John Isner will not be anymore the American no.1 after he lost to Roberto Bautista-Agut in the Miami Open 4th round. Instead, it will be either Taylor Fritz and Sebastian Korda to lead the American contingent on the ATP Tour from next Monday.
Fritz the plausible American no.1
After losing his last match in Miami, John will be stuck with 1550 points. Taylor Fritz also lost his 4th round against Alexander Bublik, but he now has 1855 points (live rankings). This means that Fritz is currently the American no.1 in the live rankings.
However, there is still the (remote) possibility that Sebastian Korda becomes the new American no.1. The 20-year-old is now in the Miami Open quarters and he has 1041 live points. If he wins the Miami Open, he will be the American no.1 from Monday with 1861 points.
John Isner in 2021
Ranked no.28, John played his last match on the 30th of March when he capitulated to world no.12 Roberto Bautista-Agut 6-3 4-6 7-6(7) in the 4th round in Miami (draw).
At present, during this year Isner has a 4-3 match record.
Taylor Harry Fritz in 2021
Ranked world no.32, Fritz played his last match on the 30th of March when he lost to world no.44 Alexander Bublik 6-7(5) 6-3 6-4 in the 4th round in Miami (draw).
This season Fritz has managed to achieve a 9-5 match record. Taylor Harry Fritz’s most significant result of this year was reaching the semifinal in Doha.
John Isner and Taylor Harry Fritz fought against each other 4 times. Their actual record is 2-2. The last time they locked horns, Taylor Harry Fritz won 2-6 7-5 6-3 in the semifinal in Acapulco (Abierto Mexicano Telcel) in February 2020.
Korda in Miami, ranking, and results in 2021
Ranked no.87 (career-high), the American has achieved an overall 15-4 win-loss record in 2021. The American is now competing in Miami where he defeated Radu Albot 6-3 6-0, Fabio Fognini 1-6 6-4 6-2, Aslan Karatsev 6-3 6-0 and Diego Sebastian Schwartzman 6-3 4-6 7-5.
Sebastian Korda will take on the world no.8 Andrey Rublev in the quarter. They have never played each other so far in top events.
Sebastian has won 1 title in 2021 in the Quimper Challenger. The American was the runner-up in Delray Beach (Delray Beach Open).
John Isner |
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