John Isner vs Steve Johnson, Houston 2018, Quarterfinal

ATP 250 · Quarterfinal · Clay · Fri 13 Apr

Final

John Isner

LostRank #6601.5364%

Johnson won in 3 sets · 2h 36m

1–2

Set 16–7⁴

Set 26–4

Set 36–7⁵

Steve Johnson

WinnerRank #10152.7236%Upset

Venue

River Oaks Country Club

Houston, USA· Clay

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

Slow

1.5vs last year

Wind

40 km/h

Fresh

Humidity

84%

Humid

Temperature

28°C

Warm

Altitude

21 m

Sea level

Historical daily weather

Match stats

2h 36m

28Aces7

4Double faults0

80Service points won82

17Service games played17

17Service games won16

17Return games played17

2/2100%Break points saved80%4/5

1/520%Break points converted0%0/2

Head to head

5Isner

6Johnson

11 meetings

Clay 3–1Hard 2–5

HoustonQuarterfinal · 13 Apr 2018ClayThis match
Steve Johnson
Sets won: 2Set 1: 7⁷Set 2: 4Set 3: 7⁷
John Isner
Sets won: 1Set 1: 6⁴Set 2: 6Set 3: 6⁵
HoustonRound of 16 · 7 Apr 2022Clay
John Isner
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6¹Set 2: 7⁷Set 3: 6
Steve Johnson
Sets won: 1Set 1: 7⁷Set 2: 6⁴Set 3: 3
US OpenRound of 128 · 31 Aug 2020Hard
Steve Johnson
Sets won: 3Set 1: 6⁵Set 2: 6Set 3: 6⁵Set 4: 6Set 5: 7⁷
John Isner
Sets won: 2Set 1: 7⁷Set 2: 3Set 3: 7⁷Set 4: 3Set 5: 6³
AcapulcoRound of 32 · 27 Feb 2017Hard
Steve Johnson
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6
John Isner
Sets won: 0Set 1: 4Set 2: 4
AucklandQuarterfinal · 12 Jan 2017Hard
Steve Johnson
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 5Set 3: 7⁷
John Isner
Sets won: 1Set 1: 3Set 2: 7Set 3: 6³
WashingtonQuarterfinal · 22 Jul 2016Hard
Steve Johnson
Sets won: 2Set 1: 7⁹Set 2: 7¹⁷
John Isner
Sets won: 0Set 1: 6⁷Set 2: 6¹⁵

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 Steve Johnson, Houston 2018, Quarterfinal

Final score

Venue and conditions

Match stats

Head to head

Match research