John Isner vs Carsten Ball, Los Angeles 2009, Quarterfinal

ATP 250 · Quarterfinal · Hard · Fri 31 Jul

Final

John Isner

LostRank #6601.4066%

Ball won in 2 sets · 1h 3m

0–2

Set 14–6

Set 24–6

Carsten Ball

WinnerRank #13682.7534%Upset

Venue

Los Angeles Tennis Center (UCLA)

Los Angeles, USA· Hard

Court speed

What is court speed?

How much the court helps the server, judged from aces and serve points won and adjusted for who played. 100 is the average ATP tournament court that season.

Very slow< 92Monte Carlo, Rome
Slow92–97Roland Garros, Indian Wells
Average97–103US Open, Dubai
Fast103–108Wimbledon, Shanghai
Very fast108+Basel

Challenger and ITF courts usually read lower: partly the venues, partly the balls and conditions at those levels.

How court speed works

Average

1.1vs last year

Wind

15 km/h

Gentle

Humidity

66%

Moderate

Temperature

30°C

Warm

Altitude

134 m

Low

Historical daily weather

Match stats

1h 3m

2Aces9

1Double faults1

34Service points won43

10Service games played10

8Service games won10

10Return games played10

0/20%Break points saved100%2/2

0/20%Break points converted100%2/2

Head to head

0Isner

2Ball

2 meetings

Hard 0–1Clay 0–1

Los AngelesQuarterfinal · 31 Jul 2009HardThis match
Carsten Ball
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6
John Isner
Sets won: 0Set 1: 4Set 2: 4
Tunica Resorts ChallengerQuarterfinal · 8 May 2008Clay
Carsten Ball
Sets won: 2Set 1: 7⁷Set 2: 6⁵Set 3: 7⁷
John Isner
Sets won: 1Set 1: 6⁴Set 2: 7⁷Set 3: 6³

Match research

Pro

Everything that shapes this match: each player’s run-in and travel, records side by side, and results against similar opponents and in similar conditions. Better information, better-informed decisions.

Run-inEvery match in the last 28 days, rest days and travel between venues.
Tale of the tapeRecords and serve numbers side by side, filtered by period and surface.
Record by opponent rankingHow each player does against the top 10, top 50 or any ranking range.
Similar conditionsResults in comparable heat, humidity, wind and altitude before scheduled matches.

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John Isner vs Carsten Ball, Los Angeles 2009, Quarterfinal

Final score

Venue and conditions

Match stats

Head to head

Match research