John Isner vs Ernests Gulbis, Stockholm 2018, Semifinal

ATP 250 · Semifinal · Hard · Sat 20 Oct

Final

John Isner

LostRank #6601.6161%

Gulbis won in 3 sets · 1h 48m

1–2

Set 16–1

Set 23–6

Set 33–6

Ernests Gulbis

WinnerRank #8932.5039%Upset

Venue

Kungliga Tennishallen

Stockholm, SWE· Hard· Centre Court

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

2.7vs last year

Altitude

13 m

Above sea level

Indoor venue, weather not factored

Sea level

Set statistics

Final statistics

Service

13Aces11

2Double faults3

59/8569%1st serve %68%51/75

24/2692%2nd serve %88%21/24

38/5964%1st serve points won75%38/51

13/2650%2nd serve points won46%11/24

5/863%Break points saved60%3/5

13Service games played12

Return

13/5125%1st serve return points36%21/59

13/2454%2nd serve return points50%13/26

2/540%Break points converted38%3/8

12Return games played13

Points

51Service points won49

26Receiver points won34

5Max points in a row6

Games

5Max games in a row4

Isner3

Gulbis6

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Isner3

Gulbis5

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Isner3

Gulbis4

01503004015403040

Isner3

Gulbis3

015151515301540

Isner3

Gulbis2

0151515301530304030

Isner2

Gulbis2

015030040

Isner2

Gulbis1

150300400

Isner1

Gulbis1

1501515153030303040404040A404040A

Isner1

Gulbis0

1501515301540154030

Head to head

3Isner

4Gulbis

7 meetings

Hard 3–2Clay 0–1Grass 0–1

StockholmSemifinal · 20 Oct 2018HardThis match
Ernests Gulbis
Sets won: 2Set 1: 1Set 2: 6Set 3: 6
John Isner
Sets won: 1Set 1: 6Set 2: 3Set 3: 3
BaselRound of 32 · 27 Oct 2015Hard
John Isner
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6
Ernests Gulbis
Sets won: 0Set 1: 3Set 2: 4
ViennaRound of 16 · 21 Oct 2015Hard
Ernests Gulbis
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 4Set 3: 6
John Isner
Sets won: 1Set 1: 4Set 2: 6Set 3: 4
Indian Wells MastersQuarterfinal · 14 Mar 2014Hard
John Isner
Sets won: 2Set 1: 7⁷Set 2: 7⁷
Ernests Gulbis
Sets won: 0Set 1: 6⁴Set 2: 6³
ValenciaRound of 32 · 23 Oct 2013Hard
John Isner
Sets won: 2Set 1: 7⁷Set 2: 7⁷
Ernests Gulbis
Sets won: 0Set 1: 6⁴Set 2: 6²
Monte Carlo MastersRound of 64 · 16 Apr 2013Clay
Ernests Gulbis
Sets won: 2Set 1: 4Set 2: 6Set 3: 6
John Isner
Sets won: 1Set 1: 6Set 2: 2Set 3: 3

Match research

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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 Ernests Gulbis, Stockholm 2018, Semifinal

Final score

Venue and conditions

Set statistics

Service

Return

Points

Games

Point by point

Head to head

Match research