John Isner vs Michael Russell — Delray Beach Round of 32

Delray Beach · ATP · Round of 32
USA2
John Isner
41 yrs · 208 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 17 February 2014
hard
USA
Michael Russell
48 yrs · 173 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Isner J.
4-6 7-6 6-4
Russell M.
Isner J.
47762
Russell M.
66341

John Isner defeated Michael Russell 4-6 7-6 6-4 in the Delray Beach round of 32 on hard. The result followed the form book — John Isner came in leading the head-to-head 3–0, defending last year's semi-final. John Isner extended the head-to-head to 4–0.

Key context

Head to head

3–0
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2010-07-19AtlantaQFhardJohn Isner6-1 6-2
2010-03-24Miami MastersR64hardJohn Isner7-6(5) 2-6 7-6(5)
2009-04-06HoustonR32clayJohn Isner4-6 6-3 6-2

Serve vs return

This season
Isner J.serving94% hold

wins 74% of points on serve vs Russell M.

Russell M.serving90% hold

wins 70% 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.Russell M.
1st serve in·Slight edge
70%
64%
1st serve points won·Clear edge
80%
66%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
56%
49%
Service points won·Clear edge
73%
60%
Return points won·Slight edge
29%
38%
Break points saved·Clear edge
70%
58%
Aces / match·Dominant
21.7
2.2
Double faults / match·Slight edge
2.5
2.9

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 58). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Isner J.Russell M.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
64
34
Break points saved·Dominant
99
63
Break points won·Dominant
0
31
Deciding sets·Dominant
91
54
Tiebreaks·Dominant
98
36

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

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
SlowFast
Final
Cilic M.[7]
Anderson K.[4]
7-666-776-4
Semi-finals
Anderson K.[4]
Johnson S.
6-26-4
Cilic M.[7]
Isner J.[2]
7-656-3
Quarter-finals
Johnson S.
Lopez F.[6]
6-36-2
Isner J.[2]
Williams R.
4-66-36-2
Anderson K.[4]
Matosevic M.
6-736-36-3
Cilic M.[7]
Gabashvili T.
6-26-3
R16
Gabashvili T.
Nishikori K.[3]
4-2
Anderson K.[4]
Karlovic I.
1-0
Johnson S.
Haas T.[1]
6-42-67-62
Cilic M.[7]
Harrison R.
6-36-4
Williams R.
Baghdatis M.
6-776-46-2
Isner J.[2]
Sela D.
3-66-17-65
Matosevic M.
Hewitt L.[8]
7-62
Lopez F.[6]
Mannarino A.
4-66-46-2
R32
Williams R.
Falla A.
6-34-0
Harrison R.
Lu Y.
4-61-0
Haas T.[1]
Odesnik W.
6-26-1
Mannarino A.
Sock J.
6-46-2
Lopez F.[6]
Querrey S.
4-66-26-3
Anderson K.[4]
Smyczek T.
4-66-16-3
Karlovic I.
Groth S.
7-646-3
Hewitt L.[8]
Klahn B.
6-36-1
Cilic M.[7]
Becker B.
6-16-3
Isner J.[2]
Russell M.
4-67-636-4
Johnson S.
Kukushkin M.
6-46-3
Nishikori K.[3]
Elias G.
6-15-76-2
Baghdatis M.
Vesely J.
3-66-26-1
Matosevic M.
Goffin D.
6-26-4
Sela D.
Bogomolov Jr A.
6-06-2
Gabashvili T.
Ebden M.
2-66-36-2