John Isner vs Taylor Fritz — Atlanta Semi-final

Atlanta · ATP · Semi-final
USA6
John Isner
41 yrs · 208 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLLWLLWWW
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 26 July 2021
hard
Taylor Fritz
USA5
Taylor Fritz
#10ATP
1909ELO
1839Hard ELO
$1.6MYTD
$31MCAREER
28 yrs · 196 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWWLWWWW
Isner J.
7-6 5-7 6-3
Fritz T.
Isner J.
77562
Fritz T.
64731

John Isner defeated Taylor Fritz 7-6 5-7 6-3 in the Atlanta semi-final on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Taylor Fritz came in leading the head-to-head 3–2. John Isner narrowed the head-to-head to 3–3.

Key context

  • Match story: John Isner closed it out in three sets, 7–6 5–7 6–3.

Head to head

2–3
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2023-02-27AcapulcoR32hardTaylor Fritz3-6 6-3 6-4
2020-02-24AcapulcoSFhardTaylor Fritz2-6 7-5 6-3
2019-01-07AucklandR16hardTaylor Fritz7-6(3) 7-6(5)
2017-07-03WimbledonR128grassJohn Isner6-4 7-6(3) 6-3
2016-08-01AtlantaQFhardJohn Isner7-5 6-4
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Serve vs return

This season
Isner J.serving94% hold

wins 74% of points on serve vs Fritz T.

Fritz T.serving98% hold

wins 81% 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.Fritz T.
—
Serve
76
—
Return
32

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

Statistics

This season
Isner J.Fritz T.
1st serve in·Slight edge
68%
63%
1st serve points won·Even
80%
79%
2nd serve points won·Even
54%
55%
Service points won·Even
71%
70%
Return points won·Slight edge
28%
36%
Break points saved·Even
67%
69%
Aces / match·Dominant
20.9
11.5
Double faults / match·Slight edge
2.6
1.9

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (98 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Isner J.Fritz T.
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
64
87
Break points saved·Even
99
100
Break points won·Dominant
0
60
Deciding sets·Slight edge
91
98
Tiebreaks·Even
98
99

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

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
Isner J.
6.3
Marginal edgeUmpiry ScorePartial · surface data limited
Fritz T.
7.2
Strong advantageUmpiry ScorePartial · surface data limited
Form & Matchup
0.0
H2H
10.0
6.3
Surface form
6.1
0.0
Win streak
Fatigue & Travel
7.2
Minutes 14d
6.7
7.0
3-set count
7.0
7.0
Prev. match
9.0
Context
5.0
Defending pts
5.0

The Umpiry Score combines match-context factors — matchup, form, fatigue, travel and motivation — into a single 0–10 score, updated daily. Read how it works.

Freshness

Recent load
Isner J.Fritz T.
Freshness·
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72

Fritz T.: 5 days rest · 2 matches, 61 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast
Final
Isner J.[6]
Nakashima B.
7-687-5
Semi-finals
Isner J.[6]
Fritz T.[5]
7-645-76-3
Nakashima B.
Ruusuvuori E.
3-66-46-3
Quarter-finals
Fritz T.[5]
Opelka R.[4]
7-656-737-64
Isner J.[6]
Oconnell C.
7-656-736-4
Ruusuvuori E.
Norrie C.[3]
7-616-3
Nakashima B.
Thompson J.
7-657-5
R16
Nakashima B.
Raonic M.[1]
5-76-37-64
Ruusuvuori E.
Paire B.[7]
4-66-43-0
Opelka R.[4]
Fratangelo B.
7-637-64
Oconnell C.
Sinner J.[2]
7-676-4
Norrie C.[3]
Kyrgios N.
6-16-4
Thompson J.
Gojowczyk P.
7-666-4
Isner J.[6]
Sock J.
7-666-4
Fritz T.[5]
Johnson S.
6-756-46-1
R32
Fratangelo B.
Seppi A.
7-57-65
Oconnell C.
Kudla D.
4-66-36-3
Sock J.
Berankis R.
6-746-47-5
Isner J.[6]
Wolf J.
6-46-736-4
Johnson S.
Popyrin A.
7-646-3
Fritz T.[5]
Donskoy E.
6-36-4
Paire B.[7]
Uchiyama Y.
7-56-726-4
Ruusuvuori E.
Mcdonald M.
7-637-5
Kyrgios N.
Anderson K.
7-646-3
Gojowczyk P.
Querrey S.
4-67-637-65
Nakashima B.
Bryde T.
6-16-756-4
Thompson J.
Harris L.[8]
7-621-66-2