Points won by each set: [ 37-41, 42-38, 46-44 ]
Points won directly behind the serve:
50 % Isner – 69 of 136
42 % Anderson – 48 of 112
The tallest ATP final at the time (Isner – 208 cm, Anderson 203 cm). Anderson [21] squandered break points in five games (1, 3, 4, 1, 2 respectively), three of them occurred in the deciding set as he led 1:0 (40/0), 3:2 (40/30) & another two BPs at 6:5 – Isner [22] fought off those match points with a service winner (143 mph – the fastest serve in the final) and Anderson’s BH error. The South African had the best chance to break at 1:0 (40/15) – he should have passed the American, but missed BH down the line. “We’ve been playing each other since, I think the first time was the fall of 2005 (when Isner was at the University of Georgia and Anderson at Illinois),” Anderson said. “We both serve quite well. I definitely think there have been times when the success he’s had has pushed me to do well.” It was the second time on the pro-circuit Isner defeated Anderson saving a match point #
Isner’s route to his 7th title:
2 Christian Harrison 7-6(9), 4-6, 7-5
Q James Blake 7-6(1), 7-6(5)
S Lleyton Hewitt 6-4, 4-6, 7-6(5)
W Kevin Anderson 6-7(3), 7-6(2), 7-6(2) – 2 m.p.