Steve Johnson vs Benjamin Becker — Irving CH Quarter-final

Irving CH · CHALLENGER · Quarter-final
USA
Steve Johnson
36 yrs · 188 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLWWWWLL
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 10 March 2014
hard
GER
Benjamin Becker
45 yrs · 178 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWWLLLLLW
Johnson S.
6-3 6-1
Becker B.
Johnson S.
662
Becker B.
310

Steve Johnson defeated Benjamin Becker 6-3 6-1 in the Irving CH quarter-final on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Benjamin Becker came in leading the head-to-head 2–0. Steve Johnson claimed a first win over Benjamin Becker in three meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 2–1.

Key context

Head to head

0–2
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2016-02-15Delray BeachR16hardBenjamin Becker5-7 7-6(1) 6-3
2012-07-30WashingtonR32hardBenjamin Becker6-4 6-3

Serve vs return

This season
Johnson S.serving86% hold

wins 67% of points on serve vs Becker B.

Becker B.serving88% hold

wins 68% of points on serve vs Johnson S.

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
Johnson S.Becker B.
1st serve in·Even
57%
60%
1st serve points won·Even
75%
73%
2nd serve points won·Even
53%
49%
Service points won·Even
65%
63%
Return points won·Even
34%
37%
Break points saved·Slight edge
64%
59%
Aces / match·Clear edge
8.3
6.4
Double faults / match·Even
3.2
3.1

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 192). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Johnson S.Becker B.
Clutch Rating·Slight edge
52
42
Break points saved·Clear edge
97
81
Break points won·Clear edge
10
29
Deciding sets·Slight edge
64
59
Tiebreaks·Dominant
76
29

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

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
SlowFast

Draw

Final
Rosol L.[3]
Johnson S.
6-06-3
Semi-finals
Rosol L.[3]
Stakhovsky S.
5-76-16-0
Johnson S.
Kamke T.
6-46-2
Quarter-finals
Kamke T.
Marchenko I.
6-3
Rosol L.[3]
Harrison R.
6-43-66-3
Stakhovsky S.
Smyczek T.
6-37-65
Johnson S.
Becker B.
6-36-1
R16
Becker B.
Lorenzi P.
6-2
Kamke T.
Istomin D.[5]
6-37-65
Johnson S.
Gimeno Traver D.
6-36-2
Marchenko I.
Sijsling I.[4]
7-56-2
Harrison R.
Gabashvili T.[6]
4-66-36-4
Rosol L.[3]
Brands D.
6-36-1
Smyczek T.
Goffin D.
7-626-4
Stakhovsky S.
Delbonis F.[2]
6-36-3
R32
Smyczek T.
Golubev A.[7]
6-33-0
Kamke T.
Hajek J.
3-2
Gimeno Traver D.
Devvarman S.[8]
6-36-4
Sijsling I.[4]
Kuznetsov A.
6-37-5
Marchenko I.
Reynolds B.
1-67-56-4
Delbonis F.[2]
Bogomolov Jr A.
6-36-4
Istomin D.[5]
Williams R.
6-06-2
Becker B.
Pospisil V.[1]
6-24-66-3
Stakhovsky S.
Huta Galung J.
6-15-76-1
Lorenzi P.
Pella G.
6-13-66-4
Johnson S.
Andersen J.
7-646-3
Gabashvili T.[6]
Wang J.
3-66-16-3
Harrison R.
Lacko L.
3-66-36-0
Brands D.
Zverev M.
7-676-2
Rosol L.[3]
Russell M.
6-36-4
Goffin D.
Ram R.
6-17-61