Kei Nishikori vs Marin Cilic — US Open Quarter-final

US Open · ATP · Quarter-final
JPN21
Kei Nishikori
#720ATP
1714ELO
1680Hard ELO
36 yrs · 178 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWLWWLWL
3 — 2
Sets
Monday, 27 August 2018
hard
Marin Cilic
CRO7
Marin Cilic
#62ATP
1800ELO
1762Hard ELO
$776kYTD
$33MCAREER
37 yrs · 198 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLWWLLLWL
Nishikori K.
2-6 6-4 7-6 4-6 6-4
Cilic M.
Nishikori K.
2677463
Cilic M.
6465642

Kei Nishikori defeated Marin Cilic 2-6 6-4 7-6 4-6 6-4 in the US Open quarter-final on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Marin Cilic came in ranked #62, defending last year's round of 32. Kei Nishikori extended the head-to-head to 10–6.

Key context

Head to head

9–6
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2024-09-25TokyoR32hardKei Nishikori6-4 3-6 6-3
2018-04-16Monte Carlo MastersQFclayKei Nishikori6-4 6-7(1) 6-3
2016-11-14Tour FinalsRRhardMarin Cilic3-6 6-2 6-3
2016-10-24BaselFhardMarin Cilic6-1 7-6(5)
2016-06-27WimbledonR16grassMarin Cilic6-1 5-1 RET
2015-10-05TokyoQFhardKei Nishikori3-6 7-5 6-3
2015-08-03WashingtonSFhardKei Nishikori3-6 6-1 6-4
2014-08-25US OpenFhardMarin Cilic6-3 6-3 6-3
2014-04-21BarcelonaQFclayKei Nishikori6-1 6-3
2013-12-29BrisbaneQFhardKei Nishikori6-4 5-7 6-2
2013-02-18MemphisQFhardKei Nishikori6-4 6-2
2012-08-27US OpenR32hardMarin Cilic6-3 6-4 6-7(3) 6-3
2011-01-03ChennaiR32hardKei Nishikori4-6 7-6(0) 6-2
2010-08-30US OpenR64hardKei Nishikori5-7 7-6(6) 3-6 7-6(3) 6-1
2008-03-13Indian Wells MastersR128hardMarin Cilic6-2 6-4

Serve vs return

This season
Nishikori K.serving83% hold

wins 65% of points on serve vs Cilic M.

Cilic M.serving85% hold

wins 66% of points on serve vs Nishikori K.

Serve-dominated — both hold easily, expect tiebreaks

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

Nishikori K.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
Nishikori K.Cilic M.
1st serve in·Slight edge
64%
58%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
68%
78%
2nd serve points won·Even
54%
50%
Service points won·Even
63%
66%
Return points won·Even
39%
37%
Break points saved·Slight edge
60%
66%
Aces / match·Dominant
2.7
10.6
Double faults / match·Clear edge
2.2
3.4

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Nishikori K.Cilic M.
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
89
76
Break points saved·Even
97
99
Break points won·Dominant
74
41
Deciding sets·Slight edge
100
94
Tiebreaks·Slight edge
97
87

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

Freshness

Recent load
Nishikori K.Cilic M.
Freshness·
—
98

Cilic M.: 13 days rest · 1 match (14d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
SlowFast
Weather
30°COvercast
Wind 4 km/hHumidity 61%
Final
Djokovic N.[6]
del Potro J.[3]
6-37-646-3
Semi-finals
Djokovic N.[6]
Nishikori K.[21]
6-36-46-2
del Potro J.[3]
Nadal R.[1]
7-636-2
Quarter-finals
Nadal R.[1]
Thiem D.[9]
0-66-47-56-747-65
del Potro J.[3]
Isner J.[11]
6-756-37-646-2
Nishikori K.[21]
Cilic M.[7]
2-66-47-654-66-4
Djokovic N.[6]
Millman J.
6-36-46-4
R16
Thiem D.[9]
Anderson K.[5]
7-56-27-62
del Potro J.[3]
Coric B.[20]
6-46-36-1
Cilic M.[7]
Goffin D.[10]
7-666-26-4
Nishikori K.[21]
Kohlschreiber P.
6-36-27-5
Djokovic N.[6]
Sousa J.
6-36-46-3
Millman J.
Federer R.[2]
3-67-57-677-63
Isner J.[11]
Raonic M.[25]
3-66-36-43-66-2
Nadal R.[1]
Basilashvili N.
6-36-36-766-4
R32
Nadal R.[1]
Khachanov K.[27]
5-77-57-677-63
Basilashvili N.
Pella G.
6-36-41-67-64
Anderson K.[5]
Shapovalov D.[28]
4-66-36-44-66-4
Isner J.[11]
Lajovic D.
7-686-766-37-5
Cilic M.[7]
De Minaur A.
4-63-66-36-47-5
Goffin D.[10]
Struff J.
6-46-17-64
Nishikori K.[21]
Schwartzman D.[13]
6-46-45-76-1
Kohlschreiber P.
Zverev A.[4]
6-716-46-16-3
Djokovic N.[6]
Gasquet R.[26]
6-26-36-3
Millman J.
Kukushkin M.
6-44-66-16-3
Federer R.[2]
Kyrgios N.[30]
6-46-17-5
Sousa J.
Pouille L.[17]
7-654-67-647-65
Coric B.[20]
Medvedev D.
6-37-56-2
Thiem D.[9]
Fritz T.
3-66-37-656-4
Raonic M.[25]
Wawrinka S.
7-666-46-3
del Potro J.[3]
Verdasco F.[31]
7-57-666-3
R64
Cilic M.[7]
Hurkacz H.
6-26-06-0
Nadal R.[1]
Pospisil V.
6-36-46-2
Khachanov K.[27]
Sonego L.
7-56-36-3
Basilashvili N.
Sock J.[18]
4-66-36-27-63
Pella G.
Lorenzi P.
7-56-06-2
Thiem D.[9]
Johnson S.
6-756-35-76-46-1
del Potro J.[3]
Kudla D.
6-36-17-64
Coric B.[20]
Carballes Baena R.
7-646-26-3
Medvedev D.
Tsitsipas S.[15]
6-46-34-66-3
Isner J.[11]
Jarry N.
6-776-43-67-626-4
Lajovic D.
Norrie C.
6-22-66-46-4
Raonic M.[25]
Simon G.
6-36-46-4
Wawrinka S.
Humbert U.
7-654-66-37-5
De Minaur A.
Tiafoe F.
6-46-05-76-2
Struff J.
Benneteau J.
6-24-66-13-66-3
Goffin D.[10]
Haase R.
6-26-716-36-2
Schwartzman D.[13]
Munar J.
6-26-05-76-2
Kohlschreiber P.
Ebden M.
6-716-36-26-0
Zverev A.[4]
Mahut N.
6-46-46-2
Gasquet R.[26]
Djere L.
6-37-656-3
Pouille L.[17]
Baghdatis M.
6-746-46-46-3
Millman J.
Fognini F.[14]
6-14-66-46-1
Kukushkin M.
Chung H.[23]
7-656-26-3
Kyrgios N.[30]
Herbert P.
4-67-666-36-0
Federer R.[2]
Paire B.
7-56-46-4
Anderson K.[5]
Chardy J.
6-26-46-4
Fritz T.
Kubler J.
6-33-66-3
Nishikori K.[21]
Monfils G.
6-25-4
Sousa J.
Carreno Busta P.[12]
4-66-35-76-22-0
Verdasco F.[31]
Murray A.
7-52-66-46-4
Shapovalov D.[28]
Seppi A.
6-44-65-77-626-4
Djokovic N.[6]
Sandgren T.
6-16-36-726-2
R128
Ebden M.
Krajinovic F.[32]
7-616-754-66-14-1
Hurkacz H.
Travaglia S.
6-22-67-663-0
Baghdatis M.
Youzhny M.
6-46-42-63-1
Seppi A.
Querrey S.
6-766-46-22-1
Thiem D.[9]
Basic M.
6-36-16-4
Djere L.
Mayer L.
6-46-44-62-1
Simon G.
Harris L.
6-26-26-3
Nadal R.[1]
Ferrer D.
6-33-4
Khachanov K.[27]
Ramos A.
6-36-26-3
Basilashvili N.
Bedene A.
6-24-66-22-66-4
Lorenzi P.
Edmund K.[16]
4-66-47-56-1
Johnson S.
Istomin D.
6-37-666-3
Kubler J.
Bautista Agut R.[19]
6-36-36-4
Murray A.
Duckworth J.
6-756-37-56-3
Verdasco F.[31]
Lopez F.
6-27-56-4
Coric B.[20]
Mayer F.
6-26-25-76-4
Carballes Baena R.
Krueger M.
3-66-26-47-63
Medvedev D.
Donskoy E.
7-56-46-2
Jarry N.
Gojowczyk P.
7-644-66-17-5
Norrie C.
Thompson J.
7-54-66-46-3
Lajovic D.
Dzumhur D.[24]
3-66-16-36-4
Humbert U.
Altamirano C.
6-37-646-3
Wawrinka S.
Dimitrov G.[8]
6-36-27-5
De Minaur A.
Daniel T.
6-06-16-2
Tiafoe F.
Mannarino A.[29]
6-16-44-66-4
Benneteau J.
Cecchinato M.[22]
2-67-656-36-4
Schwartzman D.[13]
Delbonis F.
6-27-666-2
Munar J.
Bemelmans R.
5-76-37-632-66-1
Monfils G.
Bagnis F.
7-643-66-06-0
Nishikori K.[21]
Marterer M.
6-26-26-3
Kohlschreiber P.
Hanfmann Y.
7-635-76-46-4
Sandgren T.
Troicki V.
6-36-46-2
Pouille L.[17]
Maden Y.
7-666-27-5
Sousa J.
Granollers M.
6-26-26-3
Carreno Busta P.[12]
Jaziri M.
7-56-26-2
Fognini F.[14]
Mmoh M.
4-66-26-47-64
Millman J.
Brooksby J.
6-46-26-0
Kukushkin M.
Rubin N.
6-36-14-67-63
Kyrgios N.[30]
Albot R.
7-52-66-46-2
Herbert P.
Bhambri Y.
6-37-637-5
Paire B.
Novak D.
7-663-67-57-65
Federer R.[2]
Nishioka Y.
6-26-26-4
Zverev A.[4]
Polansky P.
6-26-16-2
Pella G.
Ruud C.
6-46-46-1
Chardy J.
Rublev A.
6-24-66-46-1
Shapovalov D.[28]
Auger Aliassime F.
7-55-74-1
Cilic M.[7]
Copil M.
7-56-11-1
Chung H.[23]
Berankis R.
4-67-666-02-0
Mahut N.
Moutet C.
6-27-55-76-4
Kudla D.
Berrettini M.
6-47-56-2
Haase R.
Mcdonald M.
4-64-66-36-16-3
Sock J.[18]
Andreozzi G.
6-07-646-2
Isner J.[11]
Klahn B.
7-636-36-4
Djokovic N.[6]
Fucsovics M.
6-33-66-46-0
Goffin D.[10]
Gaio F.
6-26-47-65
Pospisil V.
Lacko L.
7-56-36-2
Anderson K.[5]
Harrison R.
7-645-74-66-36-4
Raonic M.[25]
Berlocq C.
7-646-41-66-3
Gasquet R.[26]
Sugita Y.
6-36-16-3
Sonego L.
Muller G.
7-626-795-77-666-2
Fritz T.
Zverev M.
4-62-66-47-626-2
del Potro J.[3]
Young D.
6-06-36-4
Tsitsipas S.[15]
Robredo T.
6-37-616-4
Struff J.
Smyczek T.
7-626-46-3