John Isner vs Denis Kudla — Houston Round of 16

Houston · ATP · Round of 16
USA1
John Isner
41 yrs · 208 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 4 April 2016
clay
USA
Denis Kudla
33 yrs · 180 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Isner J.
7-6 7-6
Kudla D.
Isner J.
77772
Kudla D.
62640

John Isner defeated Denis Kudla 7-6 7-6 in the Houston round of 16 on clay. The result followed the form book — John Isner came in leading the head-to-head 1–0, defending last year's round of 16. John Isner extended the head-to-head to 2–0.

Key context

Head to head

1–0
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2015-07-27AtlantaSFhardJohn Isner4-6 6-2 7-5

Serve vs return

This season
Isner J.serving93% hold

wins 72% of points on serve vs Kudla D.

Kudla 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.Kudla D.
1st serve in·Slight edge
70%
59%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
80%
71%
2nd serve points won·Even
56%
52%
Service points won·Slight edge
73%
63%
Return points won·Slight edge
29%
37%
Break points saved·Slight edge
70%
60%
Aces / match·Dominant
21.7
5.6
Double faults / match·Even
2.5
2.7

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Isner J.Kudla D.
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
64
50
Break points saved·Slight edge
99
90
Break points won·Clear edge
0
19
Deciding sets·Slight edge
91
81
Tiebreaks·Dominant
98
30

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

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
SlowFast
Final
Monaco J.
Sock J.[4]
3-66-37-5
Semi-finals
Monaco J.
Lopez F.[3]
6-46-2
Sock J.[4]
Isner J.[1]
7-646-3
Quarter-finals
Monaco J.
Querrey S.[5]
6-46-4
Lopez F.[3]
Smyczek T.
6-26-3
Sock J.[4]
Baghdatis M.[7]
6-46-4
Isner J.[1]
Chung H.
7-656-4
R16
Isner J.[1]
Kudla D.
7-627-64
Monaco J.
Paire B.[2]
6-37-5
Querrey S.[5]
Becker B.
6-36-3
Lopez F.[3]
Lacko L.
7-646-1
Smyczek T.
Young D.
6-26-4
Baghdatis M.[7]
Verdasco F.
6-46-3
Sock J.[4]
Barton M.
6-27-65
Chung H.
Paul T.
5-76-26-2
R32
Verdasco F.
Berlocq C.
6-46-3
Paul T.
Lorenzi P.[8]
6-26-3
Chung H.
Estrella V.
6-46-756-0
Kudla D.
Zverev M.
3-67-627-62
Smyczek T.
Kicker N.
4-67-656-4
Querrey S.[5]
Opelka R.
6-47-64
Becker B.
Berrer M.
7-666-0
Lacko L.
Tursunov D.
6-17-5
Young D.
Johnson S.[6]
6-46-3
Baghdatis M.[7]
Schwartzman D.
6-06-0
Barton M.
Tiafoe F.
6-36-4
Monaco J.
Melzer G.
6-26-736-4