John Isner vs Henri Laaksonen — Houston Round of 16

Houston · ATP · Round of 16
USA1
John Isner
41 yrs · 208 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLLWLLWWW
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 9 April 2018
clay
SUI
Henri Laaksonen
34 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWWLLLLLW
Isner J.
6-4 6-2
Laaksonen H.
Isner J.
662
Laaksonen H.
420

John Isner defeated Henri Laaksonen 6-4 6-2 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 quarter-final. John Isner extended the head-to-head to 2–0.

Key context

Head to head

1–0
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2017-02-03Davis Cup WG R1: SUI vs USARRhardJohn Isner4-6 6-2 6-2 7-6(1)

Serve vs return

This season
Isner J.serving92% hold

wins 71% of points on serve vs Laaksonen H.

Laaksonen H.serving88% hold

wins 68% 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.Laaksonen H.
1st serve in·Clear edge
70%
56%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
80%
70%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
56%
49%
Service points won·Clear edge
73%
61%
Return points won·Slight edge
29%
38%
Break points saved·Slight edge
70%
60%
Aces / match·Dominant
21.7
5.5
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.Laaksonen H.
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
64
51
Break points saved·Clear edge
99
84
Break points won·Clear edge
0
20
Deciding sets·Even
91
92
Tiebreaks·Dominant
98
25

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
Johnson S.[6]
Sandgren T.[8]
7-622-66-4
Semi-finals
Sandgren T.[8]
Karlovic I.
7-627-64
Johnson S.[6]
Fritz T.
7-56-746-2
Quarter-finals
Karlovic I.
Kyrgios N.[4]
3-66-26-3
Johnson S.[6]
Isner J.[1]
7-644-67-65
Sandgren T.[8]
Pella G.
4-67-56-3
Fritz T.
Sock J.[3]
6-33-66-4
R16
Kyrgios N.[4]
Fratangelo B.
6-726-16-2
Karlovic I.
Kudla D.
7-57-5
Isner J.[1]
Laaksonen H.
6-46-2
Sandgren T.[8]
Kicker N.
6-27-63
Johnson S.[6]
Tiafoe F.
6-36-4
Sock J.[3]
Zeballos H.
6-46-4
Pella G.
Querrey S.[2]
2-67-647-63
Fritz T.
Harrison R.[7]
3-66-06-3
R32
Karlovic I.
Daniel T.
7-656-4
Fratangelo B.
Thompson J.
6-16-1
Kicker N.
Young D.
6-36-2
Laaksonen H.
Brown D.
6-46-3
Kudla D.
Verdasco F.[5]
6-47-64
Pella G.
Kozlov S.
6-36-2
Tiafoe F.
Mcdonald M.
6-36-3
Johnson S.[6]
Escobedo E.
3-67-656-2
Zeballos H.
Nishioka Y.
6-16-2
Sandgren T.[8]
Kavcic B.
6-26-2
Harrison R.[7]
Kecmanovic M.
6-46-3
Fritz T.
Smyczek T.
6-736-27-66