John Isner won an incredible match against Andrey Rublev in slightly more than 2 hours in Madrid. The American sensation is well-known for relying on his powerful serve. John is 2.08m (or 6′ 10″) tall, but that is not enough to master such a powerful shot. Therefore, it’s important to acknowledge the fact that John has worked a lot on the serve.
The weird stats
John used his serve at his very best against Andrey Rublev after blasting 29 aces during the match. The Russian hasn’t managed to score even 1 ace.
Looking at the stats, things are even more weird noticing that Isner won the match after winning 13 points less than Rublev.
In addition, Isner lost his serve twice (2nd set), but he never managed to break Rublev’s serve.
The Russian lost only 16 points on his serve winning 88% of the points behind his first serve and 71% on his second. Rublev has not conceded even a break point.
This is a tough loss to stomach for Rublev that lost his cool only in the 2 decisive tisbreaks.
Isner in Madrid, ranking, and results in 2021
Currently ranked no.39, John has achieved an overall 7-3 win-loss record in 2021. The American is playing at the moment in Madrid where he overcame Miomir Kecmanovic 6-4 7-66, Roberto Bautista Agut 6-4 6-74 7-66 and Andrey Rublev 7-64 3-6 7-64.
John Isner will compete against the world no.4 Dominic Thiem in the quarter on Friday at 1:00 pm on MANOLO SANTANA STADIUM. Their actual head to head record is 2-1 for Thiem.
Isner won 15 titles in his career: 10 on hard courts, 1 on clay courts and 4 on grass courts. (See the list of his titles)
Andrey Rublev in 2021
At the moment ranked no.7 (career-high), the Russian played his last match on the 6th of May when he was overcome by world no.39 John Isner 7-6(4) 3-6 7-6(4) in the 3rd round in Madrid (draw).
Currently, during this season the Russian has achieved a compiled 27-7 win-loss record. The Russian clinched 1 title in Rotterdam. The Russian got to the final in Monte-Carlo.
John Isner and Andrey Rublev squared off just twice. Their head to head is 2-0 for Isner. The last time they played, John Isner won 7-6(4) 3-6 7-6(4) in the 3rd round in Madrid (Mutua Madrid Open) on the 6th of May 2021.
John Isner |
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