R128 Australian Open 2018

Marin Cilic #6 def. Vasek Pospisil #105

6-2 6-2 4-6 7-6(5)

Marin Cilic defeated Vasek Pospisil 6-2 6-2 4-6 7-6(5) in the 2018 Australian Open first round on hard courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatMarin CilicVasek Pospisil
Aces2012
Double faults36
First serve %60.0%52.0%
First serve points won %77.0%74.0%
Second serve points won %55.0%41.0%
Break points saved %60.0%72.0%
Break points converted %28.0%40.0%
Service points won %69.0%58.0%
Return points won %42.0%31.0%
Total points won %54.0%46.0%

Player Comparison

FieldMarin CilicVasek Pospisil
Country CRO CAN
Birth dateSep 28, 1988Jun 23, 1990
Age2927
Height198 cm194 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)6105
Ranking points (entering)3,805541
Elo (entering)2,0361,721
Current career W-L578–350122–163
Current career earnings$33,520,563$7,228,390
Pre-match H2H
Marin Cilic #6 1 0 Vasek Pospisil #105

Path

Marin Cilic's path

No prior matches in this tournament.

Marin Cilic's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Joao Sousa #706-1 7-5 6-2WH2HMatch dataJan 18, 2018R64

Vasek Pospisil's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Ramkumar Ramanathan #1416-4 4-6 6-4WH2HMatch dataJan 16, 2018Q3
Stefano Napolitano #2186-1 6-7(5) 7-5WH2HMatch dataJan 16, 2018Q2
Lorenzo Giustino #2627-5 7-6(5)WH2HMatch dataJan 15, 2018Q1