2018 French Open Mens QF: Cilic - Del Potro

[britbox]

Who's got this?

 

[britbox]

Del Potro leads the H2H 10-2 and hasn't lost to Cilic for nearly 7 years.

2017 Basel SF Hard Juan Martin Del Potro Marin Cilic 6-4 6-4
2016 CRO v ARG - DC WG - F 0 Hard Juan Martin Del Potro Marin Cilic 6-7(4) 2-6 7-5 6-4 6-3
2013 Paris Masters R32 Hard Juan Martin Del Potro Marin Cilic 6-4 7-6(3)
2012 FO - RG R32 Clay Juan Martin Del Potro Marin Cilic 6-3 7-6(7) 6-1
2012 Madrid Masters R16 Clay Juan Martin Del Potro Marin Cilic 6-2 6-4
2012 Argentina v Croatia - DC WG - QF 0 Clay Juan Martin Del Potro Marin Cilic 6-1 6-2 6-1
2012 Miami Masters R32 Hard Juan Martin Del Potro Marin Cilic 6-3 7-6(3)
2011 Canadian Masters R32 Hard Marin Cilic Juan Martin Del Potro 6-3 6-4
2011 Madrid Masters R32 Clay Juan Martin Del Potro Marin Cilic 6-3 6-0
2010 Australian Open R16 Hard Marin Cilic Juan Martin Del Potro 5-7 6-4 7-5 5-7 6-3
2009 US Open QF Hard Juan Martin Del Potro Marin Cilic 4-6 6-3 6-2 6-1
2009 Australian Open R16 Hard Juan Martin Del Potro Marin Cilic 5-7 6-4 6-4 6-2

 

[GameSetAndMath]

Del Potro leads the H2H 10-2 and hasn't lost to Cilic for nearly 7 years.

He is not going to now either. JMDP in 4.

 

[Moxie]

I went with del Potro in 4. Cilic is playing well enough, but I don't see clay as his mètier as much as Juan Martín's.

 

[10isfan]

Predicting Potro to win it in 3 sets. I hope for a short match so he’s fresh when he faces Nadal.

 

[Chris Koziarz]

Delpo looks good in this tourney so far but questions have been raised before about his health following his retirement in Rome. I tend to go with the flow and favour Delpo but I'm not so sure. For example, the match could very well end with injury.
Cilic winning would not be a big upset. Rafa's fans probably counting on it too, to prepare the easiest possible route to unadecima. As if the top half draw in general + elimination of Novak in the bottom half were not enough luck already

 

[mrzz]

Complete coin toss to me. JMdP has more clay pedigree, but he is quite unpredictable lately. The way Cilic handles the back hand slice will be a factor too.

 

[isabelle]

Juanito in 5

 

[monfed]

Knowing dull's unnatural luck, it will be Cilic or DP in 5 with no energy in the tank for the SF. Book it.

 

[britbox]

This slipped under the radar with all the shenanigans in the Nadal match. Suspended at 6-6 in the first.

 

[Moxie]

Both stopped at a terribly crucial time, and with lots of time left to play. I think Cilic was up in the breaker, but they quit at 5-all, I think.

 

[GameSetAndMath]

Yep, in the other match Rafa is two points away from winning the set. In this match, both are two points away from winning the set.
So, it is going to be very important beginning in both matches tomorrow.

 

[Moxie]

In two points, Juan Martin takes the first set.

 

[kskate2]

Delpo in trouble. Drops the 2nd set and down a break in the 3rd. Looks gassed and even if he somehow did pull this out, they have to come back and play SF tomorrow

 

[DarthFed]

Too bad, I figured if DP won easily today maybe he'd make it a match vs the asshole tomorrow. Now I just hope it's done in 4, not that it will matter

 

[isabelle]

great match between the two big guys

 

[Moxie]

Bravo, Juan. Happy, Isabelle?

 

[kskate2]

DP right the ship in 4. So long cough drop

 

[Denis]

Congrats JMDP on only his second semi here. Great to see him return to this level.

 

[brokenshoelace]

I'm happy for Juan and I think Rafa has his hands full and needs to play well. At his best Del Potro is a better player than any of the new up and comers.