Reilly Opelka vs John Isner — New York Semi-final

New York · ATP · Semi-final
Reilly Opelka
USA
Reilly Opelka
#131ATP
1749ELO
1734Hard ELO
$325kYTD
$6.0MCAREER
28 yrs · 211 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLWWLWLW
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 11 February 2019
hard
USA1
John Isner
41 yrs · 208 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLLWLLWWW
Opelka R.
6-7 7-6 7-6
Isner J.
Opelka R.
68716772
Isner J.
710614641

Reilly Opelka defeated John Isner 6-7 7-6 7-6 in the New York semi-final on hard. The result followed the form book — Reilly Opelka came in leading the head-to-head 4–1. Reilly Opelka extended the head-to-head to 5–1.

Key context

Head to head

4–1
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)
2019-01-14Australian OpenR128hardReilly Opelka7-6(4) 7-6(6) 6-7(4) 7-6(5)
2016-08-01AtlantaSFhardJohn Isner6-7(5) 6-4 6-2

Serve vs return

This season
Opelka R.serving98% hold

wins 81% of points on serve vs Isner J.

Isner J.serving99% hold

wins 83% of points on serve vs Opelka R.

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

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

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

Statistics

This season
Opelka R.Isner J.
1st serve in·Even
65%
69%
1st serve points won·Even
79%
80%
2nd serve points won·Even
54%
55%
Service points won·Even
70%
72%
Return points won·Even
28%
28%
Break points saved·Even
70%
70%
Aces / match·Dominant
17.5
21.1
Double faults / match·Slight edge
3.1
2.5

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (199 vs 164). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

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

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
Opelka R.
Schnur B.
6-16-777-67
Semi-finals
Opelka R.
Isner J.[1]
6-787-6147-64
Schnur B.
Querrey S.[6]
7-674-66-3
Quarter-finals
Opelka R.
Garcia Lopez G.
6-36-4
Isner J.[1]
Thompson J.[7]
6-46-1
Querrey S.[6]
Jung J.
6-33-66-3
Schnur B.
Lorenzi P.
6-777-657-5
R16
Opelka R.
Istomin D.
6-787-661-0
Jung J.
Tiafoe F.[2]
6-37-5
Querrey S.[6]
Albot R.
6-36-4
Thompson J.[7]
Eubanks C.
4-66-16-4
Isner J.[1]
Tomic B.
7-676-4
Garcia Lopez G.
Millman J.[4]
7-641-66-4
Schnur B.
Johnson S.[3]
6-44-67-64
Lorenzi P.
Harrison R.
4-66-46-4
R32
Albot R.
Karlovic I.
6-747-647-65
Istomin D.
Mcdonald M.
4-66-26-3
Thompson J.[7]
Rubin N.
6-777-56-1
Jung J.
Ramanathan R.
6-33-66-1
Tomic B.
Lacko L.
6-46-2
Eubanks C.
Menendez Maceiras A.
6-47-64
Querrey S.[6]
Harris L.
7-626-2
Garcia Lopez G.
Popyrin A.
7-666-3
Opelka R.
Mannarino A.[5]
2-67-656-4
Schnur B.
Lin J.
6-16-3
Lorenzi P.
Sandgren T.[8]
7-646-746-4
Harrison R.
Polansky P.
6-36-4