Cilic d. Istomin

Cilic beat Istomin 6-1, 6-4, 6-3 in the third round at the U.S. Open - New York. Cilic won 97 of 164 points (59%). Cilic hit 3 aces to 1 and won 79% of points behind the first serve (31/39) against 58% for Istomin. The second serve told: 68% won for Cilic, 46% for Istomin. Cilic converted 5 of 8 break points and saved 3 of 3 faced; Istomin converted 0 of 3. Winners to unforced errors: 29–33 for Cilic, 8–33 for Istomin. The match was played on hard in United States.