R32 US Open 2012

Marin Cilic #13 def. Kei Nishikori #18

6-3 6-4 6-7(3) 6-3

Marin Cilic defeated Kei Nishikori 6-3 6-4 6-7(3) 6-3 in the 2012 US Open third round on hard courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatMarin CilicKei Nishikori
Serving
AcesServes that land in and are not touched by the returner.
134
Double faultsService points lost by missing both first and second serve.
48
First serve %Percentage of service points where the first serve landed in.
44.9%64.2%
First serve points won %Percentage of points won after making a first serve.
77.0%65.8%
Second serve points won %Percentage of second-serve points won, including points lost through double faults.
64.0%56.8%
Break points saved %Percentage of break points won by the server.
88.9%66.7%
Service points won %Percentage of all points won while serving.
69.9%62.6%
Returning
Break points converted %Percentage of break-point chances won by the returner.
33.3%11.1%
Return points won %Percentage of all points won while returning.
37.4%30.1%
Overall
Total points won %Percentage of all completed points won.
54.4%45.6%
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.
+6.8-0.4
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.
+0.4-6.8

* Match Serve+ and Match Return+ compare this match with the ATP 2012 average from available match stats. Zero is average; +5 means five percentage points above average. No opponent adjustment.

Player Comparison

FieldMarin CilicKei Nishikori
Country CRO JPN
Birth dateSep 28, 1988Dec 29, 1989
Age2322
Height198 cm178 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed BackhandTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)1318
Ranking points (entering)2,1851,790
Elo (entering)2,0361,966
Current career W-L578–352436–233
Current career earnings$33,533,878$26,002,690
Pre-match H2H
Marin Cilic #13 1 – 2 Kei Nishikori #18

Path

Marin Cilic's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Daniel Brands #1236-3 6-2 5-7 4-6 7-5WH2HMatch dataAug 30, 2012R64
Marinko Matosevic #625-7 2-6 6-4 6-2 6-4WH2HMatch dataAug 29, 2012R128

Marin Cilic's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Martin Klizan #527-5 6-4 6-0WH2HMatch dataSep 4, 2012R16

Kei Nishikori's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Tim Smyczek #1796-2 6-2 6-4WH2HMatch dataAug 30, 2012R64
Guido Andreozzi #2226-1 6-2 6-4WH2HMatch dataAug 29, 2012R128