Marin Cilic vs David Nalbandian | Marin Cilic Wins 5-7 6-4 4-6 7-6 6-3

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ARG vs CRORound RobinClayFri 6 AprFinal

Marin CilicATP #80 · CRO

David NalbandianARG

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Marin Cilic defeated David Nalbandian 5-7 6-4 4-6 7-6 6-3 in the ARG vs CRO round robin on clay. The upset overturned the form book — David Nalbandian came in leading the head-to-head 4–0. Marin Cilic claimed a first win over David Nalbandian in five meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 4–1.

Key context

Match story: Marin Cilic dropped the opening set before beating David Nalbandian 5–7 6–4 4–6 7–6 6–3.

How the match was decided

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Cilic M. came through in five sets.

Match statistics

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Common opponents

5 shared · last 12 months

Cilic M. and Nalbandian D. faced 5 of the same opponents in the last 12 months. Cilic M. went 2–5 (29%) against them, Nalbandian D. 3–3 (50%). Nalbandian D. came out better against 2 of 4 comparable opponents, Cilic M. against 0.

2–529%Cilic M. · better vs 0Record vs common opponents3–350%Nalbandian D. · better vs 2

Vs common opponents · derived from scorelines

6–12Sets8–10

77–97Games85–90

1–1Tiebreaks1–1

0–0Deciding sets1–1

vs Nadal R.L1-6 3-6Rome Masters · clayL6-7 1-6 5-7US Open · hard
vs Federer R.L3-6 6-4 4-6 2-6US Open · hardL4-6 2-6 4-6Wimbledon · grass
vs Ljubicic I.W6-4 6-3Beijing · hardW6-4 1-6 6-3 6-2US Open · hard

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vs Tsonga J.L3-6 4-6Cincinnati Masters · hardW3-6 7-5 6-3Indian Wells Masters · hard
vs Starace P.Hard to compareW7-6 6-4Madrid Masters · clayW7-6 6-0Indian Wells Masters · hard

Head-to-head

5 meetings · Nalbandian D. leads 4–1

Clay: Cilic M. leads 1–0 · Hard: Nalbandian D. leads 3–0 · Carpet: Nalbandian D. leads 1–0

Cilic M.April 2012ARG vs CROThis matchClay5-7 6-4 4-6 7-6 6-3
Nalbandian D.March 2012Indian Wells MastersHard7-6 7-6
Nalbandian D.November 2010BaselHard4-6 6-4 6-4
Nalbandian D.August 2010WashingtonHard6-2 6-2
Nalbandian D.April 2006Davis Cup WG QF: CRO vs ARGCarpet6-1 6-1 6-2

Draw

Closing odds

Player context

Before the match

Cilic M.Nalbandian D.1 918ELO1 9231 759Clay ELO1 8433–7Last 105–523Age30198 cmHeight180 cmRightPlaysRight

Cite this

Marin Cilic beat David Nalbandian 5-7 6-4 4-6 7-6 6-3. Umpiry, "Marin Cilic vs David Nalbandian — ARG vs CRO Round Robin", https://umpiry.com/match/2012-04-06/cilic-vs-nalbandian-arg-vs-cro-rr?utm_source=cite (as of 6 April 2012).