John Isner vs Steve Johnson — Houston Round of 16

Houston · ATP · Round of 16
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John Isner
41 yrs · 208 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 4 April 2022
clay
USA
Steve Johnson
36 yrs · 188 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Isner J.
6-7 7-6 6-3
Johnson S.
Isner J.
617762
Johnson S.
776431

John Isner defeated Steve Johnson 6-7 7-6 6-3 in the Houston round of 16 on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Steve Johnson came in leading the head-to-head 6–4. John Isner narrowed the head-to-head to 6–5.

Key context

Head to head

4–6
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2020-08-31US OpenR128hardSteve Johnson6-7(5) 6-3 6-7(5) 6-3 7-6(3)
2018-04-09HoustonQFclaySteve Johnson7-6(4) 4-6 7-6(5)
2017-02-27AcapulcoR32hardSteve Johnson6-4 6-4
2017-01-09AucklandQFhardSteve Johnson6-3 5-7 7-6(3)
2016-07-18WashingtonQFhardSteve Johnson7-6(7) 7-6(15)
2015-08-03WashingtonSFhardJohn Isner6-3 3-6 7-6(9)
2015-05-17NiceR16clayJohn Isner7-6(3) 4-6 6-3
2015-04-12Monte Carlo MastersR64clayJohn Isner6-4 6-4
2014-10-05Shanghai MastersR32hardJohn Isner7-6(6) 7-6(7)
2014-07-28WashingtonR32hardSteve Johnson6-7(5) 6-3 7-6(6)

Serve vs return

This season
Isner J.serving93% hold

wins 73% of points on serve vs Johnson S.

Johnson S.serving94% hold

wins 74% 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

Statistics

This season
Isner J.Johnson S.
1st serve in·Slight edge
68%
57%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
80%
75%
2nd serve points won·Even
54%
53%
Service points won·Slight edge
71%
66%
Return points won·Slight edge
28%
34%
Break points saved·Slight edge
69%
64%
Aces / match·Dominant
21.3
8.4
Double faults / match·Slight edge
2.9
3.4

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (63 vs 105). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Isner J.Johnson S.
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
64
52
Break points saved·Even
99
97
Break points won·Slight edge
0
10
Deciding sets·Dominant
91
64
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
98
76

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

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
Isner J.
6.2
Even matchUmpiry ScorePartial · surface data limited
Johnson S.
5.9
Even matchUmpiry ScorePartial · surface data limited
Form & Matchup
5.0
H2H
5.0
6.7
Surface form
4.1
0.0
Win streak
0.0
Fatigue & Travel
9.1
Minutes 14d
8.6
8.0
Prev. match
9.0
6.0
Surface transition
6.0
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.

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
SlowFast
Final
Opelka R.[3]
Isner J.[4]
6-37-67
Semi-finals
Isner J.[4]
Garin C.[5]
4-66-36-4
Opelka R.[3]
Kyrgios N.
6-37-5
Quarter-finals
Kyrgios N.
Mmoh M.
W/O
Opelka R.[3]
Brouwer G.
6-37-5
Isner J.[4]
Tiafoe F.[6]
6-42-66-3
Garin C.[5]
Fritz T.[2]
6-26-756-3
R16
Tiafoe F.[6]
Cuevas P.
5-77-57-64
Kyrgios N.
Paul T.[7]
6-46-2
Garin C.[5]
Thompson J.
3-66-36-3
Isner J.[4]
Johnson S.
6-717-646-3
Brouwer G.
Wolf J.
6-16-1
Opelka R.[3]
Krueger M.
3-66-26-4
Mmoh M.
Querrey S.
6-26-4
Fritz T.[2]
Tabilo A.
6-16-4
R32
Krueger M.
Varillas J.
5-1
Paul T.[7]
Gojowczyk P.
6-747-653-2
Querrey S.
Galan D.
7-603-67-66
Tabilo A.
Harrison C.
6-16-4
Brouwer G.
Lopez F.
6-46-2
Kyrgios N.
Mcdonald M.
4-66-36-4
Tiafoe F.[6]
Giron M.
6-46-4
Wolf J.
Brooksby J.[8]
6-46-4
Cuevas P.
Purcell M.
7-676-3
Johnson S.
Kudla D.
6-34-66-4
Garin C.[5]
Sock J.
4-66-37-5
Thompson J.
Diez S.
6-36-2