ROGER FEDERER V MARIN CILIC FOR THEIR AUSTRALIAN OPEN FINAL:
2-ROGER FEDERER (SUI) leads 6-MARIN CILIC (CRO) 8-1
* 2017 ATP Finals, hard, round-robin, Federer 6-7 (5-7) 6-4 6-1
* 2017 Wimbledon, grass, final, Federer 6-3 6-1 6-4
* 2016 Wimbledon, grass, QF, Federer 6-7 (4-7) 4-6 6-3 7-6 (11-9) 6-3
* 2014 US Open, hard, SF, Cilic 6-3 6-4 6-4
* 2014 Canada, hard, R16, Federer 7-6 (7-5) 6-7 (3-7) 6-4
* 2012 Shanghai, hard, QF, Federer 6-3 6-4
* 2011 US Open, hard, R32, Federer 6-3 4-6 6-4 6-2
* 2011 Monte Carlo, clay, R16, Federer 6-4 6-3
* 2008 Paris, hard, R16, Federer 6-3 6-4
ROGER FEDERER:
Age: 36. Height: 185cm
Born: Basel, Switzerland
Lives: Switzerland
Ranking: 2
Plays: right-handed (one-handed backhand)
Career prize money: $US111,885,682 ($140 million)
Career titles: 95
Career win-loss record: 1138-250
Hardcourt career win-loss record: 710-139
2018 win-loss record: 6-0
Grand slam titles: 19 (Australian Open 2004, 2006-07, 2010, 2017; French Open 2009; Wimbledon 2003-07, 2009, 2012, 2017; US Open 2004-08)
Grand slam win-loss record: 331-52
Australian Open win-loss record: 93-13
Best Australian Open results: champion 2004, 2006-07, 2010, 2017
Coaches: Ivan Ljubicic and Severin Luthi
Road to the final:
* 1st rd: bt Aljaz Bedene (SLO) 6-3 6-4 6-3
* 2nd rd: bt Jan-Lennard Struff (GER) 6-4 6-4 7-6 (7-4)
* 3rd rd: bt 29-Richard Gasquet (FRA) 6-2 7-5 6-4
* 4th rd: bt Marton Fucsovics (HUN) 6-4 7-6 (7-3) 6-2
* QF: bt 19-Tomas Berdych (CZE) 7-6 (7-1) 6-3 6-4
* SF: bt Hyeon Chung (KOR) 6-1 5-2 (ret)
MARIN CILIC:
Age: 29. Height: 198cm
Born: Medjugorje, Bosnia-Herzegovina
Lives: Monte Carlo, Monaco
Ranking: 6
Plays: right-handed (two-handed backhand)
Career prize money: $US20,919,276 ($26 million)
Career titles: 17
Career win-loss record: 443-233
Hardcourt career win-loss record: 276-138
2018 win-loss record: 8-1
Grand slam titles: One (US Open 2014)
Grand slam win-loss record: 102-38
Australian Open win-loss record: 26-9
Best Australian Open results: finalist 2018
Coach: Ivan Cinkus
Road to the final:
* 1st rd: bt Vasek Pospisil (CAN) 6-2 6-2 4-6 7-6 (7-5)
* 2nd rd: bt Joao Sousa (POR) 6-1 7-5 6-2
* 3rd rd: bt Ryan Harrison (USA) 7-6 (7-4) 6-3 7-6 (7-4)
* 4th rd: bt 10-Pablo Carreno Busta (ESP) 6-7 (2-7) 6-3 7-6 (7-0) 7-6 (7-3)
* QF: bt 1-Rafael Nadal (ESP) 3-6 6-3 6-7 (5-7) 6-2 2-0 (ret)
* SF: bt Kyle Edmund (GBR) 6-2 7-6 (7-4) 6-2
