Nishikori d. Cilic

Nishikori beat Cilic 3-6, 7-5, 6-3 in the quarterfinals at the Rakuten Japan Open - Tokyo. Nishikori won 90 of 175 points (51%). Nishikori hit 4 aces to 23 and won 75% of points behind the first serve (33/44) against 77% for Cilic. The second serve told: 74% won for Nishikori, 50% for Cilic. Nishikori converted 2 of 9 break points and saved 2 of 3 faced; Cilic converted 1 of 3. The match was played on hard in Japan.