Prediction Of Cilic Vs Nishioka H2H, Who Will Win At ATP Hangzhou Open 2024?

What Time Will Marin Cilic Play Against Yoshihito Nishioka?

Cilic and Nishioka are on the Day 4 Schedule at Hangzhou Open 2024 on Saturday 21 September 2024. Lets breakdown the career, past stats and recent form of these players and predict who will get the victory.

Who Will Win In This Head-To-Head?

In their head-to-head matches, Marin Cilic from Croatia has a 1-0 lead against Yoshihito Nishioka from Japan. Their most recent encounter took place at the 2018 Wimbledon Championships, where Cilic emerged victorious with a score of 6-1, 6-4, 6-4.

Marin Cilic, aged 35, is currently ranked No. 777 in the world. He reached a career-high ranking of No. 3 and has a win-loss record of 1-4 in the 2024 season, with his best result being a second-round appearance in Hangzhou. Throughout his career, Cilic has accumulated 583 wins and 332 losses, along with 20 titles.

Cilic’s breakthrough came in 2010 when he reached the semifinals of the Australian Open, which helped elevate him into the top 10 rankings. He achieved his highest career ranking of No. 3 following his run to the final of the 2018 Australian Open. Notably, Cilic defeated Roger Federer en route to winning the 2014 US Open title but lost to Federer in both the 2017 Wimbledon and 2018 Australian Open finals.

In 2022, Cilic caused an upset by defeating the second-seeded Daniil Medvedev on his way to reaching the semifinals of the French Open. This accomplishment made him one of only four active players, alongside Novak Djokovic, Rafael Nadal, and Jannik Sinner, to advance to the semifinals of all four Grand Slam events. Cilic’s illustrious career also includes notable victories over former world No. 1 players, such as defeating Djokovic at the 2016 Paris Masters and defeating Nadal at the 2018 Australian Open.

Furthermore, Cilic won the ATP Masters 1000 Cincinnati title in 2016, played a crucial role in Croatia’s victory in the 2018 Davis Cup, and earned a silver medal in the All-Croatian men’s doubles final at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics alongside Ivan Dodig (held in 2021). It is worth mentioning

that Cilic recently won his first ATP Tour match since January 2023 and aims to achieve consecutive tour-level wins for the first time since reaching the 2022 Tel Aviv final. He is also looking to secure his 121st career tour-level quarter-final, with 76 of them being on hard courts.

Yoshihito Nishioka, aged 28, is currently ranked No. 54 in the world. He reached a career-high ranking of No. 24 in June 2023 after reaching the fourth round of both the Australian Open and Roland Garros for the first time in his career. Nishioka has a career win-loss record of 134-145, with three titles to his name.

Notably, Nishioka achieved his biggest career victory by defeating world No. 2 Casper Ruud on his way to winning his second ATP Tour title at the 2022 Seoul event. He showcased his resilience by saving two match points against Denis Shapovalov to clinch his first title at the 2018 Shenzhen tournament, where he entered as a qualifier ranked 171st. Additionally, Nishioka demonstrated his ability to rally from a set down on three occasions, including during his run to the 2020 Delray Beach final and the 2022 Washington final, where he saved a match point against Alex de Minaur before securing his third title at the 2024 Atlanta tournament.

Furthermore, Nishioka defeated his fellow countryman and former world No. 5, Kei Nishikori, on his way to the quarterfinals of the 2019 ATP Masters 1000 Cincinnati as a qualifier. In the current season, Nishioka aims to reach his 23rd ATP Tour quarterfinal and his third one this year, following his quarterfinal appearance in Eastbourne and his title win in Atlanta. He also aspires to achieve 20 wins in a season for the second time in his career, after previously achieving 21 wins in 2023 and 19 wins in 2019, 2022, and 2024.

My Conclusion / Prediction:

My pick is that Cilic will win.
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