Tim Henman vs Thomas Johansson — Basel Semi-final

Basel · ATP · Semi-final
GBR
Tim Henman
51 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 5 October 1998
hard
SWE
Thomas Johansson
51 yrs · 180 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLLLWLLWL
Henman T.
6-3 2-6 7-6
Johansson T.
Henman T.
62772
Johansson T.
36651

Tim Henman defeated Thomas Johansson 6-3 2-6 7-6 in the Basel semi-final on hard. The result followed the form book — Tim Henman came in leading the head-to-head 4–2, defending last year's semi-final. Tim Henman extended the head-to-head to 5–2.

Key context

  • Match story: Tim Henman closed it out in three sets, 6–3 2–6 7–6.

Head to head

4–2
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2006-05-08Rome MastersR32clayTim Henman7-6(8) 6-1
2006-02-20RotterdamR32hardTim Henman6-4 6-4
2005-06-06Queen's ClubQFgrassThomas Johansson6-4 6-4
2002-04-15Monte Carlo MastersQFclayTim Henman2-6 6-4 7-6(4)
2002-02-25DubaiQFhardThomas Johansson6-4 6-3
2001-01-01AdelaideQFhardTim Henman7-6(2) 6-7(4) 6-3

Serve vs return

This season
Henman T.serving89% hold

wins 69% of points on serve vs Johansson T.

Johansson T.serving83% hold

wins 65% of points on serve vs Henman T.

Serve-dominated — both hold easily, expect tiebreaks

Each player's serve crossed against the other's return, converted to expected hold of serve. Recent completed matches, ATP, WTA & Challenger. About

Statistics

This season
Henman T.Johansson T.
1st serve in·Even
60%
57%
1st serve points won·Even
73%
75%
2nd serve points won·Even
52%
51%
Service points won·Even
65%
65%
Return points won·Even
39%
35%
Break points saved·Even
62%
63%
Aces / match·Dominant
5.4
8.8
Double faults / match·Clear edge
3.5
2.3

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Henman T.Johansson T.
Clutch Rating·Slight edge
46
54
Break points saved·Even
76
80
Break points won·Even
55
51
Deciding sets·Clear edge
43
59
Tiebreaks·Slight edge
54
60

Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast

Draw

Final
Henman T.
Agassi A.
6-46-33-66-4
Semi-finals
Agassi A.
Rosset M.
6-46-2
Henman T.
Johansson T.
6-32-67-65
Quarter-finals
Rosset M.
Prinosil D.
6-37-62
Agassi A.
Gustafsson M.
6-36-3
Henman T.
Kiefer N.
6-36-4
Johansson T.
Santoro F.
6-36-3
R16
Rosset M.
Ferreira W.
6-46-0
Prinosil D.
Rusedski G.
7-647-5
Agassi A.
Heuberger I.
6-26-2
Gustafsson M.
Kafelnikov Y.
3-66-37-5
Henman T.
Arazi H.
6-47-64
Kiefer N.
Tarango J.
4-66-36-2
Johansson T.
Black B.
6-736-47-5
Santoro F.
Vacek D.
3-66-37-65
R32
Vacek D.
Rafter P.
7-677-5
Santoro F.
Damm Sr M.
6-36-4
Johansson T.
Becker B.
6-36-2
Black B.
Siemerink J.
6-26-2
Kiefer N.
Korda P.
6-26-4
Tarango J.
Escude N.
6-36-3
Arazi H.
Fromberg R.
6-16-4
Prinosil D.
Luxa P.
7-676-4
Henman T.
Stoltenberg J.
2-66-36-4
Kafelnikov Y.
Norman M.
7-56-3
Gustafsson M.
Ulihrach B.
6-46-4
Heuberger I.
Golmard J.
6-07-63
Agassi A.
Federer R.
6-36-2
Rusedski G.
Pretzsch A.
6-26-2
Rosset M.
Haas T.
7-634-67-64
Ferreira W.
Sampras P.
4-67-646-3