SF China Open 2009

Marin Cilic #15 def. Rafael Nadal #2

6-1 6-3

Marin Cilic defeated Rafael Nadal 6-1 6-3 in the 2009 China Open semifinal on hard courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatMarin CilicRafael Nadal
Serving
AcesServes that land in and are not touched by the returner.
80
Double faultsService points lost by missing both first and second serve.
00
First serve %Percentage of service points where the first serve landed in.
64.6%67.9%
First serve points won %Percentage of points won after making a first serve.
77.4%50.0%
Second serve points won %Percentage of second-serve points won, including points lost through double faults.
52.9%35.3%
Break points saved %Percentage of break points won by the server.
50.0%61.5%
Service points won %Percentage of all points won while serving.
68.8%45.3%
Returning
Break points converted %Percentage of break-point chances won by the returner.
38.5%50.0%
Return points won %Percentage of all points won while returning.
54.7%31.2%
Overall
Total points won %Percentage of all completed points won.
61.4%38.6%
Match Serve+This match’s service points won percentage minus the tour’s season average, in percentage points. Zero is average; +5 means five points above average. Match-weighted available stats; no opponent adjustment.
+5.3-18.1
Match Return+This match’s return points won percentage minus the tour’s season average, in percentage points. Zero is average; +5 means five points above average. Match-weighted available stats; no opponent adjustment.
+18.1-5.3

* Match Serve+ and Match Return+ compare this match with the ATP 2009 average from available match stats. Zero is average; +5 means five percentage points above average. No opponent adjustment.

Player Comparison

FieldMarin CilicRafael Nadal
Country CRO ESP
Birth dateSep 28, 1988Jun 3, 1986
Age2123
Height198 cm185 cm
HandednessRight-HandedLeft-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed BackhandTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)152
Ranking points (entering)2,1958,845
Elo (entering)1,9832,281
Current career W-L578–3521,056–228
Current career earnings$33,533,878$134,946,100
Pre-match H2H
Marin Cilic #15 0 – 0 Rafael Nadal #2

Path

Marin Cilic's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Nikolay Davydenko #86-4 6-4WH2HMatch dataOct 10, 2009QF
Julien Benneteau #356-2 2-6 6-0WH2HMatch dataOct 9, 2009R16
Igor Andreev #416-4 6-4WH2HMatch dataOct 8, 2009R32

Marin Cilic's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Novak Djokovic #42-6 6-7(4)LH2HMatch dataOct 11, 2009F

Rafael Nadal's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Marat Safin #596-3 6-1WH2HMatch dataOct 10, 2009QF
James Blake #247-5 6-7(4) 6-3WH2HMatch dataOct 9, 2009R16
Marcos Baghdatis #906-4 3-6 6-4WH2HMatch dataOct 8, 2009R32