Ricardo Mello vs John Isner — Belgrade Round of 32

Belgrade · ATP · Round of 32
BRA
Ricardo Mello
45 yrs · 175 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 25 April 2011
hard
USA
John Isner
41 yrs · 208 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLLWLLWWW
Mello R.
6-4 7-6
Isner J.
Mello R.
6772
Isner J.
464–

Ricardo Mello defeated John Isner 6-4 7-6 in the Belgrade round of 32 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — John Isner came in leading the head-to-head 1–0, defending last year's final. Ricardo Mello claimed a first win over John Isner in two meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 1–1.

Key context

Head to head

0–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2011-03-10Indian Wells MastersR64hardJohn Isner6-3 7-6(2)

Serve vs return

This season
Mello R.serving90% hold

wins 70% of points on serve vs Isner J.

Isner J.serving96% hold

wins 76% of points on serve vs Mello 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
Mello R.Isner J.
1st serve in·Slight edge
62%
70%
1st serve points won·Clear edge
64%
80%
2nd serve points won·Even
52%
56%
Service points won·Clear edge
60%
73%
Return points won·Slight edge
36%
29%
Break points saved·Clear edge
57%
70%
Aces / match·Dominant
2.2
21.7
Double faults / match·Even
2.3
2.5

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (30 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Mello R.Isner J.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
39
64
Break points saved·Dominant
68
99
Break points won·Dominant
43
0
Deciding sets·Dominant
46
91
Tiebreaks·Dominant
47
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
Djokovic N.
Lopez F.
7-646-2
Semi-finals
Djokovic N.
Tipsarevic J.
W/O
Lopez F.
Volandri F.
7-636-2
Quarter-finals
Tipsarevic J.
Devvarman S.
6-33-66-4
Volandri F.
Granollers M.
6-26-4
Lopez F.
Montanes A.
6-46-4
Djokovic N.
Kavcic B.
6-36-2
R16
Djokovic N.
Ungur A.
6-26-3
Kavcic B.
Mello R.
7-56-3
Devvarman S.
Garcia Lopez G.
7-662-67-68
Tipsarevic J.
Zverev M.
6-26-0
Lopez F.
Gonzalez F.
6-47-64
Montanes A.
Berrer M.
3-66-26-2
Volandri F.
Marchenko I.
6-31-66-3
Granollers M.
Troicki V.
6-26-3
R32
Devvarman S.
Kukushkin M.
1-66-46-2
Zverev M.
Sela D.
7-643-66-3
Tipsarevic J.
Nishikori K.
2-66-27-60
Berrer M.
Peya A.
4-66-36-4
Marchenko I.
Gulbis E.
6-26-4
Gonzalez F.
Klizan M.
6-26-4
Kavcic B.
Kamke T.
7-606-1
Volandri F.
Lajovic D.
6-16-4
Granollers M.
Skugor F.
7-56-1
Lopez F.
Monaco J.
6-47-5
Ungur A.
Ramirez Hidalgo R.
6-726-36-4
Mello R.
Isner J.
6-47-64