Marin Cilic draw AO prediction, H2H vs Raonic, Djokovic, Federer, Nadal to win the Australian Open

Marin Cilic may need to oust Milos Raonic, Novak Djokovic, Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal to conquer the title in Australian Open.

Tennis Tonic

25 January 2020

Marin Cilic is 4 wins away to conquer the title at the Australian Open. Cilic has defeated Corentin Moutet 6-3 6-2 6-4, Benoit Paire 6-2 6-7⁶ 3-6 6-1 7-6³ and Roberto Bautista Agut 6-7³ 6-4 6-0 5-7 6-3 to reach the 4^th round where he will face Milos Raonic.

The Croatian is right now ranked no. 39. However, if Marin Cilic wins the title, he is projected to go up 31 places to be ranked no.8 right after this event.

Draw Prediction with head to head records

This is Marin Cilic’s projected draw with the plausible opposition at the Australian Open. The Croatian has an overall negative record (7-34) with the plausible opponents.

R1 – Corentin Moutet (70) – 6-3 6-2 6-4

R2 – Benoit Paire (21) – 6-2 6-7⁶ 3-6 6-1 7-6³

R3 – Roberto Bautista Agut (9) – 6-7³ 6-4 6-0 5-7 6-3

R4 – Milos Raonic (35) – H2H 2-1

1/4 – Novak Djokovic (2) – H2H 2-17

1/2 – Roger Federer (3) – H2H 1-9

Fin – Rafael Nadal (1) – H2H 2-7

or Daniil Medvedev (4) – H2H 0-1

R4 – Milos Raonic’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 2-1 for Marin Cilic

Prediction: Raonic in 5

Milos Raonic has a 3-1 record in 2020, 3-1 on hard. In the course of the last 5 years, Milos has a 189-88 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). Milos won 5 of his last 10 matches.

Last year at the Australian Open Raonic capitulated to Lucas Pouille in the quarter 7-6⁴ 6-3 6-7² 6-4.

H2H Marin Cilic vs. Milos Raonic

This match would represent the 4^th time that Marin Cilic and Milos Raonic fight against each other. The head to head is 2-1 for Cilic (see full H2H stats), but Raonic has a winning record of 1-0 on hard .

1/4 – Novak Djokovic’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 17-2 for Novak Djokovic

Novak Djokovic has a 9-0 win-loss record in 2020, 9-0 on hard. In connection to the previous 5 years, the Serbian has a 456-77 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). Djokovic will try to keep a positive momentum since he is on a 12 matches winning streak.

Last year at the Australian Open the Serbian conquered the competition Last year in Australian-Open after downing Rafael Nadal 6-3 6-2 6-3.

H2H Marin Cilic vs. Novak Djokovic

This would be the 20^th time that Marin Cilic and Novak Djokovic clash against each other. The head to head is 17-2 for Djokovic (see full H2H stats), 9-0 on hard .

1/2 – Roger Federer’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 9-1 for Roger Federer

Roger Federer has a 3-0 record in 2020, 3-0 on hard. In the course of the previous 5 years, Roger has a 517-86 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). Federer won 9 of his last 10 matches.

Last year at the Australian Open Federer lost to Stefanos Tsitsipas in the 4^th round 6-7¹¹ 7-6³ 7-5 7-6⁵.

H2H Marin Cilic vs. Roger Federer

This would be the 11^th time that Marin Cilic and Roger Federer play each other. The head to head is 9-1 for Federer (see full H2H stats), 4-1 on hard .

Final – Rafael Nadal’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 7-2 for Rafael Nadal

Rafael Nadal has a 7-2 win-loss record in 2020, 7-2 on hard. Regarding the last 5 years, Nadal has a 404-103 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). Rafael won 9 of his last 10 matches.

Last year at the Australian Open Nadal surrendered to Novak Djokovic in the final 6-3 6-2 6-3.

H2H Marin Cilic vs. Rafael Nadal

This would be the 10^th time that Marin Cilic and Rafael Nadal play each other. The head to head is 7-2 for Nadal (see full H2H stats), 5-2 on hard .

Alternatively, Marin Cilic may face Daniil Medvedev. Their H2H is 1-0 for Daniil Medvedev.