Marin Cilic – Rafael Nadal

Marin Cilic (8 ATP)

Croatian player has part of a great start to the season, recording 5 wins and 4 defeats so far. The first match was played in 2017 in Chennai, where Marin was head serial number 1. It is lost yet surprisingly lost the first match 6-7, 7-5, 5-7 in front of Jozef Kovalik (118 ATP). Continued disappointing results at the Australian Open and Montpellier. Melbourne, Cilic succumbed since the second round 1-3 sets against Daniel Evans (ATP 43), while in France was eliminated from the first match, by Dustin Brown (81 ATP) score 6- 4, 6-4.

Neither Acapulco can not boast of such tremendous form, needing every 3 sets to move Aleksandr Dolgopolov (60 ATP – 6-3, 4-6, 6-0) and Borna Coric (ATP 64 – 6-3 2-6, 6-3). In the quarterfinals, he took advantage of the failure of Steve Johnson and was qualified for the semifinals.

Rafael Nadal (6 ATP)

Unlike his opponent, Rafa is part of a very solid start to the season. He started the season with a quarter-final in Brisbane, where Milos Raonic was eliminated (4 ATP), but “icing on the cake” was the sensational final of the Australian Open, Roger Federer played in his company. Despite having led 3-1 in the deciding set, Spaniard could not cope up with the Swiss, and finally succumbed 4-6, 6-3, 1-6, 6-3, 3-6.