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Marin Cilic #14 def. Juan Martin del Potro #5

5-7 6-4 7-5 5-7 6-3

Match Information

Date Jan 26, 2010*
Tournament Australian Open
Category Grand Slam
Surface Hard
RoundR16
Winner Marin Cilic
Score5-7 6-4 7-5 5-7 6-3
Loser Juan Martin del Potro
Duration4h 38m
StatMarin CilicJuan Martin del Potro
Aces2019
Double faults73
First serve %5860
First serve points won %8372
Second serve points won %4755
Break points saved %7075
Break points converted %2530
Service points won %6865
Return points won %3532
Total points won %5149

Pre-match Comparison

FieldMarin CilicJuan Martin del Potro
Country CRO ARG
Birth dateSep 28, 1988Sep 23, 1988
Age2121
Height198198
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed BackhandTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)145
Ranking points (entering)2,4306,580
Elo (entering)2,0462,209
Career W-L572–344416–172
Career earnings$33,355,926$25,896,046
Pre-match H2H
Marin Cilic 0 2 Juan Martin del Potro

Path

Marin Cilic's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Jan 24, 2010R32 Stan Wawrinka 4-6 6-4 6-3 6-3WH2HMatch data
Jan 21, 2010R64 Bernard Tomic 6-7(6) 6-3 4-6 6-2 6-4WH2HMatch data
Jan 20, 2010R128 Fabrice Santoro 7-5 7-5 6-3WH2HMatch data

Marin Cilic's next match

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Jan 28, 2010QF Andy Roddick 7-6(4) 6-3 3-6 2-6 6-3WH2HMatch data

Juan Martin del Potro's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Jan 24, 2010R32 Florian Mayer 6-3 0-6 6-4 7-5WH2HMatch data
Jan 21, 2010R64 James Blake 6-4 6-7(3) 5-7 6-3 10-8WH2HMatch data
Jan 20, 2010R128 Michael Russell 6-4 6-4 3-6 6-2WH2HMatch data