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:

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 73.5 percent of his first-serve points.

The first set was a battle of attrition, as Murray won the tiebreaker 11-9. The set took over an hour to complete, according to the Telegraph.

"It was a very important tiebreak to win," Murray told BBC Sport. "I got lucky on his first set point when I guessed right on a short forehand."

Following a rain delay, Isner never seemed to quite recover over the next two sets, as Murray cruised the rest of the way. 

Isner's elimination left the French Open void of any United States contenders in the men's draw. That's a familiar trend, as Ben Rothenberg of the New York Times noted:

Murray, meanwhile, now will face No. 9 Richard Gasquet—and he'll be the favorite once again. If he indeed advances to the semifinal, he would face the winner of No. 3 seed Stan Wawrinka vs. upstart Albert Ramos-Vinolas.

And Murray will be a tough player to get past, as John McEnroe said during the match's broadcast, per Mark Donaldson of ESPN:

Much is on the line for Murray, who has won only one singles title this year, an upset over top seed Djokovic in Rome, who defeated Murray in the final of the Australian Open. While Murray remains one of the top players in the world, he hasn't won a Grand Slam title since Wimbledon 2013.

Djokovic, meanwhile, has won five in that time, including three in a row, while Rafael Nadal has won two titles in that span and Marin Cilic and Wawrinka have each claimed one Grand Slam title apiece. For Murray, a triumph at Roland Garros would end a disappointing streak at the Grand Slams and re-establish his place among the game's elite.

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