin Cilic
Country	JPN	CRO
Birth date	Dec 29, 1989	Sep 28, 1988
Age	28	29
Height	178 cm	198 cm
Handedness	Right-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	Two-Handed Backhand	Two-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)	19	7
Ranking points (entering)	1,755	4,445
Elo (entering)	2,083	2,148
Current career W-L	436–232	578–350
Current career earnings	$26,161,710	$33,520,563

Pre-match H2H

Kei Nishikori #19 8 – 6 Marin Cilic #7

Path

Kei Nishikori's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Philipp Kohlschreiber #34	6-3 6-2 7-5	W	H2H	Match data	Sep 4, 2018	R16
Diego Schwartzman #13	6-4 6-4 5-7 6-1	W	H2H	Match data	Sep 2, 2018	R32
Gael Monfils #39	6-2 5-4 (ret.)	W	H2H	Match data	Aug 30, 2018	R64
Maximilian Marterer #50	6-2 6-2 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	Aug 29, 2018	R128

Kei Nishikori's next match

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Novak Djokovic #6	3-6 4-6 2-6	L	H2H	Match data	Sep 8, 2018	SF

Marin Cilic's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
David Goffin #10	7-6(6) 6-2 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	Sep 4, 2018	R16
Alex de Minaur #45	4-6 3-6 6-3 6-4 7-5	W	H2H	Match data	Sep 2, 2018	R32
Hubert Hurkacz #109	6-2 6-0 6-0	W	H2H	Match data	Aug 30, 2018	R64
Marius Copil #82	7-5 6-1 1-1 (ret.)	W	H2H	Match data	Aug 29, 2018	R128