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Men's Singles Quarter-Finals 2018 US OPEN Flushing, New York, USA | 27 August-9 September 2018 S-128, D-64 | $53 million | Outdoor Hard www.usopen.org DAY 10 MEDIA NOTES | Wednesday, 5 September 2018 MEN’S SINGLES QUARTER-FINALS (BOTTOM HALF) ARTHUR ASHE STADIUM [7] Marin Cilic (CRO) vs [21] Kei Nishikori (JPN) Nishikori Leads 8-6 [6] Novak Djokovic (SRB) vs John Millman (AUS) Djokovic Leads 1-0 DAY 10 HIGHLIGHTS • Four years after meeting for the US Open championship, Marin Cilic and Kei Nishikori will play a rematch in the quarter-finals on Wednesday. Neither Cilic nor Nishikori had reached a Grand Slam final entering the 2014 US Open. That all changed with semi-final upsets of then-No. 3 Roger Federer and then-No. 1 Novak Djokovic respectively. Two days later, Cilic defeated Nishikori 6-3 6-3 6-3 to capture the biggest title of his career. Cilic has played in two more Grand Slam finals since then, but Nishikori has yet to repeat his run at the 2014 US Open. • Nishikori and Naomi Osaka made history by winning their fourth-round matches on Monday. A Japanese man and woman are in the quarter-finals of the same Grand Slam tournament for the second time in the Open Era. Shuzo Matsuoka and Kimiko Date each reached, and lost, in the 1995 Wimbledon quarter-finals. While Osaka appears in her first Grand Slam quarter-final, Nishikori competes in his ninth. Nishikori is 2-6 in Grand Slam quarter-finals with both victories at the US Open. He won five-setters over Stan Wawrinka in 2014 and Andy Murray in 2016. • Though Nishikori is 8-6 against Cilic, the Croat is 2-1 in their meetings at the US Open. Before beating Nishikori for the 2014 title, Cilic defeated him in four sets at the 2012 US Open. Nishikori rallied for a five-set victory over Cilic in four hours, 59 minutes at the 2010 US Open. With two more wins this week, Cilic would reach his third final in the last six Grand Slam events. He was runner-up to Federer at 2017 Wimbledon and the 2018 Australian Open. • Djokovic is back in a Grand Slam quarter-final for the 42nd time in his career -- second-most in the Open Era behind Federer’s 53. They would have met on Wednesday were it not for 55th-ranked John Millman, who stunned Federer to reach the first Grand Slam quarter-final of his career. Millman, who was ranked No. 235 during the 2017 US Open, is the first Australian quarter-finalist in Flushing since Lleyton Hewitt in 2006. If he defeats Djokovic, the 29- year-old from Brisbane would be the first Aussie semi-finalist at any Grand Slam since Hewitt at the 2005 US Open. • Djokovic is a US Open quarter-finalist for the 11th time in his last 11 appearances (2007-16, 2018). The two-time champion is 10-0 in US Open quarter-finals and meeting a player ranked outside of the Top 25 for the first time in this round. With a win over Millman, Djokovic will break a tie with Federer and Andre Agassi for the second-most US Open semi-final appearances in the Open Era. Jimmy Connors advanced to the US Open semi-finals 14 times. ATP RACE TO LONDON (as of Tuesday, 4 September at 1:30 pm) No. Player Points KEY 1 Rafael Nadal* 7,120^ Top 8 qualify for Nitto ATP Finals 2 Novak Djokovic 4,805^ * Qualified 3 Roger Federer 4,800 ^ Add 360 points for QF win 4 Alexander Zverev 4,365 5 Juan Martin del Potro 4,070^ 6 Marin Cilic 3,815^ 7 Kevin Anderson 3,450 8 Dominic Thiem 3,365^ 9 John Isner 2,930^ 10 Kei Nishikori 2,115^ 11 Fabio Fognini 1,940 12 David Goffin 1,785 13 Stefanos Tsitsipas 1,782 14 Pablo Carreno Busta 1,730 15 Milos Raonic 1,710 16 Borna Coric 1,700 2018 US OPEN – Day 10 Media Notes Wednesday, 5 September 2018 Page 2 of 6 Most Grand Slam Quarter-finals of Open Era 1 Roger Federer 53 2 Novak Djokovic 42 3 Jimmy Connors 41 T4 Rafael Nadal 36 T4 Andre Agassi 36 Most US Open Quarter-finals of Open Era 1 Jimmy Connors 17 2 Andre Agassi 13 T3 Roger Federer 12 T3 Ivan Lendl 12 5 Novak Djokovic 11 Most Grand Slam Semi-finals of All Time and Open Era 1 Roger Federer 43 2 Novak Djokovic 32 3 Jimmy Connors 31 T4 Rafael Nadal 28 (Entering Tuesday) T4 Ivan Lendl 28 Most US Open Semi-finals of Open Era 1 Jimmy Connors 14 T2 Novak Djokovic 10 T2 Roger Federer 10 T2 Andre Agassi 10 T5 Pete Sampras 9 T5 Ivan Lendl 9 Most Grand Slam Finals of All Time and Open Era 1 Roger Federer 30 2 Rafael Nadal 24 3 Novak Djokovic 22 4 Ivan Lendl 19 5 Pete Sampras 18 Most US Open Finals of Open Era T1 Ivan Lendl 8 T1 Pete Sampras 8 T3 Novak Djokovic 7 T3 Roger Federer 7 T3 Jimmy Connors 7 Most Grand Slam Titles of All Time 1 Roger Federer 20 2 Rafael Nadal 17 3 Pete Sampras 14 4 Novak Djokovic 13 5 Roy Emerson 12 Most US Open Titles of Open Era T1 Roger Federer 5 T1 Jimmy Connors 5 T1 Pete Sampras 5 4 John McEnroe 4 T5 Rafael Nadal 3 T5 Ivan Lendl 3 For the latest stats, facts and figures throughout the US Open, follow @ATPMediaInfo on Twitter. 2018 US OPEN – Day 10 Media Notes Wednesday, 5 September 2018 Page 3 of 6 [7] Marin Cilic (CRO) vs [21] Kei Nishikori (JPN) Nishikori Leads 8-6 08 ATP Masters 1000 Indian Wells Hard R128 Marin Cilic 6-2 6-4 10 US Open (U.S.A.) Hard R64 Kei Nishikori 5-7 7-6(6) 3-6 7-6(3) 6-1 11 Chennai (India) Hard R32 Kei Nishikori 4-6 7-6 6-2 12 US Open (U.S.A.) Hard R32 Marin Cilic 6-3 6-4 6-7(3) 6-3 13 Memphis (U.S.A.) Hard QF Kei Nishikori 6-4 6-2 14 Brisbane (Australia) Hard QF Kei Nishikori 6-4 5-7 6-2 14 Barcelona (Spain) Clay QF Kei Nishikori 6-1 6-3 14 US Open (U.S.A.) Hard F Marin Cilic 6-3 6-3 6-3 15 Washington (U.S.A.) Hard SF Kei Nishikori 3-6 6-1 6-4 15 Tokyo (Japan) Hard QF Kei Nishikori 3-6 7-5 6-3 16 Wimbledon (Great Britain) Grass R16 Marin Cilic 6-1 5-1 ret 16 Basel (Switzerland) Hard F Marin Cilic 6-1 7-6(5) 16 ATP Finals (Great Britain) Hard RR Marin Cilic 3-6 6-2 6-3 18 ATP Masters 1000 Monte-Carlo Clay QF Kei Nishikori 6-4 6-7(1) 6-3 MARIN CILIC vs KEI NISHIKORI 29 (9/28/88) Age (Birthdate) 28 (12/29/89) No. 7 (No. 3 on 1/29/18) ATP Ranking (Career-High) No. 19 (No. 4 on 3/2/15) Medjugorje, Bosnia-Herzegovina Birthplace Shimane, Japan Monte Carlo, Monaco Residence Bradenton, FL, USA 37-12 (20-6) 2018 Record (on hard) 27-13 (11-6) 472-244 (288-143) Career Record (on hard) 358-168 (237-111) 1 / 18 2018 Titles / Career Titles 0 / 11 111-41 Career Grand Slam Record 80-33 33-8 (2014 Champion) US Open Record (Best Result) 22-8 (2014 Runner-up) 29-14 (3-2) Career 5th-Set Record (YTD) 17-6 (1-0) 6 Comebacks from 0-2 Down 2 179-152 (19-11) Career Tiebreak Record (YTD) 110-76 (11-3) $24,534,130 Career Prize Money $19,286,966 Ivan Cinkus Coach Dante Bottini, Michael Chang MARIN CILIC 2018 Highlights W (1): London/Queen's Club (d Djokovic) F (1): Australian Open (l Federer) SF (3): Pune (l Simon); ATP Masters 1000 Rome (l A. Zverev); ATP Masters 1000 Cincinnati (l Djokovic) QF (4): ATP Masters 1000 Monte-Carlo (l Nishikori), Roland Garros (l Del Potro), ATP Masters 1000 Toronto (l Nadal); US Open 2018 in Review • Appearing in 3rd Grand Slam QF of season (1-1), 13th of career (5-7) and 5th at US Open (2-2). • Saved 1 championship point to capture 2nd London/Queen’s Club title and 18th ATP title overall (d. Djokovic). • Won an ATP World Tour title for 11th straight season (2008-18). • Defeated No. 1 Nadal in 5 sets en route to 3rd Grand Slam final at Australian Open (l. to Federer in 5 sets). • Achieved career-high No. 3 in ATP Rankings on 29 January following run to Australian Open final. • Advanced to ATP Masters 1000 SFs at Rome (l. to A. Zverev) and Cincinnati (l. to Djokovic). • Reached Roland Garros QF for 2nd straight season (d. Fognini in 5 sets, l. to Del Potro). • Dropped only 8 games in 6 sets to beat Popko and Kukushkin during Davis Cup QF (CRO d. KAZ 3-1). • Withdrew from Buenos Aires (fatigue), Acapulco (stomach muscle strain) and ATP Masters 1000 Madrid (knee). For the latest stats, facts and figures throughout the US Open, follow @ATPMediaInfo on Twitter. 2018 US OPEN – Day 10 Media Notes Wednesday, 5 September 2018 Page 4 of 6 Career Highlights > Achieved career-high No. 3 on 29 January 2018 after reaching Australian Open final. Ended 2016 and 2017 at No. 6. Broke into Top 10 on 1 February 2010 following run to Australian Open SF.
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