Marin Cilic vs Rafael Nadal — Beijing Semi-final

Beijing · ATP · Semi-final
Marin Cilic
CRO
Marin Cilic
#88ATP
1800ELO
1762Hard ELO
$776kYTD
$33MCAREER
37 yrs · 198 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 5 October 2009
hard
ESP
Rafael Nadal
40 yrs · 185 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Cilic M.
6-1 6-3
Nadal R.
Cilic M.
662
Nadal R.
13–

Marin Cilic defeated Rafael Nadal 6-1 6-3 in the Beijing semi-final on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Rafael Nadal came in leading the head-to-head 7–1. Marin Cilic narrowed the head-to-head to 7–2.

Key context

Head to head

1–7
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2019-08-26US OpenR16hardRafael Nadal6-3 3-6 6-1 6-2
2018-08-06Canada MastersQFhardRafael Nadal2-6 6-4 6-4
2018-01-15Australian OpenQFhardMarin Cilic3-6 6-3 6-7(5) 6-2 2-0 RET
2017-10-09Shanghai MastersSFhardRafael Nadal7-5 7-6(3)
2017-02-27AcapulcoSFhardRafael Nadal6-1 6-2
2015-10-26BaselQFhardRafael Nadal4-6 6-3 6-3
2011-05-08Rome MastersQFclayRafael Nadal6-1 6-3
2011-01-17Australian OpenR16hardRafael Nadal6-2 6-4 6-3

Serve vs return

This season
Cilic M.serving80% hold

wins 63% of points on serve vs Nadal R.

Nadal R.serving89% hold

wins 69% of points on serve vs Cilic M.

Serve advantage — Nadal R.

Each player's serve crossed against the other's return, converted to expected hold of serve. Recent completed matches, ATP, WTA & Challenger. About

Serve & return on hard

Cilic M.Nadal R.
57
Serve
—
10
Return
—

Per-surface Serve / Return Rating (0–100, percentile within the hard field, opponent-adjusted over 52 weeks). About

Statistics

This season
Cilic M.Nadal R.
1st serve in·Slight edge
58%
65%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
78%
73%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
50%
56%
Service points won·Even
66%
67%
Return points won·Slight edge
37%
42%
Break points saved·Even
66%
64%
Aces / match·Dominant
10.6
4.4
Double faults / match·Clear edge
3.4
2.4

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (199 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Cilic M.Nadal R.
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
76
97
Break points saved·Even
99
100
Break points won·Dominant
41
99
Deciding sets·Slight edge
94
100
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
87
99

Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About

Freshness

Recent load
Cilic M.Nadal R.
Freshness·
98
—

Cilic M.: 14 days rest · 1 match (14d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
SlowFast
Weather
24°CClear
Wind 7 km/hHumidity 24%

Draw

Final
Djokovic N.
Cilic M.
6-27-64
Semi-finals
Djokovic N.
Soderling R.
6-36-3
Cilic M.
Nadal R.
6-16-3
Quarter-finals
Djokovic N.
Verdasco F.
6-31-66-1
Soderling R.
Ljubicic I.
7-636-4
Cilic M.
Davydenko N.
6-46-4
Nadal R.
Safin M.
6-36-1
R16
Djokovic N.
Troicki V.
6-36-0
Nadal R.
Blake J.
7-56-746-3
Safin M.
Gonzalez F.
6-36-4
Davydenko N.
Kohlschreiber P.
6-16-0
Cilic M.
Benneteau J.
6-22-66-0
Soderling R.
Robredo T.
6-36-3
Ljubicic I.
Kubot L.
7-664-66-4
Verdasco F.
Ferrero J.
7-56-4
R32
Blake J.
Mayer F.
6-33-66-3
Safin M.
Acasuso J.
6-46-2
Gonzalez F.
Ferrer D.
7-56-4
Davydenko N.
Kunitsyn I.
6-16-766-2
Kohlschreiber P.
Karlovic I.
7-664-66-1
Benneteau J.
Daniel M.
6-36-4
Cilic M.
Andreev I.
6-46-4
Soderling R.
Chardy J.
6-34-66-2
Ljubicic I.
Mathieu P.
7-684-66-1
Robredo T.
Becker B.
6-26-1
Djokovic N.
Hanescu V.
6-37-5
Troicki V.
Fognini F.
7-657-5
Ferrero J.
Almagro N.
7-57-63
Verdasco F.
Ginepri R.
6-776-16-2
Kubot L.
Roddick A.
6-26-4
Nadal R.
Baghdatis M.
6-43-66-4