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
Aces134
Double faults48
First serve %4564
First serve points won %7766
Second serve points won %6457
Break points saved %8967
Break points converted %3311
Service points won %7063
Return points won %3730
Total points won %5446

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-L578–350436–232
Current career earnings$33,520,563$26,161,710
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