Juan Monaco vs John Isner — Houston Final

Houston · ATP · Final
ARG
Juan Monaco
42 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 9 April 2012
clay
USA
John Isner
41 yrs · 208 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Monaco J.
6-2 3-6 6-3
Isner J.
Monaco J.
6362
Isner J.
2631

Juan Monaco defeated John Isner 6-2 3-6 6-3 in the Houston final on clay. The upset overturned the form book — John Isner came in leading the head-to-head 3–0, defending last year's quarter-final. Juan Monaco claimed a first win over John Isner in four meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 3–1.

Key context

  • Match story: Juan Monaco closed it out in three sets, 6–2 3–6 6–3.

Head to head

0–3
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2013-04-08HoustonSFclayJohn Isner1-6 6-4 6-4
2012-03-08Indian Wells MastersR32hardJohn Isner7-5 7-5
2010-01-11AucklandR16hardJohn Isner5-7 6-4 6-3

Serve vs return

This season
Monaco J.serving88% hold

wins 68% of points on serve vs Isner J.

Isner J.serving88% hold

wins 68% of points on serve vs Monaco 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
Monaco J.Isner J.
1st serve in·Even
71%
70%
1st serve points won·Clear edge
65%
80%
2nd serve points won·Even
53%
56%
Service points won·Clear edge
61%
73%
Return points won·Clear edge
41%
29%
Break points saved·Clear edge
56%
70%
Aces / match·Dominant
2.0
21.7
Double faults / match·Clear edge
1.6
2.5

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Monaco J.Isner J.
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
51
64
Break points saved·Clear edge
82
99
Break points won·Dominant
55
0
Deciding sets·Dominant
62
91
Tiebreaks·Dominant
32
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
Monaco J.
Isner J.
6-23-66-3
Semi-finals
Monaco J.
Russell M.
5-76-16-4
Isner J.
Lopez F.
6-757-646-3
Quarter-finals
Monaco J.
Anderson K.
7-647-5
Russell M.
Harrison R.
6-15-76-3
Isner J.
Sweeting R.
7-617-64
Lopez F.
Berlocq C.
6-42-2
R16
Harrison R.
Kunitsyn I.
6-26-4
Berlocq C.
Phau B.
6-16-0
Anderson K.
Querrey S.
7-633-67-62
Monaco J.
Ito T.
6-36-3
Russell M.
Fish M.
6-36-1
Isner J.
Zeballos H.
6-736-46-2
Sweeting R.
Reynolds B.
6-36-2
Lopez F.
Lorenzi P.
6-47-64
R32
Phau B.
Junqueira D.
6-13-0
Kunitsyn I.
Malisse X.
6-46-2
Russell M.
Gimeno Traver D.
2-67-56-1
Zeballos H.
Ungur A.
6-36-3
Sweeting R.
Mello R.
6-37-66
Reynolds B.
Karlovic I.
7-652-66-3
Lorenzi P.
Odesnik W.
6-736-26-3
Berlocq C.
Blake J.
6-42-66-1
Anderson K.
Souza J.
6-36-4
Querrey S.
Prodon E.
6-16-4
Ito T.
Soeda G.
6-47-5
Harrison R.
Bogomolov Jr A.
4-66-36-4