John Isner vs Xavier Malisse — San Jose Quarter-final

San Jose · ATP · Quarter-final
USA
John Isner
41 yrs · 208 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLLWLLWWW
0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 11 February 2013
hard
BEL
Xavier Malisse
45 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLWLLLWWW
Isner J.
7-6 6-2
Malisse X.
Isner J.
71062
Malisse X.
682–

John Isner defeated Xavier Malisse 7-6 6-2 in the San Jose quarter-final on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Xavier Malisse came in defending last year's round of 32, but John Isner had been the form player, winning 2 of their last 5 on hard. John Isner extended the head-to-head to 3–2.

Key context

  • Match story: John Isner closed it out in two sets, 7–6 6–2.

Head to head

2–2
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2012-08-27US OpenR128hardJohn Isner6-3 7-6(5) 5-7 7-6(9)
2012-05-20NiceR16clayJohn Isner7-6(3) 7-6(5)
2010-08-01WashingtonR16hardXavier Malisse6-4 3-6 7-6(5)
2010-04-05HoustonR16clayXavier Malisse7-6(3) 6-7(7) 7-6(3)

Serve vs return

This season
Isner J.serving95% hold

wins 75% of points on serve vs Malisse X.

Malisse X.serving92% hold

wins 71% 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.Malisse X.
1st serve in·Clear edge
70%
55%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
80%
71%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
56%
50%
Service points won·Clear edge
73%
61%
Return points won·Slight edge
29%
37%
Break points saved·Clear edge
70%
57%
Aces / match·Dominant
21.7
7.1
Double faults / match·Even
2.5
2.6

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 31). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Isner J.Malisse X.
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
64
52
Break points saved·Clear edge
99
85
Break points won·Dominant
0
52
Deciding sets·Dominant
91
53
Tiebreaks·Dominant
98
56

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

Draw

Final
Raonic M.
Haas T.
6-46-3
Semi-finals
Haas T.
Isner J.
6-36-4
Raonic M.
Querrey S.
6-46-2
Quarter-finals
Raonic M.
Istomin D.
7-606-3
Querrey S.
Falla A.
6-34-67-5
Haas T.
Johnson S.
6-46-2
Isner J.
Malisse X.
7-686-2
R16
Querrey S.
Hewitt L.
7-661-67-64
Falla A.
Matosevic M.
6-46-4
Johnson S.
Smyczek T.
6-36-3
Malisse X.
Ebden M.
5-77-57-61
Haas T.
Levine J.
6-36-1
Raonic M.
Russell M.
6-27-5
Istomin D.
Becker B.
6-36-756-2
Isner J.
Pospisil V.
7-632-66-3
R32
Ebden M.
De Voest R.
6-27-5
Malisse X.
Soeda G.
6-43-66-3
Falla A.
Cipolla F.
7-617-610
Pospisil V.
Donskoy E.
7-56-1
Levine J.
Klahn B.
7-56-2
Smyczek T.
Verdasco F.
6-36-3
Johnson S.
Karlovic I.
6-726-47-66
Matosevic M.
Sock J.
7-656-1
Hewitt L.
Kavcic B.
3-66-47-64
Istomin D.
Sweeting R.
6-36-4
Becker B.
Harrison R.
6-737-56-3
Russell M.
Young D.
6-37-5