John Isner vs Jurgen Melzer — Indian Wells Masters Round of 64

Indian Wells Masters · ATP · Round of 64
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John Isner
41 yrs · 208 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLLWLLWWW
2 — 0
Sets
Thursday, 12 March 2015
hard
AUT
Jurgen Melzer
45 yrs · 183 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLLWLWLW
Isner J.
6-3 6-4
Melzer J.
Isner J.
662
Melzer J.
340

John Isner defeated Jurgen Melzer 6-3 6-4 in the Indian Wells Masters round of 64 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Jurgen Melzer came in leading the head-to-head 3–1. John Isner narrowed the head-to-head to 3–2.

Key context

  • Match story: John Isner closed it out in two sets, 6–3 6–4.

Head to head

1–3
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2014-05-11Rome MastersR64clayJurgen Melzer7-6(7) 6-3
2012-08-19Winston-SalemR16hardJohn Isner6-4 6-3
2012-02-20MemphisQFhardJurgen Melzer6-3 7-6(6)
2008-02-25MemphisR32hardJurgen Melzer6-7(8) 6-3 7-6(4)

Serve vs return

This season
Isner J.serving93% hold

wins 73% of points on serve vs Melzer J.

Melzer J.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.Melzer J.
1st serve in·Slight edge
70%
64%
1st serve points won·Clear edge
80%
68%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
56%
50%
Service points won·Clear edge
73%
61%
Return points won·Slight edge
29%
39%
Break points saved·Slight edge
70%
59%
Aces / match·Dominant
21.7
3.8
Double faults / match·Slight edge
2.5
2.9

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 101). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Isner J.Melzer J.
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
64
44
Break points saved·Clear edge
99
86
Break points won·Dominant
0
27
Deciding sets·Dominant
91
65
Tiebreaks·Dominant
98
27

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

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
SlowFast
Weather
27°CClear
Wind 13 km/hHumidity 21%
Final
Djokovic N.[1]
Federer R.[2]
6-36-756-2
Semi-finals
Djokovic N.[1]
Murray A.[4]
6-26-3
Federer R.[2]
Raonic M.[6]
7-56-4
Quarter-finals
Djokovic N.[1]
Tomic B.[32]
W/O
Murray A.[4]
Lopez F.[12]
6-36-4
Raonic M.[6]
Nadal R.[3]
4-67-6107-5
Federer R.[2]
Berdych T.[9]
6-46-0
R16
Raonic M.[6]
Robredo T.[17]
6-36-2
Djokovic N.[1]
Isner J.[18]
6-47-65
Tomic B.[32]
Kokkinakis T.
6-44-66-4
Murray A.[4]
Mannarino A.
6-36-3
Lopez F.[12]
Nishikori K.[5]
6-47-62
Federer R.[2]
Sock J.
6-36-2
Berdych T.[9]
Rosol L.[27]
6-24-66-4
Nadal R.[3]
Simon G.[13]
6-26-4
R32
Mannarino A.
Gulbis E.[14]
6-46-4
Tomic B.[32]
Ferrer D.[8]
7-56-4
Murray A.[4]
Kohlschreiber P.[26]
6-13-66-1
Lopez F.[12]
Cuevas P.[20]
6-24-66-3
Nishikori K.[5]
Verdasco F.[28]
6-766-16-4
Raonic M.[6]
Dolgopolov A.
7-626-4
Simon G.[13]
Berrer M.
6-27-5
Rosol L.[27]
Haase R.
6-46-747-63
Berdych T.[9]
Johnson S.
6-46-2
Sock J.
Bautista Agut R.[15]
3-66-36-2
Federer R.[2]
Seppi A.[30]
6-36-4
Nadal R.[3]
Young D.
6-46-2
Robredo T.[17]
Dimitrov G.[11]
6-41-67-5
Djokovic N.[1]
Ramos A.
7-56-3
Isner J.[18]
Anderson K.[16]
7-666-2
Kokkinakis T.
Monaco J.
6-25-77-65
R64
Verdasco F.[28]
Duckworth J.
6-27-63
Bautista Agut R.[15]
Istomin D.
6-46-3
Isner J.[18]
Melzer J.
6-36-4
Kohlschreiber P.[26]
Smyczek T.
6-36-1
Simon G.[13]
Jaziri M.
6-34-66-2
Ramos A.
Benneteau J.[25]
6-26-3
Anderson K.[16]
Delbonis F.
7-56-4
Kokkinakis T.
Garcia Lopez G.[23]
7-55-76-3
Tomic B.[32]
Coric B.
6-36-4
Gulbis E.[14]
Gimeno Traver D.
6-46-1
Lopez F.[12]
Roger-Vasselin E.
6-736-46-4
Cuevas P.[20]
Nieminen J.
4-67-56-0
Nishikori K.[5]
Harrison R.
6-46-4
Raonic M.[6]
Bolelli S.
6-36-4
Dolgopolov A.
Giraldo S.[29]
6-17-64
Robredo T.[17]
Golubev A.
6-46-756-4
Dimitrov G.[11]
Kyrgios N.
7-623-67-64
Young D.
Chardy J.[31]
6-46-2
Rosol L.[27]
Klizan M.
4-66-06-3
Johnson S.
Karlovic I.[21]
6-37-65
Sock J.
Muller G.[33]
3-66-37-67
Berdych T.[9]
Stakhovsky S.
6-16-4
Nadal R.[3]
Sijsling I.
6-46-2
Berrer M.
Gasquet R.[22]
7-664-63-1
Mannarino A.
Fognini F.[19]
7-686-3
Ferrer D.[8]
Dodig I.
4-66-17-66
Haase R.
Wawrinka S.[7]
6-33-66-3
Federer R.[2]
Schwartzman D.
6-46-2
Monaco J.
Cilic M.[10]
6-46-4
Murray A.[4]
Pospisil V.
6-16-3
Djokovic N.[1]
Baghdatis M.
6-16-3
Seppi A.[30]
Hanescu V.
6-46-4
R128
Pospisil V.
Kukushkin M.
6-44-2
Ramos A.
Troicki V.
6-46-4
Melzer J.
Novikov D.
6-46-4
Delbonis F.
Lajovic D.
6-46-3
Monaco J.
Gabashvili T.
6-23-66-3
Kokkinakis T.
Struff J.
7-636-3
Coric B.
Haider Maurer A.
6-46-4
Smyczek T.
Becker B.
6-37-64
Nieminen J.
De Bakker T.
7-636-4
Harrison R.
Fish M.
6-44-67-63
Bolelli S.
Bellucci T.
6-26-736-4
Dolgopolov A.
Dancevic F.
6-27-5
Golubev A.
Brown D.
6-746-37-63
Kyrgios N.
Kudla D.
6-47-5
Sijsling I.
Krajinovic F.
6-43-66-2
Klizan M.
Andujar P.
7-646-3
Johnson S.
Granollers M.
6-26-3
Stakhovsky S.
Querrey S.
2-66-46-2
Istomin D.
Krajicek A.
7-656-4
Schwartzman D.
Janowicz J.
6-43-67-63
Duckworth J.
Thiem D.
7-656-1
Baghdatis M.
Vesely J.
6-31-1
Gimeno Traver D.
Groth S.
7-657-66
Haase R.
Bolt A.
6-46-2
Young D.
Carreno Busta P.
6-36-4
Roger-Vasselin E.
Matosevic M.
5-76-46-3
Hanescu V.
Youzhny M.
6-36-4
Mannarino A.
Zverev M.
6-46-4
Berrer M.
Estrella V.
6-35-76-4
Sock J.
Lu Y.
6-746-27-5
Jaziri M.
Ito T.
7-56-1
Dodig I.
Sousa J.
6-37-5