John Isner and Sebastian Korda will face off in the 3rd round of the Western & Southern Open for the 3rd time in their career. They are scheduled to play on Thursday at 4:00 pm on CENTER COURT. In this post, we analyze their head to head performance and prediction.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Sebastian Korda who should win in 3 sets.
As per the initial odds, Sebastian Korda is the pick to win this match.
Sebastian Korda -> 1.6
John Isner -> 2.4
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Prediction and head to head John Isner vs. Sebastian Korda
This will be the 3rd time that John Isner and Sebastian Korda play each other. The head to head is 2-0 for Korda (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on hard.
The last time that they squared off, Korda won 6-3 4-6 6-3 in the quarter in Delray beach back in 2021.
John Isner
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 9-14 | 2-9 | 0-2 | 4-1 | 3-2 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 23-17 | 9-9 | 7-4 | 3-2 | 4-2 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 23-13 | 18-7 | 5-2 | 0-3 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 10-10 | 9-8 | 1-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2019 | 30-18 | 22-14 | 0-0 | 3-3 | 5-1 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 50, Isner got to the 3rd round after defeating Benjamin Bonzi 7-611 3-6 7-64 and Hubert Hurkacz 7-65 6-75 6-2.
In the 2nd round, The American defeated Hurkacz (7-65 6-75 6-2). During the match, Isner scored 111 points vs Hurkacz’s 105. Isner was quite aggressive to blast 54 winners.
Regarding the service games, Isner scored 18 aces and he committed only 4 double faults. John Isner was pretty efficient on serve to win 83% (54/65) of his 1st serve and 53% (23/43) on the second serve. This was the main reason for not conceding a single break during the match. John broke Hurkacz twice after converting 50% of his break points (2/4).
Overall Performance in this tournament
The American has conceded 2 set in this competition to win 50% of the points he played.
Isner has a solid win-loss record in the last 10 years having won 62% of his matches (312-193). 7-8 on hard in 2022. Talking about his performance on the same surface of this tournament, Isner has a compiled 183-100 match record in the last years on hard.
Isner’s best result of the current year was getting to the final in Houston.
The American has a composed 20-15 win-loss record in 2022, 7-8 on hard (See FULL STATS).
Previously in Cincinnati
Sebastian Korda
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 31-19 | 17-9 | 5-5 | 2-2 | 7-3 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 26-16 | 18-8 | 1-3 | 4-3 | 3-2 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 34-22 | 13-9 | 8-6 | 12-5 | 1-2 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 36-20 | 12-8 | 6-5 | 13-5 | 5-2 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 22-10 | 6-4 | 6-1 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 7-1 |
Ranked no. 52, the American got to the 3rd round after defeating Karen Khachanov 6-3 6-4 and Frances Tiafoe 4-6 6-1 6-4.
In the 2nd round against Tiafoe, Korda recovered from a 1-set down deficit before winning (4-6 6-1 6-4). During the match Korda scored 105 points vs Tiafoe’s 84. Sebastian was quite aggressive to blast 40 winners.
About the serving games, Korda scored 7 aces and he committed only 4 double faults. Sebastian Korda lost the serve twice and he saved 2 break points. Furthermore, Korda put 66% of his first serves in, winning 70% (40/57) of the points behind his 1st serve and 60% (18/30) on the 2nd serve. The American broke Tiafoe 4 times after converting 31% of his break points (4/13).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Sebastian has conceded 1 set in the tournament to win 55% of the points he played.
Korda’s best result of the current year was reaching the semifinal in Estoril.
Korda has an overall 22-15 win-loss record in 2022, 12-7 on hard (See FULL STATS).
Previously in Cincinnati
Previously, his best result was reaching the 2nd round in 2021. See his history.
H2H Performance in the tournament (main draw)
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Isner | Korda |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 2 | 2 |
| Tot Set | 6 | 5 |
| Tot Games | 69 | 46 |
| Pts | 215-212 | 173-141 |
| Total Points | 427 | 314 |
| Winners | 113 | 75 |
| %Winners | 53% | 43% |
Both Isner and Korda played 2 matches. Both players lost a set in the event. John Isner lost 2 sets, while Sebastian Korda lost 1 set. Isner has played 1 set more than Korda (6 vs 5). Therefore, Isner played 23 games more than Korda. Isner scored 113 winners (53% of the total points). On the other side, The American scored 75 winners (43%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Isner | Korda |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 49 | 15 |
| Avg per match | 24.5 | 7.5 |
| 1st in | 130/211 | 104/155 |
| %1st in | 62% | 67% |
| 1st pts | 113/130 | 75/104 |
| %1st pts | 87% | 72% |
| 2nd pts | 41/81 | 28/51 |
| %2nd pts | 51% | 55% |
Isner managed to score 49 aces (24.5 per match). Korda struck 15 aces (7.5 per match). Isner won 87% points behind his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 51% of the points. On the other side, Korda won 72% of the points behind his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 55% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Isner | Korda |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 2 | 7 |
| Converted | 2/4 | 7/20 |
| % Converted | 50% | 35% |
| Conceded | 5 | 6 |
| Saved | 4 | 3 |
| % Saved | 80% | 50% |
| Times Broken | 1 | 3 |
John broke his opponents twice with a 50% conversion rate. Isner conceded his serve once and he saved 80% of the break points that he conceded. Korda broke his opponents 7 times with a 35% conversion rate. Korda conceded his serve 3 times and he saved 50% of the break points that he conceded.
| Isner | ||||
| R1 Bonzi |
R2 Hurkacz |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 7-611 3-6 7-64 | 7-65 6-75 6-2 | ||
| Tot Set | 3 | 3 | 6 | |
| Tot Games | 35 | 34 | 69 | |
| pts | 104-107 | 111-105 | 215-212 | |
| Total points | 211 | 216 | 427 | |
| Winners | 59 | 54 | 113 | |
| %Winners | 57% | 49% | 53% | |
| SERVE | ||||
| Aces | 31 | 18 | 49 | |
| Double Faults | 8 | 4 | 12 | |
| 1st in | 65/103 | 65/108 | 130/211 | |
| % 1st in | 63% | 60% | 62% | |
| 1st pts | 59/65 | 54/65 | 113/130 | |
| % 1st pts | 91% | 83% | 87% | |
| 2nd pts | 18/38 | 23/43 | 41/81 | |
| % 2nd pts | 47% | 53% | 51% | |
| Breaks | ||||
| Won | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| Converted | 0/0 | 2/4 | 2/4 | |
| Converted % | 0% | 50% | 50% | |
| Conceded | 4 | 1 | 5 | |
| Saved | 3/4 | 1/1 | 4 | |
| Saved % | 75% | 100% | 88% | |
| Times Broken | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Korda | ||||
| R1 Khachanov |
R2 Tiafoe |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-3 6-4 | 4-6 6-1 6-4 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 3 | 5 | |
| Tot Games | 19 | 27 | 46 | |
| pts | 68-57 | 105-84 | 173-141 | |
| Total points | 125 | 189 | 314 | |
| Winners | 35 | 40 | 75 | |
| %Winners | 51% | 38% | 43% | |
| SERVE | ||||
| Aces | 8 | 7 | 15 | |
| Double Faults | 1 | 4 | 5 | |
| 1st in | 47/68 | 57/87 | 104/155 | |
| % 1st in | 69% | 66% | 67% | |
| 1st pts | 35/47 | 40/57 | 75/104 | |
| % 1st pts | 74% | 70% | 72% | |
| 2nd pts | 10/21 | 18/30 | 28/51 | |
| % 2nd pts | 48% | 60% | 55% | |
| Breaks | ||||
| Won | 3 | 4 | 7 | |
| Converted | 3/7 | 4/13 | 7/20 | |
| Converted % | 43% | 31% | 35% | |
| Conceded | 2 | 4 | 6 | |
| Saved | 1/2 | 2/4 | 3 | |
| Saved % | 50% | 50% | 50% | |
| Times Broken | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
Head 2 Head
LWLLWWWWWW Tennis Scores in Cincinnati
- Roberto Bautista AgutBautista Agut – Marcos GironGiron (6-3 6-3) – See score progression
- Ben SheltonShelton – Casper RuudRuud (6-3 6-3) – See score progression
- Taylor Harry FritzHarry Fritz – Nick KyrgiosKyrgios (6-3 6-2) – See score progression
- Jannik SinnerSinner – Miomir KecmanovicKecmanovic (7-5 3-1 ret.) – See score progression
- Andrey RublevRublev – Fabio FogniniFognini (6-77 7-63 6-2) – See score progression
- Borna CoricCoric – Rafael NadalNadal (7-69 4-6 6-3) – See score progression
- Felix Auger AliassimeAuger Aliassime – Alex De MinaurDe Minaur (6-3 6-2) – See score progression
- Denis ShapovalovShapovalov – Tommy PaulPaul (3-6 6-4 6-3) – See score progression
- Sebastian KordaKorda – Frances TiafoeTiafoe (4-6 6-1 6-4) – See score progression
- Cameron NorrieNorrie – Andy MurrayMurray (3-6 6-3 6-4) – See score progression
- John IsnerIsner – Hubert HurkaczHurkacz (7-65 6-75 6-2) – See score progression
- Stefanos TsitsipasTsitsipas – Filip KrajinovicKrajinovic (6-3 6-4) – See score progression
- Diego Sebastian SchwartzmanSebastian Schwartzman – Aslan KaratsevKaratsev (7-63 3-6 6-2) – See score progression
- Carlos AlcarazAlcaraz – Mackenzie McdonaldMcdonald (6-3 6-2) – See score progression
- Daniil MedvedevMedvedev – Botic Van De ZandschulpVan De Zandschulp (6-4 7-5) – See score progression
- Marin CilicCilic – Emil RuusuvuoriRuusuvuori (6-4 6-75 7-5) – See score progression
- Sebastian KordaKorda – Frances TiafoeTiafoe (4-6 6-1 6-4) – See score progression
- Roberto Bautista AgutBautista Agut – Marcos GironGiron (6-3 6-3) – See score progression
- Borna CoricCoric – Rafael NadalNadal (7-6(9) 4-6 6-3) – See score progression
Upcoming matches in the draw
- Roberto Bautista AgutBautista Agut – Borna CoricCoric (4-3) – H2H and prediction
- Marin CilicCilic – Carlos Alcaraz GarfiaAlcaraz Garfia (1-1) – H2H and prediction
- Daniil MedvedevMedvedev – Denis ShapovalovShapovalov (2-2) – H2H and prediction
- Taylor Harry FritzHarry Fritz – Andrey RublevRublev (3-2) – H2H and prediction
- Stefanos TsitsipasTsitsipas – Diego Sebastian SchwartzmanSebastian Schwartzman (2-2) – H2H and prediction
- Felix Auger AliassimeAuger Aliassime – Jannik SinnerSinner (1-0) – H2H and prediction
- Sebastian KordaKorda – John IsnerIsner (2-0) – H2H and prediction
