John Isner vs Paul Capdeville — Houston Round of 16

Houston · ATP · Round of 16
USA
John Isner
41 yrs · 208 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 6 April 2009
clay
CHI
Paul Capdeville
43 yrs · 190 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Isner J.
4-6 7-6 7-6
Capdeville P.
Isner J.
477772
Capdeville P.
661651

John Isner defeated Paul Capdeville 4-6 7-6 7-6 in the Houston round of 16 on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Paul Capdeville came in leading the head-to-head 1–0, defending last year's round of 16. John Isner claimed a first win over Paul Capdeville in two meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 1–1.

Key context

Head to head

0–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2011-03-04Davis Cup WG R1: CHI vs USARRclayPaul Capdeville6-7(5) 6-7(2) 7-6(3) 7-6(5) 6-4

Serve vs return

This season
Isner J.serving92% hold

wins 71% of points on serve vs Capdeville P.

Capdeville P.serving85% hold

wins 66% of points on serve vs Isner J.

Serve-dominated — both hold easily, expect tiebreaks

Each player's serve crossed against the other's return, converted to expected hold of serve. Recent completed matches, ATP, WTA & Challenger. About

Statistics

This season
Isner J.Capdeville P.
1st serve in·Slight edge
70%
62%
1st serve points won·Clear edge
80%
67%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
56%
47%
Service points won·Clear edge
73%
59%
Return points won·Slight edge
29%
38%
Break points saved·Clear edge
70%
53%
Aces / match·Dominant
21.7
3.6
Double faults / match·Slight edge
2.5
3.2

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 43). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Isner J.Capdeville P.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
64
32
Break points saved·Dominant
99
60
Break points won·Dominant
0
46
Deciding sets·Dominant
91
36
Tiebreaks·Dominant
98
43

Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
SlowFast

Draw

Final
Hewitt L.
Odesnik W.
6-27-5
Semi-finals
Odesnik W.
Phau B.
6-46-3
Hewitt L.
Korolev E.
7-646-4
Quarter-finals
Hewitt L.
Garcia Lopez G.
6-36-4
Phau B.
Haas T.
6-33-66-3
Odesnik W.
Isner J.
7-53-67-65
Korolev E.
Canas G.
2-66-36-4
R16
Hewitt L.
Roitman S.
6-16-3
Garcia Lopez G.
Chardy J.
6-16-0
Korolev E.
Gimeno Traver D.
6-37-64
Canas G.
Dent T.
6-26-2
Odesnik W.
Melzer J.
6-46-0
Haas T.
Granollers M.
4-66-26-3
Phau B.
Jenkins S.
6-47-62
Isner J.
Capdeville P.
4-67-617-65
R32
Haas T.
Gremelmayr D.
6-36-3
Garcia Lopez G.
Lapentti G.
1-66-06-2
Chardy J.
Levine J.
6-36-0
Gimeno Traver D.
Gonzalez M.
6-43-66-1
Korolev E.
Mayer L.
7-622-67-5
Dent T.
Daniel M.
4-66-36-2
Canas G.
Blake J.
6-46-4
Melzer J.
Kendrick R.
6-17-5
Isner J.
Russell M.
4-66-36-2
Capdeville P.
Delic A.
6-757-656-1
Odesnik W.
Anderson K.
7-626-4
Roitman S.
Calleri A.
6-36-3
Granollers M.
Dabul B.
2-66-46-1
Hewitt L.
Junqueira D.
6-06-2
Phau B.
Fish M.
6-35-76-3
Jenkins S.
Peya A.
0-66-46-3