John Isner vs James Blake — Atlanta Quarter-final

Atlanta · ATP · Quarter-final
USA
John Isner
41 yrs · 208 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 22 July 2013
hard
USA
James Blake
46 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Isner J.
7-6 7-6
Blake J.
Isner J.
77772
Blake J.
6165–

John Isner defeated James Blake 7-6 7-6 in the Atlanta quarter-final on hard. The result followed the form book — John Isner came in leading the head-to-head 2–0, defending last year's semi-final. John Isner extended the head-to-head to 3–0.

Key context

Head to head

2–0
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2011-07-31WashingtonR16hardJohn Isner7-6(0) 1-6 7-6(4)
2011-07-18AtlantaR16hardJohn Isner7-6(8) 6-7(3) 7-5

Serve vs return

This season
Isner J.serving95% hold

wins 75% of points on serve vs Blake J.

Blake 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.Blake J.
1st serve in·Clear edge
70%
53%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
80%
75%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
56%
48%
Service points won·Slight edge
73%
62%
Return points won·Slight edge
29%
37%
Break points saved·Slight edge
70%
63%
Aces / match·Dominant
21.7
6.0
Double faults / match·Even
2.5
2.7

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 22). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Isner J.Blake J.
Clutch Rating·Slight edge
64
54
Break points saved·Slight edge
99
88
Break points won·Dominant
0
51
Deciding sets·Dominant
91
54
Tiebreaks·Dominant
98
55

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.
Anderson K.
6-737-627-62
Semi-finals
Isner J.
Hewitt L.
6-44-67-65
Anderson K.
Harrison R.
6-37-63
Quarter-finals
Harrison R.
Giraldo S.
6-33-67-62
Hewitt L.
Dodig I.
1-66-36-0
Anderson K.
Istomin D.
6-33-66-3
Isner J.
Blake J.
7-617-65
R16
Anderson K.
Ebden M.
6-776-26-2
Istomin D.
Lu Y.
7-56-2
Harrison R.
Sijsling I.
6-46-3
Hewitt L.
Williams R.
7-666-4
Dodig I.
Berankis R.
6-16-736-3
Giraldo S.
Russell M.
5-76-33-0
Isner J.
Harrison C.
7-694-67-5
Blake J.
Donskoy E.
6-36-2
R32
Ebden M.
Karlovic I.
6-2
Blake J.
Smyczek T.
7-634-67-64
Donskoy E.
Ram R.
6-36-4
Berankis R.
Zverev M.
7-642-67-68
Williams R.
Kudla D.
7-56-4
Giraldo S.
Sock J.
7-56-4
Russell M.
Fish M.
4-66-27-5
Istomin D.
Lacko L.
6-16-3
Harrison R.
Matosevic M.
6-22-66-3
Lu Y.
King K.
6-37-5
Hewitt L.
Roger-Vasselin E.
6-46-4
Harrison C.
Falla A.
6-16-776-2