John Isner vs Denis Istomin — Indianapolis Round of 16

Indianapolis · ATP · Round of 16
USA
John Isner
41 yrs · 208 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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0 — 0
Sets
Sunday, 19 July 2009
hard
UZB
Denis Istomin
39 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLWWWLLLL
Isner J.
6-4 6-4
Istomin D.
Isner J.
662
Istomin D.
44–

John Isner defeated Denis Istomin 6-4 6-4 in the Indianapolis round of 16 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Denis Istomin came in leading the head-to-head 2–0, but John Isner had been the form player, winning 2 of their last 5 on hard. John Isner claimed a first win over Denis Istomin in three meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 2–1.

Key context

  • Match story: John Isner edged a tight contest from start to finish — 6–4 6–4.

Head to head

0–2
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2013-05-12Rome MastersR64clayDenis Istomin5-7 7-6(5) 6-3
2013-02-18MemphisR32hardDenis Istomin6-4 6-3

Serve vs return

This season
Isner J.serving96% hold

wins 76% of points on serve vs Istomin D.

Istomin D.serving93% hold

wins 73% 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.Istomin D.
1st serve in·Even
70%
66%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
80%
70%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
56%
49%
Service points won·Slight edge
73%
63%
Return points won·Slight edge
29%
36%
Break points saved·Slight edge
70%
61%
Aces / match·Dominant
21.7
5.0
Double faults / match·Slight edge
2.5
2.1

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Isner J.Istomin D.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
64
29
Break points saved·Slight edge
99
90
Break points won·Slight edge
0
5
Deciding sets·Dominant
91
44
Tiebreaks·Dominant
98
18

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

Draw

Final
Ginepri R.
Querrey S.
6-26-4
Semi-finals
Ginepri R.
Isner J.
6-46-3
Querrey S.
Dancevic F.
6-46-4
Quarter-finals
Dancevic F.
Tursunov D.
3-67-656-2
Isner J.
Odesnik W.
7-56-727-5
Querrey S.
Gicquel M.
6-47-5
Ginepri R.
Bogomolov Jr A.
7-56-1
R16
Dancevic F.
Becker B.
6-27-5
Ginepri R.
Schwank E.
6-716-36-0
Bogomolov Jr A.
Sela D.
6-47-65
Odesnik W.
Kunitsyn I.
2-66-16-1
Isner J.
Istomin D.
6-46-4
Gicquel M.
Levine J.
6-26-2
Querrey S.
Ram R.
7-56-3
Tursunov D.
Daniel M.
6-36-3
R32
Sela D.
Spadea V.
7-56-1
Bogomolov Jr A.
Cipolla F.
6-26-3
Tursunov D.
Berrer M.
6-32-66-0
Daniel M.
Dent T.
6-26-4
Dancevic F.
Reynolds B.
6-27-65
Becker B.
Soeda G.
6-26-3
Querrey S.
Clement A.
6-36-4
Ram R.
Britton D.
6-37-5
Levine J.
Udomchoke D.
6-17-610
Gicquel M.
Gulbis E.
6-26-3
Istomin D.
Kim K.
2-66-46-4
Isner J.
Ouanna J.
6-17-66
Odesnik W.
Baghdatis M.
7-651-66-4
Kunitsyn I.
Dabul B.
6-46-1
Schwank E.
Lu Y.
4-66-36-2
Ginepri R.
De Chaunac S.
7-55-76-2