Kei Nishikori #36 def. Marin Cilic #3

6-4 6-7(1) 6-3

Kei Nishikori defeated Marin Cilic 6-4 6-7(1) 6-3 in the 2018 Monte-Carlo Masters quarterfinal on clay courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatKei NishikoriMarin Cilic
Serving
AcesServes that land in and are not touched by the returner.
512
Double faultsService points lost by missing both first and second serve.
54
First serve %Percentage of service points where the first serve landed in.
55.5%53.8%
First serve points won %Percentage of points won after making a first serve.
72.7%71.4%
Second serve points won %Percentage of second-serve points won, including points lost through double faults.
49.1%50.0%
Break points saved %Percentage of break points won by the server.
66.7%71.4%
Service points won %Percentage of all points won while serving.
62.2%61.5%
Returning
Break points converted %Percentage of break-point chances won by the returner.
28.6%33.3%
Return points won %Percentage of all points won while returning.
38.5%37.8%
Overall
Total points won %Percentage of all completed points won.
50.4%49.6%
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.
-1.7-2.4
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.
+2.4+1.7

* Match Serve+ and Match Return+ compare this match with the ATP 2018 average from available match stats. Zero is average; +5 means five percentage points above average. No opponent adjustment.

Player Comparison

FieldKei NishikoriMarin Cilic
Country JPN CRO
Birth dateDec 29, 1989Sep 28, 1988
Age2829
Height178 cm198 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed BackhandTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)363
Ranking points (entering)1,2804,985
Elo (entering)2,0702,079
Current career W-L436–232578–350
Current career earnings$26,161,710$33,520,563
Pre-match H2H
Kei Nishikori #36 7 6 Marin Cilic #3

Path

Kei Nishikori's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Andreas Seppi #626-0 2-6 6-3WH2HMatch dataApr 20, 2018R16
Daniil Medvedev #497-5 6-2WH2HMatch dataApr 18, 2018R32
Tomas Berdych #184-6 6-2 6-1WH2HMatch dataApr 17, 2018R64

Kei Nishikori's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Alexander Zverev #43-6 6-3 6-4WH2HMatch dataApr 21, 2018SF

Marin Cilic's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Milos Raonic #22(w/o)WH2HMatch dataApr 20, 2018R16
Fernando Verdasco #376-3 7-6(4)WH2HMatch dataApr 18, 2018R32