John Isner vs Reilly Opelka — Atlanta Semi-final

Atlanta · ATP · Semi-final
USA1
John Isner
41 yrs · 208 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLLWLLWWW
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 1 August 2016
hard
Reilly Opelka
USA
Reilly Opelka
#115ATP
1749ELO
1734Hard ELO
$325kYTD
$6.0MCAREER
28 yrs · 211 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLWWLWLW
Isner J.
6-7 6-4 6-2
Opelka R.
Isner J.
65662
Opelka R.
77421

John Isner defeated Reilly Opelka 6-7 6-4 6-2 in the Atlanta semi-final on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Reilly Opelka came in leading the head-to-head 5–0. John Isner claimed a first win over Reilly Opelka in six meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 5–1.

Key context

Head to head

0–5
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2022-04-04HoustonFclayReilly Opelka6-3 7-6(7)
2022-02-07DallasSFhardReilly Opelka7-6(7) 7-6(22)
2019-07-22AtlantaR16hardReilly Opelka7-6(2) 6-7(5) 7-6(5)
2019-02-11New YorkSFhardReilly Opelka6-7(8) 7-6(14) 7-6(4)
2019-01-14Australian OpenR128hardReilly Opelka7-6(4) 7-6(6) 6-7(4) 7-6(5)

Serve vs return

This season
Isner J.serving99% hold

wins 84% of points on serve vs Opelka R.

Opelka R.serving98% hold

wins 80% 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

Serve & return on hard

Isner J.Opelka R.
—
Serve
86
—
Return
0

Per-surface Serve / Return Rating (0–100, percentile within the hard field, opponent-adjusted over 52 weeks). About

Statistics

This season
Isner J.Opelka R.
1st serve in·Slight edge
70%
65%
1st serve points won·Even
80%
79%
2nd serve points won·Even
56%
54%
Service points won·Even
73%
70%
Return points won·Even
29%
28%
Break points saved·Even
70%
70%
Aces / match·Dominant
21.7
17.5
Double faults / match·Slight edge
2.5
3.1

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 199). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Isner J.Opelka R.
Clutch Rating·Even
64
63
Break points saved·Even
99
100
Break points won·Even
0
1
Deciding sets·Even
91
88
Tiebreaks·Slight edge
98
93

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

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast
Final
Kyrgios N.[2]
Isner J.[1]
7-637-64
Semi-finals
Isner J.[1]
Opelka R.
6-756-46-2
Kyrgios N.[2]
Nishioka Y.
6-33-66-3
Quarter-finals
Kyrgios N.[2]
Verdasco F.[5]
6-46-756-3
Nishioka Y.
Zeballos H.
6-46-4
Opelka R.
Young D.[7]
6-46-4
Isner J.[1]
Fritz T.[8]
7-56-4
R16
Kyrgios N.[2]
Donaldson J.
7-646-3
Verdasco F.[5]
Benneteau J.
6-16-3
Nishioka Y.
Dolgopolov A.[4]
6-32-66-1
Zeballos H.
Kamke T.
6-16-4
Young D.[7]
Smyczek T.
4-67-616-3
Opelka R.
Anderson K.[3]
6-756-37-5
Fritz T.[8]
Fratangelo B.
4-66-36-2
Isner J.[1]
Mannarino A.
6-46-0
R32
Opelka R.
Eubanks C.
7-697-65
Donaldson J.
Groth S.
6-26-4
Benneteau J.
Smith J.
6-46-2
Verdasco F.[5]
Lajovic D.
7-626-4
Zeballos H.
Garcia Lopez G.[6]
6-36-756-4
Young D.[7]
Krajicek A.
3-67-6107-5
Fritz T.[8]
Smith A.
6-26-2
Fratangelo B.
Sijsling I.
6-17-62
Mannarino A.
Zverev M.
6-33-67-65
Kamke T.
Stakhovsky S.
7-677-62
Nishioka Y.
Evans D.
6-26-727-64
Smyczek T.
Monteiro T.
5-77-656-3