HOW RAFAEL NADAL MATCHES UP WITH MARIN CILIC AHEAD OF THEIR AUSTRALIAN OPEN QUARTER-FINAL:
1-RAFAEL NADAL (ESP) leads 6-MARIN CILIC (CRO) 5-1
2017 Shanghai Masters, hard, SF, Nadal 7-5 7-6 (7-3) 2017Acapulco, hard, SF, Nadal 6-1 6-2 2015Basel, indoor, hard, QF, Nadal 4-6 6-3 6-3 2011 Rome Masters, clay, QF, Nadal 6-1 6-3 2011Australian Open, hard, R16, Nadal 6-2 6-4 6-3 2009Beijing, hard, SF, Cilic 6-1 6-3
RAFAEL NADAL
Age: 31 Ranking: 1 Plays: left-handed (two-handed backhand) Career prize money: $US94,588,627 ($A120.32 million) Career titles: 75 Grand slam titles: 16 (Australian Open 2009; French Open 2005-08, 2010-14, 2017; Wimbledon 2008, 2010; US Open 2010, 2013, 2017) Australian Open win-loss record: 55-11 Best Australian Open result: champion 2009
MARIN CILIC
Age: 29 Ranking: 6 Plays: right-handed (two-handed backhand) Career prize money: $US20,944,791 ($A29 million) Career titles: 17 Grand slam titles: 1 (US Open 2014) Australian Open win-loss record: 24-9 Best Australian Open result: semi-finalist 2010
