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Kei Nishikori #22 def. Marin Cilic #12

6-4 6-2

Match Information

Date Feb 23, 2013*
Tournament Memphis
Category ATP 250
Surface Hard
RoundQF
Winner Kei Nishikori
Score6-4 6-2
Loser Marin Cilic
Duration1h 12m
StatKei NishikoriMarin Cilic
Aces412
Double faults12
First serve %6754
First serve points won %6973
Second serve points won %6736
Break points saved %5033
Break points converted %6750
Service points won %6956
Return points won %4431
Total points won %5743

Pre-match Comparison

FieldKei NishikoriMarin Cilic
Country JPN CRO
Birth dateDec 29, 1989Sep 28, 1988
Age2324
Height178198
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed BackhandTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)2212
Ranking points (entering)1,6902,535
Elo (entering)2,0042,023
Career W-L424–226572–344
Career earnings$26,091,290$33,355,926
Pre-match H2H
Kei Nishikori 2 2 Marin Cilic

Path

Kei Nishikori's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Feb 22, 2013R16 Donald Young 6-3 6-3WH2HMatch data
Feb 21, 2013R32 Illya Marchenko 6-4 7-5WH2HMatch data

Kei Nishikori's next match

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Feb 23, 2013SF Marinko Matosevic 6-4 (ret.)WH2HMatch data

Marin Cilic's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Feb 22, 2013R16 Igor Sijsling 7-6(2) 3-6 7-6(7)WH2HMatch data
Feb 21, 2013R32 Ivan Dodig 4-6 6-2 6-3WH2HMatch data