John Isner vs Nicolas Almagro — Houston Final

Houston · ATP · Final
USA
John Isner
41 yrs · 208 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 8 April 2013
clay
ESP
Nicolas Almagro
40 yrs · 183 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Isner J.
6-3 7-5
Almagro N.
Isner J.
672
Almagro N.
35–

John Isner defeated Nicolas Almagro 6-3 7-5 in the Houston final on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Nicolas Almagro came in leading the head-to-head 2–1. John Isner narrowed the head-to-head to 2–2.

Key context

  • Match story: John Isner closed it out in two sets, 6–3 7–5.

Head to head

1–2
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2014-03-19Miami MastersR32hardJohn Isner7-5 6-3
2012-09-14Davis Cup WG SF: ESP vs USARRclayNicolas Almagro6-4 4-6 6-4 3-6 7-5
2011-06-20WimbledonR64grassNicolas Almagro7-6(3) 7-6(5) 6-7(5) 6-3

Serve vs return

This season
Isner J.serving93% hold

wins 72% of points on serve vs Almagro N.

Almagro N.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.Almagro N.
1st serve in·Clear edge
70%
56%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
80%
75%
2nd serve points won·Even
56%
52%
Service points won·Slight edge
73%
65%
Return points won·Slight edge
29%
37%
Break points saved·Slight edge
70%
59%
Aces / match·Dominant
21.7
8.1
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.Almagro N.
Clutch Rating·Slight edge
64
53
Break points saved·Slight edge
99
91
Break points won·Clear edge
0
23
Deciding sets·Clear edge
91
71
Tiebreaks·Dominant
98
57

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
Isner J.
Almagro N.
6-37-5
Semi-finals
Isner J.
Monaco J.
1-66-46-4
Almagro N.
Williams R.
6-26-1
Quarter-finals
Isner J.
Berankis R.
6-33-66-3
Almagro N.
Lorenzi P.
6-46-4
Williams R.
Ramirez Hidalgo R.
7-611-66-4
Monaco J.
Ginepri R.
6-16-0
R16
Williams R.
Karlovic I.
6-46-757-63
Lorenzi P.
Cipolla F.
7-646-1
Almagro N.
Monfils G.
2-66-06-3
Ramirez Hidalgo R.
Verdasco F.
6-36-2
Ginepri R.
Alund M.
6-24-66-4
Monaco J.
Smyczek T.
7-656-1
Isner J.
Sock J.
7-56-737-63
Berankis R.
Haas T.
6-36-3
R32
Alund M.
Hewitt L.
4-66-36-1
Smyczek T.
Ouanna J.
6-16-2
Isner J.
Harrison R.
7-646-4
Sock J.
Klahn B.
7-636-3
Berankis R.
Levine J.
6-737-56-4
Cipolla F.
Arguello F.
4-66-47-5
Williams R.
Pella G.
7-57-5
Monfils G.
Blake J.
7-657-5
Ramirez Hidalgo R.
Devvarman S.
7-656-0
Verdasco F.
Johnson S.
7-656-2
Ginepri R.
Russell M.
6-26-2
Lorenzi P.
Melzer G.
6-26-2