John Isner vs Tommy Paul — Cincinnati Masters Round of 32

Cincinnati Masters · ATP · Round of 32
USA14
John Isner
41 yrs · 208 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLLWLLWWW
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 14 August 2017
hard
Tommy Paul
USA
Tommy Paul
#24ATP
1949ELO
1881Hard ELO
$1.7MYTD
$15MCAREER
29 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLWWWWLW
Isner J.
6-3 6-3
Paul T.
Isner J.
662
Paul T.
330

John Isner defeated Tommy Paul 6-3 6-3 in the Cincinnati Masters round of 32 on hard. The result followed the form book — John Isner came in leading the head-to-head 2–0, defending last year's round of 32. John Isner extended the head-to-head to 3–0.

Key context

Head to head

2–0
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2023-07-17NewportQFgrassJohn Isner4-6 6-3 7-6(4)
2020-02-24AcapulcoQFhardJohn Isner7-6(3) 3-6 6-2
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Serve vs return

This season
Isner J.serving93% hold

wins 73% of points on serve vs Paul T.

Paul T.serving95% hold

wins 75% 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.Paul T.
—
Serve
71
—
Return
54

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

Statistics

This season
Isner J.Paul T.
1st serve in·Slight edge
70%
62%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
80%
72%
2nd serve points won·Even
56%
53%
Service points won·Slight edge
73%
65%
Return points won·Slight edge
29%
39%
Break points saved·Slight edge
70%
63%
Aces / match·Dominant
21.7
6.2
Double faults / match·Slight edge
2.5
2.1

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Isner J.Paul T.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
64
93
Break points saved·Even
99
99
Break points won·Dominant
0
87
Deciding sets·Slight edge
91
98
Tiebreaks·Even
98
96

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

Freshness

Recent load
Isner J.Paul T.
Freshness·
—
88

Paul T.: 10 days rest · 3 matches (14d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
SlowFast
Weather
25°CPartly cloudy
Wind 9 km/hHumidity 60%
Final
Dimitrov G.[7]
Kyrgios N.
6-37-5
Semi-finals
Dimitrov G.[7]
Isner J.[14]
7-647-610
Kyrgios N.
Ferrer D.
7-637-64
Quarter-finals
Dimitrov G.[7]
Sugita Y.
6-26-1
Isner J.[14]
Donaldson J.
7-647-5
Ferrer D.
Thiem D.[3]
6-36-3
Kyrgios N.
Nadal R.[1]
6-27-5
R16
Sugita Y.
Khachanov K.
6-706-36-3
Dimitrov G.[7]
del Potro J.
6-37-5
Donaldson J.
Basilashvili N.
6-47-64
Ferrer D.
Carreno Busta P.[11]
6-46-4
Kyrgios N.
Karlovic I.
4-67-666-3
Nadal R.[1]
Ramos A.
7-616-2
Thiem D.[3]
Mannarino A.
7-647-63
Isner J.[14]
Tiafoe F.
7-647-5
R32
Khachanov K.
Fabbiano T.
6-26-2
Sugita Y.
Sousa J.
3-67-656-1
del Potro J.
Krueger M.
6-46-4
Ferrer D.
Tipsarevic J.
6-46-756-1
Carreno Busta P.[11]
Zverev M.
6-37-62
Mannarino A.
Querrey S.[15]
6-27-64
Thiem D.[3]
Fognini F.
6-36-2
Karlovic I.
Tsonga J.[8]
6-47-69
Kyrgios N.
Dolgopolov A.
6-37-66
Ramos A.
Muller G.[16]
5-76-46-4
Nadal R.[1]
Gasquet R.
6-36-4
Dimitrov G.[7]
Lopez F.
7-656-4
Tiafoe F.
Zverev A.[4]
4-66-36-4
Isner J.[14]
Paul T.
6-36-3
Donaldson J.
Ramanathan R.
6-42-66-4
Basilashvili N.
Harrison C.
6-36-3
R64
Khachanov K.
Schwartzman D.
6-11-66-3
Sousa J.
Edmund K.
6-32-66-3
Sugita Y.
Sock J.[13]
7-56-4
del Potro J.
Berdych T.[10]
3-67-616-0
Krueger M.
Paire B.
6-26-1
Paul T.
Young D.
6-47-64
Isner J.[14]
Troicki V.
7-636-4
Donaldson J.
Bautista Agut R.[12]
7-656-3
Ramanathan R.
Eubanks C.
6-756-16-4
Ferrer D.
Johnson S.
6-15-76-3
Zverev M.
Verdasco F.
6-46-4
Carreno Busta P.[11]
Lorenzi P.
6-36-3
Querrey S.[15]
Kozlov S.
6-36-0
Mannarino A.
Haase R.
2-67-686-2
Fognini F.
Medvedev D.
7-656-4
Karlovic I.
Vesely J.
6-33-67-5
Dolgopolov A.
Anderson K.
6-47-66
Kyrgios N.
Goffin D.[9]
6-26-3
Muller G.[16]
Harrison R.
6-45-77-63
Ramos A.
Youzhny M.
6-23-66-3
Gasquet R.
Smith J.
6-46-4
Lopez F.
Chung H.
7-656-1
Tiafoe F.
Marterer M.
6-37-62
Basilashvili N.
Coric B.
6-37-65