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John Isner #17 def. David Nalbandian #87

4-6 6-3 2-6 7-6(5) 10-8

Match Information

Date Jan 19, 2012*
Tournament Australian Open
Category Grand Slam
Surface Hard
RoundR64
Winner John Isner
Score4-6 6-3 2-6 7-6(5) 10-8
Loser David Nalbandian
Duration4h 41m
StatJohn IsnerDavid Nalbandian
Aces437
Double faults25
First serve %6364
First serve points won %7273
Second serve points won %5258
Break points saved %6760
Break points converted %4033
Service points won %6467
Return points won %3336
Total points won %4951

Pre-match Comparison

FieldJohn IsnerDavid Nalbandian
Country USA ARG
Birth dateApr 26, 1985Jan 1, 1982
Age2630
Height208180
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed BackhandTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)1787
Ranking points (entering)1,800630
Elo (entering)1,9931,961
Career W-L467–293356–185
Career earnings$22,433,361$11,123,125
Pre-match H2H
John Isner 0 2 David Nalbandian

Path

John Isner's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Jan 18, 2012R128 Benjamin Mitchell 6-4 6-4 7-6(1)WH2HMatch data

John Isner's next match

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Jan 22, 2012R32 Feliciano Lopez 3-6 7-6(3) 4-6 7-6(0) 1-6LH2HMatch data

David Nalbandian's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Jan 18, 2012R128 Jarkko Nieminen 6-4 4-2 (ret.)WH2HMatch data