SF Mexican Open 2017

Rafael Nadal #6 def. Marin Cilic #8

6-1 6-2

Rafael Nadal defeated Marin Cilic 6-1 6-2 in the 2017 Mexican Open semifinal on hard courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatRafael NadalMarin Cilic
Aces36
Double faults02
First serve %70.0%49.0%
First serve points won %68.0%61.0%
Second serve points won %65.0%38.0%
Break points saved %100.0%60.0%
Break points converted %40.0%0.0%
Service points won %67.0%49.0%
Return points won %51.0%33.0%
Total points won %60.0%40.0%

Player Comparison

FieldRafael NadalMarin Cilic
Country ESP CRO
Birth dateJun 3, 1986Sep 28, 1988
Age3028
Height185 cm198 cm
HandednessLeft-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed BackhandTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)68
Ranking points (entering)4,1153,410
Elo (entering)2,2202,061
Current career W-L1,056–228578–350
Current career earnings$134,946,100$33,520,563
Pre-match H2H
Rafael Nadal #6 3 1 Marin Cilic #8

Path

Rafael Nadal's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Yoshihito Nishioka #867-6(2) 6-3WH2HMatch dataMar 3, 2017QF
Paolo Lorenzi #386-1 6-1WH2HMatch dataMar 2, 2017R16
Mischa Zverev #306-4 6-3WH2HMatch dataMar 1, 2017R32

Rafael Nadal's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Sam Querrey #403-6 6-7(3)LH2HMatch dataMar 4, 2017F

Marin Cilic's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Steve Johnson #26(w/o)WH2HMatch dataMar 3, 2017QF
Borna Coric #646-3 2-6 6-3WH2HMatch dataMar 2, 2017R16
Alexandr Dolgopolov #606-3 4-6 6-0WH2HMatch dataMar 1, 2017R32