John Isner vs Tommy PaulPrediction, Head-to-Head Results, and Stats
John Isner and Tommy Paul have met 4 times since 2017; John Isner leads 4–0. Their first meeting came at ATP Masters 1000 Cincinnati in 2017 on hard. On hard courts Isner leads 3–0. Isner has won the last 4 meetings. Across all meetings Isner has taken 8 sets to Paul's 3. Their most recent meeting: John Isner won at Infosys Hall of Fame Open - Newport (2023).
Spread & Straight-Sets Form
Completed best-of-3 matches · Last 12 months
| Indicator | Isner | Paul | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indicator | John Isner | Tommy Paul | ||
| Wins in straight sets | — | 57% | 17/30 | |
| Wins a set when losing | — | 57% | 8/14 | |
| Goes to a deciding set | — | 48% | 21/44 | |
| Covers −1.5 sets as favorite | — | 38% | 15/39 | |
| Covers +1.5 sets as underdog | — | 100% | 4/4 | |
| Tiebreak sets won | — | 62% | 13/21 | |
| Wins after taking set 1 | — | 79% | 22/28 | |
| Wins 2-0 after taking set 1 | — | 61% | 17/28 | |
Colored rows are higher-is-better: green above 50%, red below. Favorite/underdog set by book odds; cover rows count only matches with odds on record. Small sample — read with care. Head-to-head: 1 of 4 completed meetings ended in straight sets (Isner 1, Paul 0).
Style Matchup
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Isner
🤖 Servebot
Paul
💥 Big Hitter
Matchup analysis
🤖 Servebot vs 💥 Big Hitter is historically tight (51% vs 49%, 4,932 matches). Neither style has a clear edge, so form, surface, and the head-to-head matter most.
Previous meetings
4 career meetings, newest first
Jul 21, 2023
Infosys Hall of Fame Open - Newport
G Grass · Quarterfinals
Feb 27, 2020
Abierto Mexicano Telcel - Acapulco
H Hard · Quarterfinals
Feb 20, 2020
Acapulco
H Hard · Quarterfinals
Aug 8, 2017
ATP Masters 1000 Cincinnati
H Hard · Round of 32
Player ROI
Hypothetical if you put 1u on each player to win every one of their matches · Last 90 days
| Metric | Isner | Paul |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | - | 8–5 |
| Avg odds | - | 1.81 |
| ROI % | - | +1.3% |
| Units P/L | - | +0.17u |
Travel
Last 30 days
| Metric | Isner | Paul |
|---|---|---|
| Countries | — | 2 |
| Events | — | 2 |
| Matches | — | 2 |
| Distance | — | 1,092 mi · 1,758 km |
| Route | — | JPN → CHN |
Host country from each tournament in the last 30 days, including the current event even when a player arrived on a bye. Route is the order of countries visited; consecutive stops in the same country are shown once. Distance is the great-circle total between host cities, shown only when every stop in the window is geocoded. A rough fatigue signal, not a headline stat.
Recent Form
Last five matches per player
Michael Mmoh
U.S. Open - New York · 2nd Round
Aug 31
Facundo Diaz Acosta
U.S. Open - New York · 1st Round
Aug 29
Jordan Thompson
Western & Southern Open - Cincinnati · 1st Round
Aug 14
Stefanos Tsitsipas
Abierto de Tenis Mifel - Los Cabos · 2nd Round
Aug 2
Rinky Hijikata
Abierto de Tenis Mifel - Los Cabos · 1st Round
Jul 31
Dominik Koepfer
Truist Atlanta Open - Atlanta · 1st Round
Jul 25
Alex Michelsen
Infosys Hall of Fame Open - Newport · Semifinals
Jul 22
Tommy Paul
Infosys Hall of Fame Open - Newport · Quarterfinals
Jul 21
Adolfo Daniel Vallejo
Shanghai Rolex Masters - Shanghai · 2nd Round
Oct 10
Alejandro Tabilo
Japan Open Tennis Championships - Tokyo · 1st Round
Sep 30
Carlos Alcaraz
U.S. Open - New York · 4th Round
Sep 6
Alexander Bublik
U.S. Open - New York · 3rd Round
Sep 4
Dino Prizmic
U.S. Open - New York · 2nd Round
Sep 3
Chak Pong Marco Lam
U.S. Open - New York · 1st Round
Aug 30
Flavio Cobolli
Cincinnati Open - Cincinnati · Quarterfinals
Aug 20
Alexander Zverev
Cincinnati Open - Cincinnati · 4th Round
Aug 19
Rivalry momentum
Cumulative head-to-head lead over time
Win rate
Matches, sets and games won · Last 12 months · 58–58 matches
| Metric | Isner | Paul |
|---|---|---|
| Matches won | - | 69% |
| Sets won | - | 64% |
| Games won | - | 54% |
Record by tier
Head-to-head record by tournament tier
| Stage | Isner | Paul |
|---|---|---|
| ATP 500 | 2 | 0 |
| ATP 250 | 1 | 0 |
| ATP Masters 1000 | 1 | 0 |
By surface
Head-to-head record per surface
| Surface | Isner | Paul |
|---|---|---|
| Hard | 3 | 0 |
| Grass | 1 | 0 |
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