Gilles Muller vs John Isner — London Round of 16
Gilles Muller defeated John Isner 3-6 7-6 7-6 in the London round of 16 on carpet. The upset overturned the form book — John Isner came in leading the head-to-head 3–2, defending last year's quarter-final. Gilles Muller narrowed the head-to-head to 3–3.
Key context
- Match story: Gilles Muller dropped the opening set before beating John Isner 3–6 7–6 7–6.
How the match was decided
Auto-generatedMuller G. came through in three sets.
Common opponents
3 shared · last 12 monthsMuller G. and Isner J. faced 3 of the same opponents in the last 12 months. Muller G. went 1–2 (33%) against them, Isner J. 1–4 (20%). Results against comparable opponents are close (1 : 1 better-results split).
1–233%Muller G. · better vs 1Record vs common opponents1–420%Isner J. · better vs 1
Vs common opponents · derived from scorelines
4–6Sets5–11
45–55Games80–98
1–0Tiebreaks4–2
1–1Deciding sets0–2
Only 3 common opponents — small sample, treat as indicative.
vs Murray A.L3-6 2-6Canada Masters · hardL7-6 4-6 4-6Shanghai Masters · hard
vs Ferrer D.W4-6 6-4 7-6s Hertogenbosch · grassL4-6 4-6 5-7Australian Open · hard
vs Millman J.L6-4 4-6 2-6 6-4 5-7Australian Open · hardW6-7 7-6 7-6 7-5Roland Garros · clay
Head-to-head
6 meetings · level 3–333
Carpet: Muller G. leads 1–0 · Grass: Muller G. leads 1–0 · Hard: Isner J. leads 3–1
- Muller G.June 2016LondonThis matchCarpet3-6 7-6(16) 7-6(7)
- Muller G.June 2016Queen's ClubGrass3-6 7-6 7-6
- Muller G.January 2015Australian OpenHard7-6 7-6 6-4
- Isner J.February 2012MemphisHard7-6 7-6
- Isner J.July 2011AtlantaHard7-5 6-7 6-1
Closing odds
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Player context
Before the matchMuller G.Isner J.1 876ELO1 9013–7Last 105–533Age31193 cmHeight208 cmLeftPlaysRight