RICKY DIMON LOOKS @ WORLD TOUR FINALS PLAYER COMPARISON: MILOS RAONIC VS. MARIN CILIC & THE COUNTDOWN BEGINS , BAGS ARE PACKED

Written by: Staff on 4th November 2014

RICKY DIMON LOOKS @ WORLD TOUR FINALS PLAYER COMPARISON: MILOS RAONIC VS. MARIN CILIC & THE COUNTDOWN BEGINS , BAGS ARE PACKED

epa04452712 Marin Cilic of Croatia reacts during his semi-final match against Mikhail Kukushkin of Kazakhstan at the Kremlin Cup tennis tournament in Moscow, Russia, 18 October 2014. EPA/MAXIM SHIPENKOV |

Whom would the players in the two World Tour Finals groups have preferred in their foursomes: Milos Raonic or Marin Cilic? It’s a tough call. Raonic has arguably been more consistent from start to finish in 2014, but Cilic is the U.S. Open champion. A relatively slow surface seems to favor Cilic, but Raonic is coming off a runner-up finish in Paris–where the court plays almost exactly the same.

Let’s crunch the numbers:

Raonic’s 2014 record: 49-18

Cilic’s 2014 record: 54-18

Raonic’s fall record (post-U.S. Open): 12-5

Cilic’s fall record (post-U.S. Open): 7-2

Raonic’s best tournament: Wimbledon semifinals

d. Matthew Ebden 6-2, 6-4, 6-4

d. Jack Sock 6-3, 6-4, 6-4

d. Lukasz Kubot 7-6(2), 7-6(4), 6-2

d. Kei Nishikori 4-6, 6-1, 7-6(4), 6-3

d. Nick Kyrgios 6-7(4), 6-2, 6-4, 7-6(4)

l. to Roger Federer 6-4, 6-4, 6-4

Cilic’s best tournament: Won U.S. Open

d. Marcos Baghdatis 6-3, 3-1 ret.

d. Illya Marchenko 7-6(2), 6-2, 6-4

d. Kevin Anderson 6-3, 3-6, 6-3, 6-4

d. Gilles Simon 5-7, 7-6(3), 6-4, 3-6, 6-3

d. Tomas Berdych 6-2, 6-4, 7-6(4)

d. Roger Federer 6-3, 6-4, 6-4

d. Ke Nishikori 6-3, 6-3, 6-3

Raonic’s World Tour Finals appearances: 0

Cilic’s World Tour Finals appearances: 0

Raonic’s record against other World Tour Finals qualifiers: 9-20

vs. Novak Djokovic: 0-4

vs. Roger Federer: 1-6

vs. Stan Wawrinka: 0-3

vs. Kei Nishikori: 1-4

vs. Andy Murray: 3-1

vs. Tomas Berdych: 3-1

vs. Marin Cilic: 1-1

Cilic’s ecord against other World Tour Finals qualifiers: 13-43

vs. Novak Djokovic: 0-10

vs. Roger Federer: 1-5

vs. Stan Wawrinka: 2-7

vs. Andy Murray: 2-10

vs. Tomas Berdych: 4-5

vs. Kei Nishikori: 3-5

vs. Milos Raonic: 1-1

Canadian Milos Raonic in action during his first round match against Nick Kyrgios of Australia at the French Open tennis tournament at Roland Garros in Paris, France, 25 May 2014. EPA/CHRISTOPHE KARABA

Raonic quote: “It’s great being the first Canadian (to make the World Tour Finals in singles). It was such a big goal for me. Last year I missed it by two spots. I didn’t want to be in that position again this year. To have made the most of that and now in the last week to qualify for it is special. To be playing the way I am is good.”

Cilic quote: “This was one of my childhood dreams. The ATP World Tour Finals is for sure one of the most interesting tournaments of the year. It is watched all over the world and brings a big attendance to all the matches. It will be a big honor for me to participate there.”

Ricky contributes to 10sballs.com and also maintains his own tennis website, The Grandstand.

Topics: ATP World Tour Finals, Marin Cilic, milos raonic, Ricky Dimon, Tennis News

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