Rafael Nadal vs Marin Cilic — Acapulco Semi-final

Acapulco · ATP · Semi-final
ESP2
Rafael Nadal
40 yrs · 185 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWLWWWWLL
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 27 February 2017
hard
Marin Cilic
CRO3
Marin Cilic
#88ATP
1800ELO
1762Hard ELO
$776kYTD
$33MCAREER
37 yrs · 198 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLWWLLLWL
Nadal R.
6-1 6-2
Cilic M.
Nadal R.
662
Cilic M.
120

Rafael Nadal defeated Marin Cilic 6-1 6-2 in the Acapulco semi-final on hard. The result followed the form book — Rafael Nadal came in leading the head-to-head 6–2. Rafael Nadal extended the head-to-head to 7–2.

Key context

Head to head

6–2
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)
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
2009-10-05BeijingSFhardMarin Cilic6-1 6-3

Serve vs return

This season
Nadal R.serving89% hold

wins 69% of points on serve vs Cilic M.

Cilic M.serving80% hold

wins 63% of points on serve vs Nadal R.

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

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

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

Statistics

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

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

Clutch

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

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

Freshness

Recent load
Nadal R.Cilic M.
Freshness·
—
100

Cilic M.: 15 days rest. Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
SlowFast
Weather
30°CClear
Wind 12 km/hHumidity 54%
Final
Querrey S.
Nadal R.[2]
6-37-63
Semi-finals
Nadal R.[2]
Cilic M.[3]
6-16-2
Querrey S.
Kyrgios N.[6]
3-66-17-5
Quarter-finals
Nadal R.[2]
Nishioka Y.
7-626-3
Querrey S.
Thiem D.[4]
6-17-5
Kyrgios N.[6]
Djokovic N.[1]
7-697-5
Cilic M.[3]
Johnson S.
W/O
R16
Nadal R.[2]
Lorenzi P.
6-16-1
Nishioka Y.
Thompson J.
6-43-66-0
Cilic M.[3]
Coric B.
6-32-66-3
Johnson S.
Escobedo E.
7-656-3
Querrey S.
Goffin D.[5]
6-26-3
Thiem D.[4]
Mannarino A.
7-56-3
Kyrgios N.[6]
Young D.
6-26-4
Djokovic N.[1]
del Potro J.
4-66-46-4
R32
Nadal R.[2]
Zverev M.
6-46-3
Lorenzi P.
Lu Y.
4-66-36-4
Thompson J.
Lopez F.
2-66-36-3
Nishioka Y.
Sock J.[7]
3-66-26-1
Cilic M.[3]
Dolgopolov A.
6-34-66-0
Coric B.
Gomez L.
6-16-1
Escobedo E.
Kozlov S.
6-12-66-0
Johnson S.
Isner J.[8]
6-46-4
Goffin D.[5]
Robert S.
6-16-2
Querrey S.
Edmund K.
6-24-66-3
Mannarino A.
Fritz T.
3-67-656-4
Thiem D.[4]
Simon G.
7-676-3
Kyrgios N.[6]
Sela D.
3-66-36-3
del Potro J.
Tiafoe F.
6-43-67-61
Djokovic N.[1]
Klizan M.
6-37-64
Young D.
Tomic B.
7-650-0