John Isner vs Benoit Paire — Montpellier Round of 32

Montpellier · ATP · Round of 32
USA
John Isner
41 yrs · 208 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLLWLLWWW
0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 25 October 2010
hard
FRA
Benoit Paire
#1096ATP
1362ELO
1336Hard ELO
37 yrs · 196 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLLLLLLW
Isner J.
7-5 6-2
Paire B.
Isner J.
762
Paire B.
52–

John Isner defeated Benoit Paire 7-5 6-2 in the Montpellier round of 32 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Benoit Paire 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 Benoit Paire in three meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 2–1.

Key context

  • Match story: John Isner closed it out in two sets, 7–5 6–2.

Head to head

0–2
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2021-08-16Cincinnati MastersR16hardBenoit Paire7-6(1) 6-7(2) 6-1
2019-07-29WashingtonR16hardBenoit Paire7-6(3) 6-3

Serve vs return

This season
Isner J.serving94% hold

wins 74% of points on serve vs Paire B.

Paire B.serving89% hold

wins 69% 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.Paire B.
1st serve in·Clear edge
70%
52%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
80%
74%
2nd serve points won·Clear edge
56%
43%
Service points won·Clear edge
73%
59%
Return points won·Slight edge
29%
38%
Break points saved·Clear edge
70%
57%
Aces / match·Dominant
21.7
6.9
Double faults / match·Dominant
2.5
6.2

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Isner J.Paire B.
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
64
48
Break points saved·Slight edge
99
90
Break points won·Dominant
0
31
Deciding sets·Dominant
91
53
Tiebreaks·Dominant
98
58

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

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast
Weather
12°CClear
Wind 33 km/hHumidity 44%

Draw

Final
Monfils G.
Ljubicic I.
6-25-76-1
Semi-finals
Monfils G.
Tsonga J.
7-622-66-4
Ljubicic I.
Montanes A.
6-37-64
Quarter-finals
Montanes A.
Davydenko N.
3-67-637-64
Ljubicic I.
Nieminen J.
4-66-37-66
Monfils G.
Isner J.
3-66-46-4
Tsonga J.
Simon G.
6-36-706-3
R16
Monfils G.
Darcis S.
6-46-4
Isner J.
Mannarino A.
7-656-756-3
Tsonga J.
Gil F.
6-36-4
Simon G.
Nalbandian D.
3-67-657-5
Davydenko N.
Zverev M.
7-56-3
Montanes A.
Llodra M.
6-47-65
Ljubicic I.
Dent T.
7-56-4
Nieminen J.
Gasquet R.
4-67-666-2
R32
Montanes A.
Clement A.
6-46-4
Mannarino A.
Lacko L.
6-36-746-4
Llodra M.
Rochus O.
2-3
Zverev M.
Haase R.
7-677-65
Nalbandian D.
Granollers M.
6-46-4
Darcis S.
Schwank E.
6-27-5
Isner J.
Paire B.
7-56-2
Simon G.
Mahut N.
6-46-4
Gil F.
Roger-Vasselin E.
6-42-67-5
Gasquet R.
Reister J.
6-786-36-3
Nieminen J.
Serra F.
6-747-56-1
Dent T.
Jouan R.
6-756-36-4