John Isner vs Jannik Sinner — Cincinnati Masters Round of 32

Cincinnati Masters · ATP · Round of 32
USA
John Isner
41 yrs · 208 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLLWLLWWW
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 16 August 2021
hard
Jannik Sinner
ITA11
Jannik Sinner
#1ATP
2320ELO
2263Hard ELO
$6.9MYTD
$65MCAREER
24 yrs · 191 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
WWWWWWLWWW
Isner J.
5-7 7-6 6-4
Sinner J.
Isner J.
57762
Sinner J.
76441

John Isner defeated Jannik Sinner 5-7 7-6 6-4 in the Cincinnati Masters round of 32 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Jannik Sinner came in leading the head-to-head 2–0. John Isner claimed a first win over Jannik Sinner in three meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 2–1.

Key context

Head to head

0–2
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2022-06-27WimbledonR32grassJannik Sinner6-4 7-6(4) 6-3
2021-11-26Davis Cup Finals RR: USA vs ITARRhardJannik Sinner6-2 6-0
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Serve vs return

This season
Isner J.serving89% hold

wins 69% of points on serve vs Sinner J.

Sinner J.serving99% hold

wins 82% 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.Sinner J.
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Serve
100
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Return
100

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

Statistics

This season
Isner J.Sinner J.
1st serve in·Slight edge
68%
62%
1st serve points won·Even
80%
79%
2nd serve points won·Even
54%
58%
Service points won·Even
71%
71%
Return points won·Clear edge
28%
41%
Break points saved·Slight edge
67%
74%
Aces / match·Dominant
21.1
7.4
Double faults / match·Clear edge
2.6
1.6

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

Clutch

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

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

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
Isner J.
7.5
Dominant favouriteUmpiry ScorePartial · surface data limited
Sinner J.
6.9
Slight advantageUmpiry ScorePartial · surface data limited
Form & Matchup
5.0
H2H
5.0
8.9
Surface form
6.9
0.0
Win streak
0.0
Fatigue & Travel
5.5
Minutes 14d
4.0
7.0
3-set count
7.0
9.0
Prev. match
9.0
8.1
Country comfort
Context
6.0
Defending pts
6.0

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.Sinner J.
Freshness·
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53

Sinner J.: 1 day rest · 3 matches, 95 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
SlowFast
Weather
23°CDrizzle
Wind 1 km/hHumidity 86%
Final
Zverev A.[3]
Rublev A.[4]
6-26-3
Semi-finals
Zverev A.[3]
Tsitsipas S.[2]
6-43-67-64
Rublev A.[4]
Medvedev D.[1]
2-66-36-3
Quarter-finals
Tsitsipas S.[2]
Auger Aliassime F.[12]
6-25-76-1
Zverev A.[3]
Ruud C.[8]
6-16-3
Rublev A.[4]
Paire B.
6-23-66-3
Medvedev D.[1]
Carreno Busta P.[7]
6-16-1
R16
Rublev A.[4]
Monfils G.
7-627-65
Carreno Busta P.[7]
Hurkacz H.[9]
7-667-63
Tsitsipas S.[2]
Sonego L.
5-76-36-4
Auger Aliassime F.[12]
Berrettini M.[5]
6-46-3
Zverev A.[3]
Pella G.
6-26-3
Ruud C.[8]
Schwartzman D.[10]
6-46-3
Paire B.
Isner J.
7-616-726-1
Medvedev D.[1]
Dimitrov G.
6-36-3
R32
Tsitsipas S.[2]
Korda S.
7-656-3
Sonego L.
Paul T.
7-696-2
Auger Aliassime F.[12]
Khachanov K.
6-756-36-4
Berrettini M.[5]
Ramos A.
6-756-37-5
Zverev A.[3]
Harris L.
7-636-2
Pella G.
Fognini F.
6-17-5
Schwartzman D.[10]
Tiafoe F.
6-14-66-4
Ruud C.[8]
Opelka R.
6-756-07-64
Paire B.
Shapovalov D.[6]
6-34-67-5
Isner J.
Sinner J.[11]
5-77-646-4
Monfils G.
De Minaur A.[14]
6-37-5
Rublev A.[4]
Cilic M.
5-76-36-1
Carreno Busta P.[7]
Koepfer D.
6-46-2
Hurkacz H.[9]
Murray A.
7-646-3
Dimitrov G.
Bublik A.
6-37-5
Medvedev D.[1]
Mcdonald M.
6-26-2
R64
Bublik A.
Giron M.
3-66-37-65
Paul T.
Garin C.[16]
4-66-36-4
Opelka R.
Moutet C.
7-634-66-4
Korda S.
Djere L.
6-46-4
Sonego L.
Alcaraz C.
6-37-66
Auger Aliassime F.[12]
Fucsovics M.
7-606-3
Khachanov K.
Anderson K.
6-26-4
Ramos A.
Fritz T.
4-66-46-4
Harris L.
Nishioka Y.
6-36-4
Fognini F.
Basilashvili N.
7-636-3
Pella G.
Goffin D.[15]
6-36-3
Schwartzman D.[10]
Evans D.
6-24-66-3
Tiafoe F.
Humbert U.
7-57-69
Paire B.
Kecmanovic M.
5-76-36-2
Isner J.
Norrie C.
4-67-656-4
Sinner J.[11]
Delbonis F.
6-27-5
De Minaur A.[14]
Krajinovic F.
0-66-46-4
Monfils G.
Lajovic D.
7-606-2
Cilic M.
Karatsev A.
7-56-3
Koepfer D.
Struff J.
7-625-76-3
Murray A.
Gasquet R.
6-46-4
Hurkacz H.[9]
Davidovich Fokina A.
6-16-736-1
Dimitrov G.
Bautista Agut R.[13]
6-36-4
Mcdonald M.
Nakashima B.
7-56-2