John Isner vs Jurgen Melzer — Winston-Salem Round of 16

Winston-Salem · ATP · Round of 16
USA
John Isner
41 yrs · 208 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLLWLLWWW
0 — 0
Sets
Sunday, 19 August 2012
hard
AUT
Jurgen Melzer
45 yrs · 183 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLLWLWLW
Isner J.
6-4 6-3
Melzer J.
Isner J.
662
Melzer J.
43–

John Isner defeated Jurgen Melzer 6-4 6-3 in the Winston-Salem round of 16 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Jurgen Melzer came in leading the head-to-head 3–1, defending last year's round of 32. John Isner narrowed the head-to-head to 3–2.

Key context

  • Match story: John Isner closed it out in two sets, 6–4 6–3.

Head to head

1–3
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2015-03-12Indian Wells MastersR64hardJohn Isner6-3 6-4
2014-05-11Rome MastersR64clayJurgen Melzer7-6(7) 6-3
2012-02-20MemphisQFhardJurgen Melzer6-3 7-6(6)
2008-02-25MemphisR32hardJurgen Melzer6-7(8) 6-3 7-6(4)

Serve vs return

This season
Isner J.serving94% hold

wins 74% of points on serve vs Melzer J.

Melzer J.serving93% 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.Melzer J.
1st serve in·Slight edge
70%
64%
1st serve points won·Clear edge
80%
68%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
56%
50%
Service points won·Slight edge
73%
62%
Return points won·Slight edge
29%
38%
Break points saved·Slight edge
70%
59%
Aces / match·Dominant
21.7
4.1
Double faults / match·Even
2.5
2.8

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Isner J.Melzer J.
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
64
44
Break points saved·Clear edge
99
86
Break points won·Dominant
0
27
Deciding sets·Dominant
91
65
Tiebreaks·Dominant
98
27

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
Isner J.
Berdych T.
3-66-47-69
Semi-finals
Berdych T.
Querrey S.
6-46-3
Isner J.
Tsonga J.
6-43-67-63
Quarter-finals
Querrey S.
Dolgopolov A.
7-54-67-63
Berdych T.
Darcis S.
4-66-26-0
Tsonga J.
Granollers M.
6-16-2
Isner J.
Goffin D.
7-656-3
R16
Isner J.
Melzer J.
6-46-3
Tsonga J.
Stakhovsky S.
7-616-4
Granollers M.
Gulbis E.
4-66-36-2
Dolgopolov A.
Nalbandian D.
6-36-4
Berdych T.
Nieminen J.
6-36-2
Querrey S.
Lopez F.
6-36-4
Darcis S.
Roddick A.
7-667-63
Goffin D.
Kubot L.
6-31-67-65
R32
Roddick A.
Blake J.
7-667-66
Melzer J.
Mcclune M.
6-22-67-610
Isner J.
Klizan M.
4-66-37-5
Granollers M.
Harrison R.
6-46-2
Berdych T.
Bogomolov Jr A.
6-37-5
Nieminen J.
Becker B.
6-36-3
Gulbis E.
Anderson K.
6-47-62
Darcis S.
Istomin D.
6-26-2
Dolgopolov A.
Lu Y.
6-16-3
Nalbandian D.
Haase R.
6-26-4
Lopez F.
Young D.
6-26-3
Querrey S.
Giraldo S.
6-36-2
Kubot L.
Benneteau J.
2-67-56-3
Goffin D.
Troicki V.
3-66-47-5
Stakhovsky S.
Andujar P.
6-26-3
Tsonga J.
Bellucci T.
6-37-63
R64
Young D.
Mayer L.
4-66-36-2
Haase R.
Davydenko N.
6-26-3
Blake J.
Ramos A.
6-46-3
Giraldo S.
Roger-Vasselin E.
6-22-66-1
Bellucci T.
Baghdatis M.
7-53-1
Gulbis E.
Berlocq C.
6-47-5
Stakhovsky S.
Muller G.
7-646-4
Darcis S.
Malisse X.
6-36-0
Bogomolov Jr A.
Jaziri M.
6-26-2
Becker B.
Ito T.
6-34-66-2
Lu Y.
Lacko L.
6-37-63
Harrison R.
Soeda G.
6-37-5
Klizan M.
Paire B.
6-27-64
Mcclune M.
Falla A.
6-16-4
Goffin D.
Mahut N.
7-636-1
Kubot L.
Robredo T.
6-12-66-2