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Marin Cilic #6 def. Vasek Pospisil #105

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

Match Information

Date Jan 17, 2018*
Tournament Australian Open
Category Grand Slam
Surface Hard
RoundR128
Winner Marin Cilic
Score6-2 6-2 4-6 7-6(5)
Loser Vasek Pospisil
Duration3h 17m
StatMarin CilicVasek Pospisil
Aces2012
Double faults36
First serve %6052
First serve points won %7774
Second serve points won %5541
Break points saved %6072
Break points converted %2840
Service points won %6958
Return points won %4231
Total points won %5446

Pre-match Comparison

FieldMarin CilicVasek Pospisil
Country CRO CAN
Birth dateSep 28, 1988Jun 23, 1990
Age2927
Height198194
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)6105
Ranking points (entering)3,805541
Elo (entering)2,0351,725
Career W-L572–344122–161
Career earnings$33,355,926$7,228,390
Pre-match H2H
Marin Cilic 1 0 Vasek Pospisil

Path

Marin Cilic's path

No prior matches in this tournament.

Marin Cilic's next match

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Jan 18, 2018R64 Joao Sousa 6-1 7-5 6-2WH2HMatch data

Vasek Pospisil's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Jan 16, 2018Q3 Ramkumar Ramanathan 6-4 4-6 6-4WH2HMatch data
Jan 16, 2018Q2 Stefano Napolitano 6-1 6-7(5) 7-5WH2HMatch data
Jan 15, 2018Q1 Lorenzo Giustino 7-5 7-6(5)WH2HMatch data