John Isner vs Stefanos TsitsipasShanghai Masters Round of 32

Shanghai Masters · ATP · Round of 32
41 yrs · 208 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLLWLLWWW
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 9 October 2017
hard
#85ATP
1833ELO
1803Hard ELO
$992kYTD
$38MCAREER
27 yrs · 193 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLLWLWLWW
Isner J.
7-6 7-6
Tsitsipas S.
Isner J.
777112
Tsitsipas S.
62690

John Isner defeated Stefanos Tsitsipas 7-6 7-6 in the Shanghai Masters round of 32 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Stefanos Tsitsipas came in leading the head-to-head 6–1. John Isner narrowed the head-to-head to 6–2.

Key context

Head to head

16
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2023-07-31Los CabosR16hardStefanos Tsitsipas6-2 6-4
2022-08-15Cincinnati MastersQFhardStefanos Tsitsipas7-6(5) 5-7 6-3
2021-05-31Roland GarrosR32clayStefanos Tsitsipas5-7 6-3 7-6(3) 6-1
2021-03-15AcapulcoR16hardStefanos Tsitsipas6-3 6-2
2020-08-24Cincinnati MastersR16hardStefanos Tsitsipas7-6(2) 7-6(4)
2019-09-30BeijingQFhardStefanos Tsitsipas7-6(3) 6-3
2018-07-02WimbledonR16grassJohn Isner6-4 7-6(8) 7-6(4)

Serve vs return

This season
Isner J.serving96% hold

wins 77% of points on serve vs Tsitsipas S.

Tsitsipas S.serving97% hold

wins 78% 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.Tsitsipas S.
Serve
57
Return
39

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

Statistics

This season
1st serve in·Slight edge
70%
62%
1st serve points won·Even
80%
77%
2nd serve points won·Even
56%
54%
Service points won·Slight edge
73%
68%
Return points won·Slight edge
29%
35%
Break points saved·Even
70%
67%
Aces / match·Dominant
21.7
7.1
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
Clutch Rating·Dominant
64
90
Break points saved·Even
99
100
Break points won·Dominant
0
77
Deciding sets·Slight edge
91
99
Tiebreaks·Even
98
98

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

Freshness

Recent load
Freshness·
95

Tsitsipas S.: 12 days rest · 2 matches (14d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast
Weather
28°CDrizzle
Wind 15 km/hHumidity 68%