John Isner vs Pablo Cuevas — Madrid Masters Round of 16
John Isner defeated Pablo Cuevas 6-7 7-6 7-6 in the Madrid Masters round of 16 on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Pablo Cuevas came in defending last year's semi-final.
Key context
- Match story: John Isner dropped the opening set before beating Pablo Cuevas 6–7 7–6 7–6.
How the match was decided
Auto-generatedIsner J. came through in three sets.
Common opponents
9 shared · last 12 monthsIsner J. and Cuevas P. faced 9 of the same opponents in the last 12 months. Isner J. went 9–5 (64%) against them, Cuevas P. 5–6 (45%). Results against comparable opponents are close (4 : 3 better-results split).
9–564%Isner J. · better vs 4Record vs common opponents5–645%Cuevas P. · better vs 3
Vs common opponents · derived from scorelines
22–13Sets13–15
206–181Games139–143
7–7Tiebreaks4–3
3–1Deciding sets2–2
vs Zverev A.#2L4-6 7-6 1-6Rome Masters · clayW3-6 6-0 6-4Madrid Masters · clay
vs Khachanov K.#27L6-7 3-6 7-6 6-7Roland Garros · clayW6-4 6-2Paris Masters · hard
vs Chung H.#558W6-1 6-4Miami Masters · hardL1-6 3-6Indian Wells Masters · hard
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vs Thiem D.L7-6 6-7Laver Cup · hardL6-7 4-6Rome Masters · clay
vs Ramos A.W6-7 7-6 6-1Rome Masters · clayW6-7 7-6 6-2Paris Masters · hard- vs Nadal R.L4-6 6-7Beijing · hardL3-6 7-6 3-6Paris Masters · hard
vs del Potro J.W6-4 6-7 6-4Paris Masters · hardL6-7 4-6Beijing · hard
vs Donaldson J.W7-6 7-5Cincinnati Masters · hardL7-6 4-6 4-6Shanghai Masters · hard- vs Youzhny M.W6-4 6-3Miami Masters · hardW7-6 6-3 7-5Australian Open · hard
Draw
Closing odds
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Player context
Before the matchIsner J.Cuevas P.1 902ELO1 7371 811Clay ELO1 7085–5Last 103–733Age32208 cmHeight180 cmRightPlaysRight
Cite this
John Isner beat Pablo Cuevas 6-7 7-6 7-6. Umpiry, "John Isner vs Pablo Cuevas — Madrid Masters Round of 16", https://umpiry.com/match/2018-05-07/cuevas-vs-isner-madrid-masters-r16?utm_source=cite (as of 7 May 2018).