R16 Australian Open 2011

Rafael Nadal #1 def. Marin Cilic #15

6-2 6-4 6-3

Rafael Nadal defeated Marin Cilic 6-2 6-4 6-3 in the 2011 Australian Open fourth round on hard courts.

Match Information

Date: Jan 25, 2011*
Tournament: Australian Open
Edition: 2011
Category: Grand Slam
Surface: Hard
Round: R16
Duration: 2h 31m

Match Statistics

Stat	Rafael Nadal	Marin Cilic
Aces	3	8
Double faults	3	4
First serve %	73.0%	55.0%
First serve points won %	79.0%	76.0%
Second serve points won %	48.0%	33.0%
Break points saved %	100.0%	64.0%
Break points converted %	36.0%	0.0%
Service points won %	71.0%	57.0%
Return points won %	43.0%	29.0%
Total points won %	56.0%	44.0%
Match Serve+	+7.7	-5.9
Match Return+	+5.9	-7.7

* Match Serve+ and Match Return+ compare this match with the ATP 2011 average from available match stats. Zero is average; +5 means five percentage points above average. No opponent adjustment.

Player Comparison

Field	Rafael Nadal	Marin Cilic
Country	ESP	CRO
Birth date	Jun 3, 1986	Sep 28, 1988
Age	24	22
Height	185 cm	198 cm
Handedness	Left-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	Two-Handed Backhand	Two-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)	1	15
Ranking points (entering)	12,390	2,140
Elo (entering)	2,274	1,893
Current career W-L	1,056–228	578–350
Current career earnings	$134,946,100	$33,520,563

Pre-match H2H

Rafael Nadal #1 0 – 1 Marin Cilic #15

Path

Rafael Nadal's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Bernard Tomic #199	6-2 7-5 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	Jan 23, 2011	R32
Ryan Sweeting #116	6-2 6-1 6-1	W	H2H	Match data	Jan 20, 2011	R64
Marcos Daniel #93	6-0 5-0 (ret.)	W	H2H	Match data	Jan 19, 2011	R128

Rafael Nadal's next match

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
David Ferrer #7	4-6 2-6 3-6	L	H2H	Match data	Jan 27, 2011	QF

Marin Cilic's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
John Isner #20	4-6 6-2 6-7(5) 7-6(2) 9-7	W	H2H	Match data	Jan 23, 2011	R32
Santiago Giraldo #59	6-3 7-6(1) 6-1	W	H2H	Match data	Jan 20, 2011	R64
Donald Young #129	6-3 6-2 6-1	W	H2H	Match data	Jan 19, 2011	R128