John Isner vs Tommy Paul — Acapulco Quarter-final

Acapulco · ATP · Quarter-final
USA5
John Isner
41 yrs · 208 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLLWLLWWW
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 24 February 2020
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.
7-6 3-6 6-2
Paul T.
Isner J.
77362
Paul T.
63621

John Isner defeated Tommy Paul 7-6 3-6 6-2 in the Acapulco quarter-final on hard. The result followed the form book — John Isner came in leading the head-to-head 2–0, defending last year's semi-final. John Isner extended the head-to-head to 3–0.

Key context

  • Match story: John Isner closed it out in three sets, 7–6 3–6 6–2.

Head to head

2–0
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2023-07-17NewportQFgrassJohn Isner4-6 6-3 7-6(4)
2017-08-14Cincinnati MastersR32hardJohn Isner6-3 6-3
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Serve vs return

This season
Isner J.serving91% hold

wins 71% of points on serve vs Paul T.

Paul T.serving96% hold

wins 76% 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
69%
62%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
79%
72%
2nd serve points won·Even
54%
54%
Service points won·Slight edge
71%
65%
Return points won·Slight edge
28%
39%
Break points saved·Slight edge
69%
64%
Aces / match·Dominant
21.0
6.1
Double faults / match·Slight edge
2.7
2.1

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (118 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
Mediumbalanced pace
SlowFast
Weather
29°CPartly cloudy
Wind 14 km/hHumidity 65%
Final
Nadal R.[1]
Fritz T.
6-36-2
Semi-finals
Nadal R.[1]
Dimitrov G.[7]
6-36-2
Fritz T.
Isner J.[5]
2-67-56-3
Quarter-finals
Nadal R.[1]
Kwon S.
6-26-1
Dimitrov G.[7]
Wawrinka S.[3]
6-46-4
Fritz T.
Edmund K.
6-46-3
Isner J.[5]
Paul T.
7-633-66-2
R16
Kwon S.
Lajovic D.[8]
7-626-0
Dimitrov G.[7]
Mannarino A.
6-786-27-62
Fritz T.
Humbert U.
6-46-1
Edmund K.
Auger Aliassime F.[4]
6-46-4
Isner J.[5]
Giron M.
6-37-64
Paul T.
Zverev A.[2]
6-36-4
Nadal R.[1]
Kecmanovic M.
6-27-5
Wawrinka S.[3]
Martinez P.
6-46-4
R32
Kecmanovic M.
De Minaur A.
3-66-46-3
Kwon S.
Daniel T.
6-22-66-3
Lajovic D.[8]
Johnson S.
6-756-46-3
Wawrinka S.[3]
Tiafoe F.
6-36-747-61
Martinez P.
Albot R.
6-36-2
Mannarino A.
Norrie C.
2-66-36-3
Dimitrov G.[7]
Dzumhur D.
6-36-3
Fritz T.
Millman J.
7-53-66-1
Edmund K.
Lopez F.
6-46-1
Auger Aliassime F.[4]
Bolt A.
6-37-65
Isner J.[5]
Zverev M.
6-37-64
Paul T.
Mcdonald M.
6-746-46-4
Zverev A.[2]
Jung J.
7-666-1
Humbert U.
Kyrgios N.[6]
6-30-0
Giron M.
Lopez Villasenor G.
6-47-63
Nadal R.[1]
Andujar P.
6-36-2