John Isner vs Philipp Petzschner — Memphis Semi-final

Memphis · ATP · Semi-final
USA
John Isner
41 yrs · 208 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 15 February 2010
hard
GER
Philipp Petzschner
42 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Isner J.
7-5 4-6 6-3
Petzschner P.
Isner J.
7462
Petzschner P.
5631

John Isner defeated Philipp Petzschner 7-5 4-6 6-3 in the Memphis semi-final on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Philipp Petzschner came in defending last year's round of 16.

Key context

  • Match story: John Isner closed it out in three sets, 7–5 4–6 6–3.

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Isner J.serving96% hold

wins 76% of points on serve vs Petzschner P.

Petzschner P.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.Petzschner P.
1st serve in·Clear edge
70%
56%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
80%
74%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
56%
50%
Service points won·Slight edge
73%
63%
Return points won·Slight edge
29%
36%
Break points saved·Slight edge
70%
60%
Aces / match·Dominant
21.7
6.4
Double faults / match·Slight edge
2.5
3.0

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 158). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Isner J.Petzschner P.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
64
37
Break points saved·Clear edge
99
82
Break points won·Dominant
0
36
Deciding sets·Dominant
91
27
Tiebreaks·Dominant
98
60

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

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
SlowFast

Draw

Final
Querrey S.
Isner J.
6-737-656-3
Semi-finals
Isner J.
Petzschner P.
7-54-66-3
Querrey S.
Gulbis E.
6-36-4
Quarter-finals
Gulbis E.
Berdych T.
3-66-37-63
Petzschner P.
Lacko L.
6-11-66-1
Isner J.
Karlovic I.
6-17-67
Querrey S.
Roddick A.
7-53-66-1
R16
Petzschner P.
Korolev E.
7-657-65
Lacko L.
Chardy J.
7-642-1
Roddick A.
Lu Y.
7-626-4
Querrey S.
Mayer L.
6-46-0
Gulbis E.
Stepanek R.
7-657-5
Berdych T.
Russell M.
3-66-36-2
Isner J.
Nieminen J.
6-736-46-4
Karlovic I.
Malisse X.
6-46-4
R32
Karlovic I.
Becker B.
7-667-64
Petzschner P.
Dent T.
1-66-36-4
Roddick A.
Blake J.
6-34-67-63
Lu Y.
Ginepri R.
4-66-46-4
Mayer L.
Fish M.
6-46-0
Querrey S.
Ram R.
6-26-3
Stepanek R.
Anderson K.
7-54-66-4
Gulbis E.
Kendrick R.
6-46-4
Russell M.
Odesnik W.
0-67-56-4
Berdych T.
Sweeting R.
6-26-1
Isner J.
Harrison R.
6-17-5
Nieminen J.
Sela D.
6-27-5
Malisse X.
Haas T.
6-43-66-4
Korolev E.
Kohlschreiber P.
7-57-5
Lacko L.
Reynolds B.
2-67-666-4
Chardy J.
Verdasco F.
7-646-3