Marin Cilic, Brandon Nakashima, Bu Yunchaokete, Zhizhen Zhang reach the semifinal in Hangzhou on Sunday.
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7-5 6-3 
Marin Cilic in 2024
LWLLLLWWWW Currently the world no.777, Cilic played his last match on the 22nd of September when he beat world no.160 Yasutaka Uchiyama 6-2 6-7(4) 7-6(5) in the quarter in Hangzhou (draw).
Until now, during this year Cilic owns a 6-6 match record.
Marin Cilic will fight against the world no.39 Brandon Nakashima in the semifinal. They have never played each other up to now in top competitions.
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Cilic won 20 titles in his career: 6 on hard courts, 2 on clay courts, 9 on indoor courts and 3 on grass courts. (See the list of his titles)
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Brandon Nakashima in 2024
LLLWLLLWLW Now the world no.39 (career-high), Nakashima played his last match on the 22nd of September when he overcame world no.81 Rinky Hijikata 7-5 6-3 in the quarter in Hangzhou (draw).
Currently, during this year the American has achieved a composed 59-25 record. This year, Brandon clinched 1 title in the Tenerife 1 Challenger. Brandon reached the final in the Koblenz Challenger.
Brandon Nakashima will fight against the world no.777 Marin Cilic in the semifinal. In the past, they have never played each other as of now in top competitions.
The American conquered 1 title in 2024 in the Tenerife 1 Challenger. Brandon was the runner-up in the Koblenz Challenger.
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Bu Yunchaokete in 2024
LWLWWLWLLW At the moment ranked no.124, Yunchaokete played his last match on the 22nd of September when he beat world no.112 Mikhail Kukushkin 6-4 6-2 in the quarter in Hangzhou (draw).
During this season the Chinese has a compiled 43-19 match record. Yunchaokete has won 2 titles in 2024 in the Wuxi Challenger and the Granby Challenger. Yunchaokete reached the final in the Gwangju Challenger and the Chicago Challenger.
Bu Yunchaokete will play the world no.48 Zhizhen Zhang in the semifinal. In the past, they have never played each other till now on the main tour.
The Chinese clinched 2 titles in 2024 in the Wuxi Challenger and the Granby Challenger. The Chinese reached the final in the Gwangju Challenger and in the Chicago Challenger.
Zhizhen Zhang in 2024
Ranked no.48, Zhizhen played his last match on the 22nd of September when he defeated world no.55 Roberto Carballes Baena 6-3 6-3 in the quarter in Hangzhou (draw).
This year Zhang has managed to achieve a 23-22 record. Zhizhen Zhang’s most significant result of this year was reaching the semifinal in Halle.
Zhizhen Zhang will square off with the world no.124 Bu Yunchaokete in the semifinal. They have never played each other till now in top competitions.
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Tennis Scores in Hangzhou
- Brandon NakashimaNakashima – Rinky HijikataHijikata (7-5 6-3)
- Marin CilicCilic – Yasutaka UchiyamaUchiyama (6-2 6-7(4) 7-6(5))
- Bu YunchaoketeYunchaokete – Mikhail KukushkinKukushkin (6-4 6-2)
- Zhizhen ZhangZhang – Roberto Carballes BaenaCarballes Baena (6-3 6-3)
Upcoming matches
- Marin CilicCilic – Brandon NakashimaNakashima (0-0) – H2H details and stats
- Zhizhen ZhangZhang – Bu YunchaoketeYunchaokete (0-0) – H2H details and stats
