Rafael Nadal vs John Isner — Indian Wells Masters Round of 16

Indian Wells Masters · ATP · Round of 16
ESP
Rafael Nadal
40 yrs · 185 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 1
Sets
Thursday, 11 March 2010
hard
USA
John Isner
41 yrs · 208 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Nadal R.
7-5 3-6 6-3
Isner J.
Nadal R.
7362
Isner J.
5631

Rafael Nadal defeated John Isner 7-5 3-6 6-3 in the Indian Wells Masters round of 16 on hard. The result followed the form book — Rafael Nadal came in leading the head-to-head 7–1, defending the title. Rafael Nadal extended the head-to-head to 8–1.

Key context

  • Match story: Rafael Nadal closed it out in three sets, 7–5 3–6 6–3.

Head to head

7–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2022-05-09Rome MastersR32clayRafael Nadal6-3 6-1
2017-10-02BeijingQFhardRafael Nadal6-4 7-6(0)
2017-09-22Laver CupRRhardJohn Isner7-5 7-6(1)
2015-05-10Rome MastersR16clayRafael Nadal6-4 6-4
2015-04-12Monte Carlo MastersR16clayRafael Nadal7-6(6) 4-6 6-3
2013-08-11Cincinnati MastersFhardRafael Nadal7-6(8) 7-6(3)
2011-05-22Roland GarrosR128clayRafael Nadal6-4 6-7(2) 6-7(2) 6-2 6-4
2010-05-09Madrid MastersR16clayRafael Nadal7-5 6-4

Serve vs return

This season
Nadal R.serving96% hold

wins 77% of points on serve vs Isner J.

Isner J.serving90% hold

wins 70% of points on serve vs Nadal R.

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
Nadal R.Isner J.
1st serve in·Slight edge
65%
70%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
73%
80%
2nd serve points won·Even
56%
56%
Service points won·Slight edge
67%
73%
Return points won·Clear edge
42%
29%
Break points saved·Slight edge
64%
70%
Aces / match·Dominant
4.4
21.7
Double faults / match·Even
2.4
2.5

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Nadal R.Isner J.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
97
64
Break points saved·Even
100
99
Break points won·Dominant
99
0
Deciding sets·Slight edge
100
91
Tiebreaks·Even
99
98

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

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
SlowFast
Weather
17°CClear
Wind 8 km/hHumidity 19%

Draw

Final
Ljubicic I.
Roddick A.
7-637-65
Semi-finals
Ljubicic I.
Nadal R.
3-66-47-61
Roddick A.
Soderling R.
6-43-66-3
Quarter-finals
Ljubicic I.
Monaco J.
4-66-26-1
Roddick A.
Robredo T.
6-37-5
Soderling R.
Murray A.
6-17-64
Nadal R.
Berdych T.
6-47-64
R16
Murray A.
Almagro N.
6-21-0
Roddick A.
Melzer J.
7-656-4
Nadal R.
Isner J.
7-53-66-3
Ljubicic I.
Djokovic N.
7-56-3
Berdych T.
Troicki V.
6-16-3
Robredo T.
Baghdatis M.
7-50-66-4
Soderling R.
Tsonga J.
6-36-4
Monaco J.
Garcia Lopez G.
3-66-26-1
R32
Melzer J.
Greul S.
W/O
Troicki V.
Davydenko N.
W/O
Roddick A.
De Bakker T.
6-36-4
Robredo T.
Sela D.
6-36-0
Monaco J.
Ferrero J.
7-623-66-3
Garcia Lopez G.
Bellucci T.
4-66-26-1
Nadal R.
Ancic M.
6-26-2
Isner J.
Querrey S.
7-636-4
Berdych T.
Verdasco F.
6-06-3
Soderling R.
Lopez F.
7-636-4
Tsonga J.
Montanes A.
4-66-36-3
Almagro N.
Blake J.
6-43-66-3
Murray A.
Russell M.
6-37-5
Baghdatis M.
Federer R.
5-77-57-64
Djokovic N.
Kohlschreiber P.
6-32-67-63
Ljubicic I.
Dabul B.
6-26-3
R64
De Bakker T.
Tipsarevic J.
3-2
Bellucci T.
Moya C.
W/O
Troicki V.
Cuevas P.
1-0
Sela D.
Stepanek R.
6-41-66-2
Blake J.
Ferrer D.
6-16-4
Almagro N.
Karlovic I.
7-57-65
Russell M.
Andreev I.
4-66-36-2
Murray A.
Seppi A.
6-46-4
Roddick A.
Lu Y.
6-46-4
Melzer J.
Nalbandian D.
6-46-1
Greul S.
Monfils G.
1-66-26-3
Robredo T.
Stakhovsky S.
3-66-37-5
Baghdatis M.
Clement A.
7-676-1
Federer R.
Hanescu V.
6-36-756-1
Kohlschreiber P.
Petzschner P.
6-36-2
Ljubicic I.
Harrison R.
6-27-62
Dabul B.
Simon G.
7-56-4
Ferrero J.
Koellerer D.
6-36-0
Monaco J.
Fognini F.
6-47-5
Garcia Lopez G.
Cilic M.
7-616-0
Nadal R.
Schuettler R.
6-46-4
Ancic M.
Benneteau J.
4-67-656-3
Querrey S.
Chardy J.
6-36-4
Isner J.
Anderson K.
6-37-5
Verdasco F.
Delgado R.
6-46-1
Berdych T.
Serra F.
7-54-66-4
Davydenko N.
Gulbis E.
6-46-4
Soderling R.
Korolev E.
6-26-4
Lopez F.
Mathieu P.
3-66-36-4
Montanes A.
Mello R.
3-66-46-4
Tsonga J.
Matosevic M.
6-16-3
Djokovic N.
Fish M.
6-10-66-2
R128
Moya C.
Smyczek T.
7-677-65
Chardy J.
Starace P.
6-14-1
Greul S.
Gasquet R.
7-667-67
Schuettler R.
Alves T.
7-56-0
Mello R.
Zeballos H.
2-66-36-4
Fognini F.
Rochus O.
6-41-67-5
Garcia Lopez G.
Lacko L.
4-66-47-5
Ancic M.
Reynolds B.
4-66-36-4
Matosevic M.
Llodra M.
6-36-0
Anderson K.
Phau B.
6-36-3
Mathieu P.
Becker B.
6-36-1
Korolev E.
Mayer F.
6-36-2
Gulbis E.
Chiudinelli M.
3-66-36-3
Cuevas P.
Gil F.
6-47-5
Serra F.
Falla A.
6-16-2
Delgado R.
Beck A.
6-726-26-4
Blake J.
Gimeno Traver D.
6-36-2
Hanescu V.
Chela J.
6-37-64
Almagro N.
Zverev M.
6-36-2
Clement A.
Luczak P.
4-66-36-2
Stakhovsky S.
Odesnik W.
6-16-4
Sela D.
Levine J.
6-26-2
Nalbandian D.
Koubek S.
6-27-62
De Bakker T.
Daniel M.
6-36-3
Lu Y.
Hernandez O.
6-16-2
Seppi A.
Ginepri R.
2-67-656-3
Russell M.
Lorenzi P.
6-27-5
Fish M.
Berrer M.
1-66-16-3
Petzschner P.
Rochus C.
6-27-5
Harrison R.
Dent T.
6-36-4
Dabul B.
Mayer L.
7-646-2
Koellerer D.
Ram R.
6-16-3