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Rafael Nadal #6 def. Marin Cilic #8

6-1 6-2

Match Information

Date Mar 4, 2017*
Tournament Acapulco
Category ATP 500
Surface Hard
RoundSF
Winner Rafael Nadal
Score6-1 6-2
Loser Marin Cilic
Duration1h 24m
StatRafael NadalMarin Cilic
Aces36
Double faults02
First serve %7049
First serve points won %6861
Second serve points won %6538
Break points saved %10060
Break points converted %400
Service points won %6749
Return points won %5133
Total points won %6040

Pre-match Comparison

FieldRafael NadalMarin Cilic
Country ESP CRO
Birth dateJun 3, 1986Sep 28, 1988
Age3028
Height185198
HandednessLeft-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed BackhandTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)68
Ranking points (entering)4,1153,410
Elo (entering)2,2132,070
Career W-L1,045–225572–344
Career earnings$134,946,100$33,355,926
Pre-match H2H
Rafael Nadal 3 1 Marin Cilic

Path

Rafael Nadal's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Mar 3, 2017QF Yoshihito Nishioka 7-6(2) 6-3WH2HMatch data
Mar 2, 2017R16 Paolo Lorenzi 6-1 6-1WH2HMatch data
Mar 1, 2017R32 Mischa Zverev 6-4 6-3WH2HMatch data

Rafael Nadal's next match

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Mar 4, 2017F Sam Querrey 3-6 6-7(3)LH2HMatch data

Marin Cilic's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Mar 3, 2017QF Steve Johnson (w/o)WH2HMatch data
Mar 2, 2017R16 Borna Coric 6-3 2-6 6-3WH2HMatch data
Mar 1, 2017R32 Alexandr Dolgopolov 6-3 4-6 6-0WH2HMatch data