John Isner vs Gilles Muller — Atlanta Semi-final

Atlanta · ATP · Semi-final
USA
John Isner
41 yrs · 208 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLLWLLWWW
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 18 July 2011
hard
LUX
Gilles Muller
43 yrs · 193 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWLLWLWLL
Isner J.
7-5 6-7 6-1
Muller G.
Isner J.
76362
Muller G.
57711

John Isner defeated Gilles Muller 7-5 6-7 6-1 in the Atlanta semi-final on hard. The result followed the form book — John Isner came in leading the head-to-head 3–2, defending last year's final. John Isner extended the head-to-head to 4–2.

Key context

  • Match story: John Isner came through a tight passage before pulling clear — 7–5 6–7 6–1.

Head to head

3–2
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2017-07-24AtlantaSFhardJohn Isner6-4 6-2
2016-06-13Queen's ClubR16grassGilles Muller3-6 7-6(16) 7-6(7)
2015-01-19Australian OpenR32hardGilles Muller7-6(4) 7-6(6) 6-4
2012-02-20MemphisR32hardJohn Isner7-6(1) 7-6(4)
2010-07-19AtlantaR16hardJohn Isner4-6 7-6(6) 7-6(7)

Serve vs return

This season
Isner J.serving98% hold

wins 80% of points on serve vs Muller G.

Muller G.serving97% hold

wins 79% 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.Muller G.
1st serve in·Slight edge
70%
61%
1st serve points won·Even
80%
80%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
56%
51%
Service points won·Even
73%
69%
Return points won·Even
29%
32%
Break points saved·Even
70%
69%
Aces / match·Dominant
21.7
14.4
Double faults / match·Clear edge
2.5
3.9

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Isner J.Muller G.
Clutch Rating·Slight edge
64
57
Break points saved·Even
99
97
Break points won·Even
0
4
Deciding sets·Clear edge
91
76
Tiebreaks·Slight edge
98
87

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

Draw

Final
Fish M.
Isner J.
3-67-666-2
Semi-finals
Isner J.
Muller G.
7-56-736-1
Fish M.
Harrison R.
6-26-4
Quarter-finals
Isner J.
Lu Y.
6-16-2
Harrison R.
Ram R.
4-66-17-65
Muller G.
Anderson K.
7-637-63
Fish M.
Devvarman S.
6-46-3
R16
Lu Y.
Matosevic M.
3-66-16-2
Fish M.
Mahut N.
6-36-3
Devvarman S.
Ito T.
6-16-3
Harrison R.
Malisse X.
6-736-46-4
Ram R.
Hewitt L.
7-52-66-2
Anderson K.
Russell M.
6-17-5
Muller G.
Ginepri R.
7-662-66-2
Isner J.
Blake J.
7-686-737-5
R32
Matosevic M.
Kunitsyn I.
6-736-27-5
Hewitt L.
Simmonds P.
6-46-4
Russell M.
Young D.
6-06-3
Lu Y.
Bachinger M.
7-57-64
Mahut N.
Berankis R.
7-656-2
Ito T.
Berrer M.
7-666-4
Devvarman S.
Sweeting R.
6-43-66-4
Harrison R.
Sugita Y.
6-17-65
Ginepri R.
Haas T.
6-47-5
Muller G.
Bogomolov Jr A.
6-37-66
Blake J.
Gulbis E.
5-77-656-2
Ram R.
Dimitrov G.
6-46-4