Steve Johnson vs Benoit Paire — Cincinnati Masters Round of 64

Cincinnati Masters · ATP · Round of 64
USA
Steve Johnson
36 yrs · 188 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLWWWWLL
2 — 0
Sets
Sunday, 10 August 2014
hard
FRA
Benoit Paire
#1096ATP
1362ELO
1336Hard ELO
37 yrs · 196 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLLLLLLW
Johnson S.
6-4 6-1
Paire B.
Johnson S.
662
Paire B.
410

Steve Johnson defeated Benoit Paire 6-4 6-1 in the Cincinnati Masters round of 64 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Benoit Paire came in leading the head-to-head 3–0, defending last year's round of 64, but Steve Johnson had been the form player, winning 1 of their last 5 on hard. Steve Johnson claimed a first win over Benoit Paire in four meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 3–1.

Key context

Head to head

0–3
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2019-08-19Winston-SalemSFhardBenoit Paire1-6 6-0 6-0
2018-06-18HalleR32grassBenoit Paire7-5 7-6(5)
2017-10-23BaselR32hardBenoit Paire6-3 7-6(4)

Serve vs return

This season
Johnson S.serving85% hold

wins 66% of points on serve vs Paire B.

Paire B.serving82% hold

wins 64% of points on serve vs Johnson S.

Even serve battle

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.Paire B.
1st serve in·Slight edge
57%
52%
1st serve points won·Even
75%
74%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
53%
43%
Service points won·Slight edge
65%
59%
Return points won·Even
34%
38%
Break points saved·Slight edge
64%
57%
Aces / match·Slight edge
8.3
6.9
Double faults / match·Dominant
3.2
6.2

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Johnson S.Paire B.
Clutch Rating·Even
52
48
Break points saved·Slight edge
97
90
Break points won·Clear edge
10
31
Deciding sets·Slight edge
64
53
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
76
58

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

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
SlowFast
Weather
26°COvercast
Wind 11 km/hHumidity 69%
Final
Federer R.[2]
Ferrer D.[6]
6-31-66-2
Semi-finals
Ferrer D.[6]
Benneteau J.
6-36-2
Federer R.[2]
Raonic M.[5]
6-26-3
Quarter-finals
Ferrer D.[6]
Robredo T.[16]
6-43-66-3
Benneteau J.
Wawrinka S.[3]
1-66-16-2
Raonic M.[5]
Fognini F.[15]
6-16-0
Federer R.[2]
Murray A.[8]
6-37-5
R16
Robredo T.[16]
Djokovic N.[1]
7-667-5
Ferrer D.[6]
Youzhny M.
7-56-0
Benneteau J.
Janowicz J.
7-56-1
Raonic M.[5]
Johnson S.
6-776-37-64
Fognini F.[15]
Lu Y.
3-66-36-3
Murray A.[8]
Isner J.[11]
6-736-47-62
Federer R.[2]
Monfils G.
6-44-66-3
Wawrinka S.[3]
Cilic M.[14]
3-66-06-1
R32
Djokovic N.[1]
Simon G.
6-34-66-4
Robredo T.[16]
Querrey S.
6-26-4
Youzhny M.
Seppi A.
6-36-4
Wawrinka S.[3]
Becker B.
6-37-65
Benneteau J.
Ward J.
6-26-2
Janowicz J.
Dimitrov G.[7]
6-43-66-3
Raonic M.[5]
Ginepri R.
6-26-2
Johnson S.
Gulbis E.[9]
6-46-4
Fognini F.[15]
Hewitt L.
6-16-4
Lu Y.
Berdych T.[4]
3-66-36-4
Murray A.[8]
Sousa J.
6-36-3
Isner J.[11]
Matosevic M.
6-37-61
Monfils G.
Bautista Agut R.[13]
6-46-1
Federer R.[2]
Pospisil V.
7-645-76-2
Ferrer D.[6]
Kohlschreiber P.
6-747-647-64
Cilic M.[14]
Verdasco F.
7-667-65
R64
Simon G.
Tomic B.
6-36-2
Johnson S.
Paire B.
6-46-1
Querrey S.
Falla A.
6-36-1
Robredo T.[16]
Sock J.
7-656-3
Youzhny M.
Tsonga J.[12]
6-16-4
Seppi A.
Giraldo S.
4-66-27-5
Becker B.
Karlovic I.
7-656-4
Verdasco F.
Granollers M.
5-76-37-65
Cilic M.[14]
Lopez F.
6-36-4
Benneteau J.
Rola B.
6-776-37-67
Ward J.
Garcia Lopez G.
6-23-66-1
Fognini F.[15]
Roger-Vasselin E.
6-44-67-65
Hewitt L.
Melzer J.
3-66-46-4
Sousa J.
Buchanan C.
5-77-637-65
Matosevic M.
Mahut N.
6-47-64
Isner J.[11]
Anderson K.
6-36-4
Bautista Agut R.[13]
Klizan M.
6-24-67-5
Monfils G.
Delbonis F.
6-33-66-3
Pospisil V.
Stepanek R.
5-76-17-64
Gulbis E.[9]
Dodig I.
7-687-64
Lu Y.
Istomin D.
6-36-4
Ginepri R.
Thiem D.
6-35-77-5
Janowicz J.
Gabashvili T.
6-46-4
Kohlschreiber P.
Chardy J.
6-34-66-4