Andy Murray vs. John Isner: Score and Reaction from 2016 French Open

The No. 2 seed at the French Open, Andy Murray, battled the elements and No. 15 seed John Isner on Sunday, advancing to the quarterfinals with a 7-6 (11-9), 6-4, 6-3 victory.  

Murray is now 6-0 all-time against Isner. And he concluded his victory in style, per Roland Garros:

Andy Murray est en quarts de finale après sa victoire contre Isner #RG16 https://t.co/j2NGM2PGKB

— Roland Garros (@rolandgarros) May 29, 2016

He also advanced to his sixth quarterfinal at Roland Garros, the most among British men in history, and reached the quarterfinals at a Grand Slam for the 20th time in the past 21 tournaments, according to ATP Media Info.

As expected, Isner dominated the power stats, with more aces (18-8) and winners (45-31). But whereas Murray didn’t beat himself, Isner’s afternoon was rife with unforced errors (57), which killed his chances of moving on to the quarterfinals.

While Murray converted two of his 10 break-point chances, Isner came up empty on his five break opportunities. The Scot also won an impressive 82.8 percent of his first-serve points, while Isner took home …

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