John Isner topples Ebden in the quarter in Newport

John Isner defeats Matthew Ebden 4-6 6-3 6-4 in the quarter in Newport on Friday. Isner will play against Ugo Humbert in the semifinal.

Score, report, and key facts

1^st set.

Ebden had a great start in this set after breaking Isner in the 1^st game (1-0). That break was sufficient for Ebden to win the set (6-4) since there were no other breaks.

2^nd set.

Isner enjoyed quite a good start of the set after breaking Ebden in the 2^nd game (2-0) before consolidating his break and lead 3-0. That was sufficient for Isner to win the set (6-3) as there were no other breaks.

3^rd set.

There was not much difference between them in this set with the exception of 1 break that John conquered in the 3^rd game (2-1) before winning the set (6-4).

At the end of the match, Isner scored 89 points vs. matthew ‘s 81 points.

The American served exceptionally well to win 80% of the points (48/60) behind his first serve, and he won 52% points (12/23) on his second serve. John struck 24 aces and he committed 3 double faults. The American won this match even if he was far from perfect in converting his break points because he converted only 40% (2/5). On the other side, matthew was struggling in finding the solution in converting his break points because he converted only 25% of his break points (1/4). That was one of the key issues for his demise.

After this contest, the head to head between Isner and Ebden is 5-1 for John.

Next Match: John Isner vs. Ugo Humbert – H2H and stats

Isner will come up against Humbert in the semifinal.

There is no head to head record between John Isner and Ugo Humbert since this will be the first time that they will play each other in the main tour.