Marin Cilic #31 def. Luka Gregorc #434

6-3 6-3

Marin Cilic defeated Luka Gregorc 6-3 6-3 in the 2008 New Haven semifinal on hard courts.

Match Information

Date: Aug 22, 2008*
Tournament: New Haven
Edition: 2008
Category: International Series → modern equivalent ATP 250
Surface: Hard
Round: SF
Duration: 1h 14m

Match Statistics

Stat	Marin Cilic	Luka Gregorc
Aces	5	7
Double faults	0	7
First serve %	52	52
First serve points won %	76	71
Second serve points won %	70	32
Break points saved %	50	64
Break points converted %	36	50
Service points won %	73	52
Return points won %	48	27
Total points won %	58	42

Player Comparison

Field	Marin Cilic	Luka Gregorc
Country	CRO	SLO
Birth date	Sep 28, 1988	Feb 14, 1984
Age	19	24
Height	198 cm	188 cm
Handedness	Right-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	Two-Handed Backhand	—
Ranking (entering)	31	434
Ranking points (entering)	970	66
Elo (entering)	1,867	1,678
Current career W-L	578–350	6–7
Current career earnings	$33,520,563	$176,066

Pre-match H2H

Marin Cilic #31 0 – 0 Luka Gregorc #434

Path

Marin Cilic's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Igor Andreev #23	6-3 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	Aug 22, 2008	QF
Jurgen Melzer #48	5-7 6-4 7-5	W	H2H	Match data	Aug 21, 2008	R16
Viktor Troicki #71	2-1 (ret.)	W	H2H	Match data	Aug 20, 2008	R32

Marin Cilic's next match

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Mardy Fish #35	6-4 4-6 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	Aug 23, 2008	F

Luka Gregorc's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Andreas Seppi #32	4-6 6-4 7-5	W	H2H	Match data	Aug 22, 2008	QF
Ivo Karlovic #14	7-6(4) 4-6 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	Aug 21, 2008	R16
Jose Acasuso #52	6-4 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	Aug 20, 2008	R32
Ramon Delgado #293	6-2 3-6 6-0	W	H2H	Match data	Aug 19, 2008	R64
Phillip King #462	1-6 6-2 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	Aug 18, 2008	Q3
Philip Bester #802	6-3 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	Aug 17, 2008	Q2
Davide Sanguinetti #842	6-2 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	Aug 17, 2008	Q1