John Isner vs Izak Van Der Merwe — Newport Quarter-final

Newport · ATP · Quarter-final
USA
John Isner
41 yrs · 208 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 9 July 2012
grass
RSA
Izak Van Der Merwe
42 yrs · 196 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Isner J.
6-4 7-6
Van Der Merwe I.
Isner J.
6772
Van Der Merwe I.
462–

John Isner defeated Izak Van Der Merwe 6-4 7-6 in the Newport quarter-final on grass. The result followed the form book — John Isner came in defending the title.

Key context

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Isner J.serving98% hold

wins 80% of points on serve vs Van Der Merwe I.

Van Der Merwe I.serving92% hold

wins 72% 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.Van Der Merwe I.
1st serve in·Slight edge
70%
60%
1st serve points won·Clear edge
80%
63%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
56%
51%
Service points won·Clear edge
73%
58%
Return points won·Even
29%
33%
Break points saved·Clear edge
70%
52%
Aces / match·Dominant
21.7
3.7
Double faults / match·Slight edge
2.5
3.0

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 7). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Conditions

Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
SlowFast

Draw

Final
Isner J.
Hewitt L.
7-616-4
Semi-finals
Hewitt L.
Ram R.
6-45-76-2
Isner J.
Harrison R.
7-646-3
Quarter-finals
Harrison R.
Becker B.
6-43-0
Ram R.
Nishikori K.
7-666-3
Hewitt L.
Sela D.
6-46-3
Isner J.
Van Der Merwe I.
6-47-62
R16
Ram R.
Russell M.
7-666-3
Nishikori K.
Rochus O.
6-766-46-2
Sela D.
Querrey S.
5-77-666-2
Harrison R.
Levine J.
6-36-4
Becker B.
Raonic M.
6-36-3
Van Der Merwe I.
Sock J.
6-46-4
Isner J.
Mahut N.
6-27-62
Hewitt L.
Smyczek T.
6-42-66-1
R32
Smyczek T.
Istomin D.
6-36-3
Hewitt L.
Pospisil V.
6-16-1
Sela D.
Dancevic F.
6-06-2
Querrey S.
Bogomolov Jr A.
7-57-65
Harrison R.
Bemelmans R.
7-686-757-5
Levine J.
Matosevic M.
6-27-68
Raonic M.
Ebden M.
3-66-37-5
Becker B.
Goffin D.
6-46-3
Mahut N.
Chiudinelli M.
6-07-62
Isner J.
Bubka S.
7-634-66-3
Sock J.
Kunitsyn I.
7-51-66-4
Van Der Merwe I.
Muller G.
7-656-736-4
Nishikori K.
Sijsling I.
6-46-4
Rochus O.
Soeda G.
6-43-66-3
Russell M.
Young D.
1-66-16-4
Ram R.
Zemlja G.
6-36-1