QF Newport 2012

John Isner #11 def. Izak Van der Merwe #155

6-4 7-6(2)

John Isner defeated Izak Van der Merwe 6-4 7-6(2) in the 2012 Newport quarterfinal on grass courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatJohn IsnerIzak Van der Merwe
Serving
AcesServes that land in and are not touched by the returner.
126
Double faultsService points lost by missing both first and second serve.
24
First serve %Percentage of service points where the first serve landed in.
71.6%61.9%
First serve points won %Percentage of points won after making a first serve.
85.4%82.1%
Second serve points won %Percentage of second-serve points won, including points lost through double faults.
52.6%58.3%
Break points saved %Percentage of break points won by the server.
100.0%50.0%
Service points won %Percentage of all points won while serving.
76.1%73.0%
Returning
Break points converted %Percentage of break-point chances won by the returner.
50.0%0.0%
Return points won %Percentage of all points won while returning.
27.0%23.9%
Overall
Total points won %Percentage of all completed points won.
52.3%47.7%
Match Serve+This match’s service points won percentage minus the tour’s season average, in percentage points. Zero is average; +5 means five points above average. Match-weighted available stats; no opponent adjustment.
+13.1+10.0
Match Return+This match’s return points won percentage minus the tour’s season average, in percentage points. Zero is average; +5 means five points above average. Match-weighted available stats; no opponent adjustment.
-10.0-13.1

* Match Serve+ and Match Return+ compare this match with the ATP 2012 average from available match stats. Zero is average; +5 means five percentage points above average. No opponent adjustment.

Player Comparison

FieldJohn IsnerIzak Van der Merwe
Country USA RSA
Birth dateApr 26, 1985Jan 26, 1984
Age2728
Height208 cm196 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed Backhand—
Ranking (entering)11155
Ranking points (entering)2,520339
Elo (entering)1,9281,583
Current career W-L470–2947–7
Current career earnings$22,433,361$430,017
Pre-match H2H
John Isner #11 0 – 0 Izak Van der Merwe #155

Path

John Isner's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Nicolas Mahut #656-2 7-6(2)WH2HMatch dataJul 13, 2012R16
Sergei Bubka #1517-6(3) 4-6 6-3WH2HMatch dataJul 12, 2012R32

John Isner's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Ryan Harrison #487-6(4) 6-3WH2HMatch dataJul 14, 2012SF

Izak Van der Merwe's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Jack Sock #3456-4 6-4WH2HMatch dataJul 13, 2012R16
Gilles Muller #617-6(5) 6-7(3) 6-4WH2HMatch dataJul 12, 2012R32
Adrian Mannarino #2004-6 6-3 6-4WH2HMatch dataJul 10, 2012Q3
Pierre-Ludovic Duclos #3346-7(1) 7-6(5) 6-4WH2HMatch dataJul 9, 2012Q2
James Duckworth #1926-7(6) 7-6(5) 7-5WH2HMatch dataJul 9, 2012Q1