Nikolay Davydenko vs John Isner — Nice Quarter-final

Nice · ATP · Quarter-final
RUS
Nikolay Davydenko
45 yrs · 178 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWLLLLWLW
0 — 0
Sets
Sunday, 20 May 2012
clay
USA
John Isner
41 yrs · 208 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLLWLLWWW
Davydenko N.
6-4 7-6
Isner J.
Davydenko N.
6772
Isner J.
464–

Nikolay Davydenko defeated John Isner 6-4 7-6 in the Nice quarter-final on clay. The upset overturned the form book — John Isner came in leading the head-to-head 3–2. Nikolay Davydenko narrowed the head-to-head to 3–3.

Key context

Head to head

2–3
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2014-03-06Indian Wells MastersR64hardJohn Isner7-6(5) 6-3
2012-03-21Miami MastersR64hardJohn Isner2-6 6-3 6-4
2010-10-04BeijingQFhardJohn Isner7-6(2) 6-4
2008-05-18PoertschachR16clayNikolay Davydenko6-2 6-7(6) 6-3
2008-03-13Indian Wells MastersR64hardNikolay Davydenko6-2 7-6(3)

Serve vs return

This season
Davydenko N.serving88% hold

wins 68% of points on serve vs Isner J.

Isner J.serving90% hold

wins 70% of points on serve vs Davydenko N.

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
Davydenko N.Isner J.
1st serve in·Even
68%
70%
1st serve points won·Clear edge
66%
80%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
50%
56%
Service points won·Clear edge
61%
73%
Return points won·Slight edge
39%
29%
Break points saved·Slight edge
60%
70%
Aces / match·Dominant
2.6
21.7
Double faults / match·Slight edge
3.0
2.5

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (106 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Davydenko N.Isner J.
Clutch Rating·Slight edge
72
64
Break points saved·Slight edge
91
99
Break points won·Dominant
74
0
Deciding sets·Clear edge
71
91
Tiebreaks·Dominant
72
98

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

Conditions

Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
SlowFast

Draw

Final
Almagro N.
Baker B.
6-36-2
Semi-finals
Baker B.
Davydenko N.
6-756-46-2
Almagro N.
Simon G.
6-16-3
Quarter-finals
Davydenko N.
Isner J.
6-47-64
Almagro N.
Darcis S.
6-46-4
Baker B.
Kukushkin M.
4-66-37-64
Simon G.
Bellucci T.
7-56-0
R16
Isner J.
Malisse X.
7-637-65
Simon G.
Dimitrov G.
6-36-3
Davydenko N.
Istomin D.
6-41-66-3
Baker B.
Monfils G.
6-37-69
Kukushkin M.
Tomic B.
3-66-27-5
Darcis S.
Volandri F.
3-66-26-4
Almagro N.
Roger-Vasselin E.
7-656-4
Bellucci T.
Ferrero J.
6-46-3
R32
Bellucci T.
Young D.
6-756-06-3
Ferrero J.
Haase R.
4-67-667-66
Dimitrov G.
Sela D.
7-56-1
Malisse X.
Lu Y.
7-56-4
Davydenko N.
Ebden M.
6-36-3
Istomin D.
Falla A.
7-631-66-1
Baker B.
Stakhovsky S.
6-726-47-5
Kukushkin M.
Querrey S.
6-27-5
Tomic B.
Lacko L.
6-26-3
Darcis S.
Fognini F.
7-637-5
Volandri F.
Rochus O.
4-67-626-2
Roger-Vasselin E.
Paire B.
6-47-62