Cilic v Nishikori
ATP Tour career
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Kei Nishikori takes it, 7–4 on categories
Nishikori wins on first serve in %. Cilic’s case rests on first-serve points won %, but it isn’t enough to swing it. ATP Tour career: Cilic 922 matches, Nishikori 661 matches.
- Cilic averages 9.3 aces a match to Nishikori’s 3.2 — 2.9 times as many.
- Cilic has the better first-serve points won %: 76.8 to Nishikori’s 70.1.
- Nishikori has the better first serve in %: 61.8 to Cilic’s 56.8.
- Not every stat was recorded for every match (titles, grand slam titles): those averages use only the games that logged them.
Built only from games in our stats database. A read of the numbers, not a tip.
Tale of the tape
Per game. Totals and best single game underneath.
- 0.021 total · best 1Titlesper game0.012 total · best 1
- 0.01 total · best 1Grand Slam titlesper game–
- 56.8First serve in %61.8
- 76.8First-serve points won %70.1
- 64.0Break points saved %60.9
- 37.4Return points won %39.3
- 9.38,572 total · best 35
Head to head
616 matches
since 200810
since 200810
- Hard · 13 matchesCilic 5Nishikori 8
- Clay · 2 matchesCilic 0Nishikori 2
- Grass · 1 matchCilic 1Nishikori 0
- Grand Slams · 5 matchesCilic 3Nishikori 2
- Finals · 2 matchesCilic 2Nishikori 0
Last meetings
- 25 Sept 2024 · Tokyo · Round of 32 · HardNishikori won 6-4 3-6 6-3
- 27 Aug 2018 · US Open · Quarterfinal · HardNishikori won 2-6 6-4 7-6(5) 4-6 6-4
- 15 Apr 2018 · ATP Masters 1000 Monte Carlo · Quarterfinal · ClayNishikori won 6-4 6-7(1) 6-3
- 13 Nov 2016 · ATP Finals · Round robin · HardCilic won 3-6 6-2 6-3
- 24 Oct 2016 · Basel · Final · HardCilic won 6-1 7-6(5)
- 27 June 2016 · Wimbledon · Round of 16 · Grass
Last 10 games
Titles, oldest to newest.
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