Kei Nishikori #17 def. Marin Cilic #37

6-4 5-7 6-2

Kei Nishikori defeated Marin Cilic 6-4 5-7 6-2 in the 2014 Brisbane International quarterfinal on hard courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatKei NishikoriMarin Cilic
Aces614
Double faults211
First serve %55.0%44.0%
First serve points won %78.0%73.0%
Second serve points won %55.0%49.0%
Break points saved %93.0%80.0%
Break points converted %20.0%7.0%
Service points won %68.0%60.0%
Return points won %40.0%32.0%
Total points won %53.0%47.0%

Player Comparison

FieldKei NishikoriMarin Cilic
Country JPN CRO
Birth dateDec 29, 1989Sep 28, 1988
Age2425
Height178 cm198 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed BackhandTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)1737
Ranking points (entering)1,9151,130
Elo (entering)1,9512,026
Current career W-L436–232578–350
Current career earnings$26,161,710$33,520,563
Pre-match H2H
Kei Nishikori #17 3 2 Marin Cilic #37

Path

Kei Nishikori's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Matthew Ebden #686-2 6-4WH2HMatch dataJan 3, 2014R16

Kei Nishikori's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Lleyton Hewitt #607-5 4-6 3-6LH2HMatch dataJan 4, 2014SF

Marin Cilic's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Grigor Dimitrov #237-5 7-5WH2HMatch dataJan 3, 2014R16
Denis Istomin #456-7(3) 7-6(5) 6-4WH2HMatch dataJan 1, 2014R32