Ivo Karlovic vs John Isner — Houston Quarter-final

Houston · ATP · Quarter-final
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Ivo Karlovic
47 yrs · 208 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 4 April 2011
clay
USA
John Isner
41 yrs · 208 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Karlovic I.
7-6 6-7 7-6
Isner J.
Karlovic I.
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Isner J.
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Ivo Karlovic defeated John Isner 7-6 6-7 7-6 in the Houston quarter-final on clay. The upset overturned the form book — John Isner came in defending last year's round of 16. Ivo Karlovic extended the head-to-head to 3–2.

Key context

Head to head

2–2
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2014-02-24AcapulcoR32hardIvo Karlovic7-6(4) 7-6(5)
2013-07-08NewportQFgrassJohn Isner7-6(3) 7-6(3)
2010-02-15MemphisQFhardJohn Isner6-1 7-6(7)
2008-08-17New HavenR32hardIvo Karlovic6-7(4) 6-3 6-4

Serve vs return

This season
Karlovic I.serving98% hold

wins 80% of points on serve vs Isner J.

Isner J.serving99% hold

wins 82% of points on serve vs Karlovic I.

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
Karlovic I.Isner J.
1st serve in·Slight edge
65%
70%
1st serve points won·Even
83%
80%
2nd serve points won·Even
55%
56%
Service points won·Even
73%
73%
Return points won·Even
27%
29%
Break points saved·Even
71%
70%
Aces / match·Slight edge
20.9
21.7
Double faults / match·Dominant
4.7
2.5

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Karlovic I.Isner J.
Clutch Rating·Slight edge
56
64
Break points saved·Even
98
99
Break points won·Even
0
0
Deciding sets·Slight edge
83
91
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
76
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

Draw

Final
Sweeting R.
Nishikori K.
6-47-63
Semi-finals
Sweeting R.
Karlovic I.
7-636-3
Nishikori K.
Cuevas P.
6-37-5
Quarter-finals
Karlovic I.
Isner J.
7-626-727-69
Cuevas P.
Garcia Lopez G.
1-67-646-3
Nishikori K.
Fish M.
6-36-2
Sweeting R.
Gabashvili T.
3-66-36-1
R16
Nishikori K.
Andreev I.
6-36-3
Fish M.
Ramos A.
6-36-4
Garcia Lopez G.
Devvarman S.
6-46-1
Cuevas P.
Blake J.
7-56-1
Gabashvili T.
Dimitrov G.
7-646-3
Karlovic I.
Kunitsyn I.
6-46-1
Isner J.
Zeballos H.
7-56-3
Sweeting R.
Querrey S.
3-67-656-3
R32
Dimitrov G.
Schuettler R.
6-06-2
Zeballos H.
Harrison R.
6-46-3
Ramos A.
Dabul B.
6-47-5
Gabashvili T.
Capdeville P.
6-47-64
Karlovic I.
Becker B.
7-656-4
Kunitsyn I.
Zverev M.
7-616-2
Nishikori K.
Skugor F.
6-36-2
Devvarman S.
Kendrick R.
6-26-1
Blake J.
Berlocq C.
6-736-36-4
Sweeting R.
Smyczek T.
6-26-2
Andreev I.
Russell M.
6-26-3
Cuevas P.
Mello R.
6-26-0