John Isner vs Frances Tiafoe — Houston Quarter-final

Houston · ATP · Quarter-final
USA4
John Isner
41 yrs · 208 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLLWLLWWW
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 4 April 2022
clay
Frances Tiafoe
USA6
Frances Tiafoe
#19ATP
1918ELO
1827Clay ELO
$1.9MYTD
$18MCAREER
28 yrs · 188 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWWWWWLW
Isner J.
6-4 2-6 6-3
Tiafoe F.
Isner J.
6262
Tiafoe F.
4631

John Isner defeated Frances Tiafoe 6-4 2-6 6-3 in the Houston quarter-final on clay. The result followed the form book — John Isner came in leading the head-to-head 2–0. John Isner extended the head-to-head to 3–0.

Key context

  • Match story: John Isner closed it out in three sets, 6–4 2–6 6–3.

Head to head

2–0
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2017-08-14Cincinnati MastersR16hardJohn Isner7-6(4) 7-5
2016-08-29US OpenR128hardJohn Isner3-6 4-6 7-6(5) 6-2 7-6(3)
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Serve vs return

This season
Isner J.serving92% hold

wins 72% of points on serve vs Tiafoe F.

Tiafoe F.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.Tiafoe F.
1st serve in·Slight edge
68%
59%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
80%
75%
2nd serve points won·Even
54%
53%
Service points won·Slight edge
72%
66%
Return points won·Slight edge
28%
36%
Break points saved·Slight edge
69%
64%
Aces / match·Dominant
21.6
8.0
Double faults / match·Slight edge
2.9
2.3

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (63 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Isner J.Tiafoe F.
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
64
83
Break points saved·Even
99
99
Break points won·Dominant
0
57
Deciding sets·Even
91
92
Tiebreaks·Even
98
98

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
Tiafoe F.
5.9
Even matchUmpiry ScorePartial · surface data limited
Form & Matchup
5.0
H2H
5.0
6.7
Surface form
3.5
0.0
Win streak
Fatigue & Travel
9.1
Minutes 14d
6.5
3-set count
4.0
8.0
Prev. match
7.0
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.

Freshness

Recent load
Isner J.Tiafoe F.
Freshness·
—
76

Tiafoe F.: 8 days rest · 3 matches (14d). Higher means fresher. About

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