R128 Indian Wells Open 2008

Marin Cilic #45 def. Kei Nishikori #126

6-2 6-4

Marin Cilic defeated Kei Nishikori 6-2 6-4 in the 2008 Indian Wells Open first round on hard courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatMarin CilicKei Nishikori
Aces51
Double faults23
First serve %63.0%62.0%
First serve points won %82.0%56.0%
Second serve points won %50.0%59.0%
Break points saved %80.0%64.0%
Break points converted %36.0%20.0%
Service points won %70.0%57.0%
Return points won %43.0%30.0%
Total points won %56.0%44.0%

Player Comparison

FieldMarin CilicKei Nishikori
Country CRO JPN
Birth dateSep 28, 1988Dec 29, 1989
Age1918
Height198 cm178 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed BackhandTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)45126
Ranking points (entering)752360
Elo (entering)1,7721,707
Current career W-L578–350436–232
Current career earnings$33,520,563$26,161,710
Pre-match H2H
Marin Cilic #45 0 0 Kei Nishikori #126

Path

Marin Cilic's path

No prior matches in this tournament.

Marin Cilic's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Ivan Ljubicic #236-7(7) 5-7LH2HMatch dataMar 16, 2008R64

Kei Nishikori's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Frederic Niemeyer #1825-7 7-5 6-4WH2HMatch dataMar 14, 2008Q2
Alex Bogdanovic #1806-4 4-6 7-5WH2HMatch dataMar 13, 2008Q1