John Isner vs Dusan Lajovic — Nice Quarter-final

Nice · ATP · Quarter-final
USA2
John Isner
41 yrs · 208 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLLWLLWWW
2 — 0
Sets
Sunday, 17 May 2015
clay
Dusan Lajovic
SRB
Dusan Lajovic
#152ATP
1620ELO
1588Clay ELO
$208kYTD
$11MCAREER
36 yrs · 183 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Isner J.
7-6 6-4
Lajovic D.
Isner J.
7762
Lajovic D.
6340

John Isner defeated Dusan Lajovic 7-6 6-4 in the Nice quarter-final on clay. The result followed the form book — John Isner came in leading the head-to-head 5–1, defending last year's quarter-final. John Isner extended the head-to-head to 6–1.

Key context

Head to head

5–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2019-08-12Cincinnati MastersR64hardJohn Isner7-6(3) 1-6 7-5
2018-08-27US OpenR32hardJohn Isner7-6(8) 6-7(6) 6-3 7-5
2018-02-02Davis Cup WG R1: USA vs SRBRRclayJohn Isner6-4 6-7(7) 6-3 3-6 7-6(4)
2017-10-09Shanghai MastersR64hardJohn Isner4-6 7-6(5) 7-6(6)
2017-06-26EastbourneR16grassJohn Isner3-6 7-6(2) 7-6(4)
2016-02-08Buenos AiresR16clayDusan Lajovic7-6(10) 4-6 7-6(6)

Serve vs return

This season
Isner J.serving92% hold

wins 71% of points on serve vs Lajovic D.

Lajovic D.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.Lajovic D.
1st serve in·Even
70%
69%
1st serve points won·Clear edge
80%
68%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
56%
51%
Service points won·Slight edge
73%
63%
Return points won·Slight edge
29%
38%
Break points saved·Clear edge
70%
58%
Aces / match·Dominant
21.7
3.1
Double faults / match·Clear edge
2.5
1.3

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Isner J.Lajovic D.
Clutch Rating·Even
64
60
Break points saved·Even
99
95
Break points won·Dominant
0
36
Deciding sets·Clear edge
91
72
Tiebreaks·Dominant
98
61

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

Freshness

Recent load
Isner J.Lajovic D.
Freshness·
—
75

Lajovic D.: 1 day rest · 1 match, 30 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
SlowFast
Final
Thiem D.
Mayer L.[4]
6-787-57-62
Semi-finals
Mayer L.[4]
Coric B.
6-46-3
Thiem D.
Isner J.[2]
7-656-3
Quarter-finals
Coric B.
Duckworth J.
6-37-63
Mayer L.[4]
Monaco J.[8]
6-36-4
Thiem D.
Gulbis E.[3]
6-26-4
Isner J.[2]
Lajovic D.
7-636-4
R16
Thiem D.
Kyrgios N.[6]
4-3
Duckworth J.
Halys Q.
7-607-65
Lajovic D.
Carreno Busta P.
6-34-67-5
Monaco J.[8]
Querrey S.
6-36-1
Coric B.
Mina G.
7-646-3
Mayer L.[4]
Pouille L.
6-46-0
Gulbis E.[3]
Dolgopolov A.
7-54-66-1
Isner J.[2]
Johnson S.
7-634-66-3
R32
Mina G.
Tomic B.[5]
6-2
Thiem D.
Estrella V.
7-656-2
Coric B.
Groth S.
7-56-3
Pouille L.
Smyczek T.
6-36-0
Querrey S.
Bemelmans R.
6-26-3
Monaco J.[8]
Paire B.
6-46-2
Kyrgios N.[6]
Kukushkin M.
7-656-2
Dolgopolov A.
Stakhovsky S.
3-67-56-2
Lajovic D.
Sock J.[7]
5-77-56-1
Carreno Busta P.
Hamou M.
6-26-2
Johnson S.
Venus M.
7-56-3
Duckworth J.
Tiafoe F.
6-757-56-2