John Isner vs Ivo Karlovic — Newport Quarter-final

Newport · ATP · Quarter-final
USA
John Isner
41 yrs · 208 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLLWLLWWW
0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 8 July 2013
grass
CRO
Ivo Karlovic
47 yrs · 208 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWWWWWLLL
Isner J.
7-6 7-6
Karlovic I.
Isner J.
77772
Karlovic I.
6363–

John Isner defeated Ivo Karlovic 7-6 7-6 in the Newport quarter-final on grass. The upset overturned the form book — Ivo Karlovic came in leading the head-to-head 3–1. John Isner narrowed the head-to-head to 3–2.

Key context

Head to head

1–3
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2014-02-24AcapulcoR32hardIvo Karlovic7-6(4) 7-6(5)
2011-04-04HoustonQFclayIvo Karlovic7-6(2) 6-7(2) 7-6(9)
2010-02-15MemphisQFhardJohn Isner6-1 7-6(7)
2008-08-17New HavenR32hardIvo Karlovic6-7(4) 6-3 6-4

Serve vs return

This season
Isner J.serving100% hold

wins 88% of points on serve vs Karlovic I.

Karlovic I.serving99% hold

wins 86% 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.Karlovic I.
1st serve in·Slight edge
70%
65%
1st serve points won·Even
80%
83%
2nd serve points won·Even
56%
55%
Service points won·Even
73%
73%
Return points won·Even
29%
27%
Break points saved·Even
70%
71%
Aces / match·Slight edge
21.7
20.9
Double faults / match·Dominant
2.5
4.7

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Isner J.Karlovic I.
Clutch Rating·Slight edge
64
56
Break points saved·Even
99
98
Break points won·Even
0
0
Deciding sets·Slight edge
91
83
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
98
76

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
Mahut N.
Hewitt L.
5-77-56-3
Semi-finals
Mahut N.
Russell M.
6-26-2
Hewitt L.
Isner J.
5-76-26-4
Quarter-finals
Isner J.
Karlovic I.
7-637-63
Russell M.
Sijsling I.
7-636-767-65
Hewitt L.
Hernych J.
6-736-46-2
Mahut N.
Przysiezny M.
7-656-4
R16
Hernych J.
Sock J.
6-34-66-4
Mahut N.
Smyczek T.
6-26-4
Karlovic I.
Pospisil V.
6-41-66-3
Russell M.
Kuznetsov A.
6-36-4
Hewitt L.
Amritraj P.
6-26-1
Isner J.
Mannarino A.
6-07-67
Przysiezny M.
Ram R.
2-67-56-3
Sijsling I.
Sugita Y.
6-36-4
R32
Sock J.
Matosevic M.
6-2
Smyczek T.
Querrey S.
6-47-68
Mahut N.
Williams R.
6-26-4
Przysiezny M.
Kozlov S.
6-36-796-4
Ram R.
Bossel A.
6-26-2
Sijsling I.
Viola M.
6-46-1
Sugita Y.
Levine J.
7-57-5
Mannarino A.
Blake J.
6-45-76-1
Russell M.
Marchenko I.
6-14-66-4
Kuznetsov A.
De Schepper K.
6-36-4
Hernych J.
Pavic A.
7-666-3
Amritraj P.
Cipolla F.
6-26-3
Hewitt L.
Ebden M.
6-46-1
Karlovic I.
Roger-Vasselin E.
7-656-4
Pospisil V.
Kudla D.
1-66-36-3
Isner J.
Harrison R.
7-606-2