Ruud d. Cilic

Ruud beat Cilic 6-4, 6-4, 3-6, 7-5 in the third round at the Australian Open - Melbourne. Ruud won 124 of 246 points (50%). Ruud hit 25 aces to 18 and won 78% of points behind the first serve (68/87) against 78% for Cilic. Ruud converted 4 of 7 break points and saved 8 of 10 faced; Cilic converted 2 of 10. Cilic double-faulted 6 times. Winners to unforced errors: 41–31 for Ruud, 55–45 for Cilic. The match was played on hard in Australia.