John Isner vs Reilly Opelka, New York 2019, Semifinal

ATP 250 · Semifinal · Hard · Sat 16 Feb

Final

John Isner

LostRank #6601.4070%

Opelka won in 3 sets · 2h 31m

1–2

Set 17–6⁸

Set 26–7¹⁴

Set 36–7⁴

Reilly Opelka

WinnerRank #2463.2630%Upset

Venue

Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum

New York, USA· Hard· Stadium 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

Fast

2.3vs last year

Altitude

13 m

Above sea level

Indoor venue, weather not factored

Sea level

Set statistics

Final statistics

Service

38Aces43

1Double faults1

110/12588%1st serve %75%87/116

14/1593%2nd serve %97%28/29

92/11084%1st serve points won91%79/87

9/1560%2nd serve points won76%22/29

2/2100%Break points saved100%1/1

18Service games played18

Return

8/879%1st serve return points16%18/110

7/2924%2nd serve return points40%6/15

0/10%Break points converted0%0/2

18Return games played18

Points

101Service points won101

15Receiver points won24

5Max points in a row5

Games

1Max games in a row2

1Tiebreaks2

Isner6

Opelka7

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Isner6

Opelka6

015030040

Isner6

Opelka5

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Isner5

Opelka5

01503015301540

Isner5

Opelka4

15030030154015

Isner4

Opelka4

015030040

Isner4

Opelka3

015151530154015

Isner3

Opelka3

01503015301540

Isner3

Opelka2

150300400

Isner2

Opelka2

015030040

Isner2

Opelka1

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Isner1

Opelka1

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Isner1

Opelka0

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Head to head

1Isner

5Opelka

6 meetings

Hard 1–4Clay 0–1

New YorkSemifinal · 16 Feb 2019HardThis match
Reilly Opelka
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6⁸Set 2: 7¹⁶Set 3: 7⁷
John Isner
Sets won: 1Set 1: 7¹⁰Set 2: 6¹⁴Set 3: 6⁴
HoustonFinal · 10 Apr 2022Clay
Reilly Opelka
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 7⁹
John Isner
Sets won: 0Set 1: 3Set 2: 6⁷
DallasSemifinal · 12 Feb 2022Hard
Reilly Opelka
Sets won: 2Set 1: 7⁹Set 2: 7²⁴
John Isner
Sets won: 0Set 1: 6⁷Set 2: 6²²
AtlantaRound of 16 · 24 Jul 2019Hard
Reilly Opelka
Sets won: 2Set 1: 7⁷Set 2: 6⁵Set 3: 7⁷
John Isner
Sets won: 1Set 1: 6²Set 2: 7⁷Set 3: 6⁵
Australian OpenRound of 128 · 14 Jan 2019Hard
Reilly Opelka
Sets won: 3Set 1: 7⁷Set 2: 7⁸Set 3: 6⁴Set 4: 7⁷
John Isner
Sets won: 1Set 1: 6⁴Set 2: 6⁶Set 3: 7⁷Set 4: 6⁵
AtlantaSemifinal · 6 Aug 2016Hard
John Isner
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6⁵Set 2: 6Set 3: 6
Reilly Opelka
Sets won: 1Set 1: 7⁷Set 2: 4Set 3: 2

Match research

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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 Reilly Opelka, New York 2019, Semifinal

Final score

Venue and conditions

Set statistics

Service

Return

Points

Games

Point by point

Head to head

Match research