Marin Cilic vs Kei Nishikori, US Open 2018, Quarterfinal

Grand Slam · Quarterfinal · Hard · Wed 5 Sept

Final

Marin Cilic

LostRank #961.6360%

Nishikori won in 5 sets · 4h 8m

2–3

Set 16–2

Set 24–6

Set 36–7⁵

Set 46–4

Set 54–6

Kei Nishikori

WinnerRank #4362.4740%Upset

Venue

USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center

Flushing, USA· Hard· Arthur Ashe Stadium

Court speed

What is court speed?

How much the court helps the server, judged from aces and serve points won and adjusted for who played. 100 is the average ATP tournament court that season.

Very slow< 92Monte Carlo, Rome
Slow92–97Roland Garros, Indian Wells
Average97–103US Open, Dubai
Fast103–108Wimbledon, Shanghai
Very fast108+Basel

Challenger and ITF courts usually read lower: partly the venues, partly the balls and conditions at those levels.

How court speed works

Average

0.4vs last year

Wind

17 km/h

Gentle

Humidity

85%

Very humid

Temperature

29°C

Warm

Altitude

5 m

Sea level

Historical daily weather

Set statistics

Final statistics

Service

18Aces6

7Double faults4

82/13760%1st serve %56%89/159

48/5587%2nd serve %94%66/70

59/8272%1st serve points won71%63/89

33/5560%2nd serve points won51%36/70

4/944%Break points saved54%7/13

25Service games played25

Return

26/8929%1st serve return points28%23/82

34/7049%2nd serve return points40%22/55

6/1346%Break points converted56%5/9

25Return games played25

Points

92Service points won99

60Receiver points won45

8Max points in a row7

Games

3Max games in a row6

0Tiebreaks1

Cilic4

Nishikori6

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Cilic4

Nishikori5

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Cilic4

Nishikori4

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Cilic3

Nishikori4

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Cilic2

Nishikori4

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Cilic1

Nishikori4

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Cilic1

Nishikori3

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Cilic1

Nishikori2

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Cilic1

Nishikori1

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Cilic0

Nishikori1

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Head to head

6Cilic

10Nishikori

16 meetings

Hard 5–8Clay 0–2Grass 1–0

US OpenQuarterfinal · 5 Sept 2018HardThis match
Kei Nishikori
Sets won: 3Set 1: 2Set 2: 6Set 3: 7⁷Set 4: 4Set 5: 6
Marin Cilic
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 4Set 3: 6⁵Set 4: 6Set 5: 4
TokyoRound of 32 · 26 Sept 2024Hard
Kei Nishikori
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 3Set 3: 6
Marin Cilic
Sets won: 1Set 1: 4Set 2: 6Set 3: 3
Monte Carlo MastersQuarterfinal · 20 Apr 2018Clay
Kei Nishikori
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6¹Set 3: 6
Marin Cilic
Sets won: 1Set 1: 4Set 2: 7⁷Set 3: 3
ATP FinalsRound robin · 18 Nov 2016Hard
Marin Cilic
Sets won: 2Set 1: 3Set 2: 6Set 3: 6
Kei Nishikori
Sets won: 1Set 1: 6Set 2: 2Set 3: 3
BaselFinal · 30 Oct 2016Hard
Marin Cilic
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 7⁷
Kei Nishikori
Sets won: 0Set 1: 1Set 2: 6⁵
WimbledonRound of 16 · 4 Jul 2016Grass
Marin Cilic
Sets won: 1Set 1: 6Set 2: 5
Kei Nishikori
Sets won: 0Set 1: 1Set 2: 1
Kei Nishikori · Retired

Match research

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Run-inEvery match in the last 28 days, rest days and travel between venues.
Tale of the tapeRecords and serve numbers side by side, filtered by period and surface.
Record by opponent rankingHow each player does against the top 10, top 50 or any ranking range.
Similar conditionsResults in comparable heat, humidity, wind and altitude before scheduled matches.

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Marin Cilic vs Kei Nishikori, US Open 2018, Quarterfinal

Final score

Venue and conditions

Set statistics

Service

Return

Points

Games

Point by point

Head to head

Match research