Ivo Karlovic vs Steve Johnson — Delray Beach Quarter-final

Delray Beach · ATP · Quarter-final
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Ivo Karlovic
47 yrs · 208 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 16 February 2015
hard
USA7
Steve Johnson
36 yrs · 188 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Karlovic I.
6-2 7-6
Johnson S.
Karlovic I.
6772
Johnson S.
2640

Ivo Karlovic defeated Steve Johnson 6-2 7-6 in the Delray Beach quarter-final on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Steve Johnson came in leading the head-to-head 3–2, defending last year's semi-final. Ivo Karlovic narrowed the head-to-head to 3–3.

Key context

  • Match story: Ivo Karlovic closed it out in two sets, 6–2 7–6.

Head to head

2–3
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2016-10-24ViennaR32hardIvo Karlovic7-6(5) 6-3
2016-07-18WashingtonSFhardIvo Karlovic6-4 6-4
2015-03-12Indian Wells MastersR64hardSteve Johnson6-3 7-6(5)
2014-07-28WashingtonR16hardSteve Johnson3-6 7-6(4) 7-6(7)
2013-02-11San JoseR32hardSteve Johnson6-7(2) 6-4 7-6(6)

Serve vs return

This season
Karlovic I.serving97% hold

wins 78% of points on serve vs Johnson S.

Johnson S.serving96% hold

wins 77% of points on serve vs Karlovic I.

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
Karlovic I.Johnson S.
1st serve in·Slight edge
65%
57%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
83%
75%
2nd serve points won·Even
55%
53%
Service points won·Slight edge
73%
65%
Return points won·Slight edge
27%
34%
Break points saved·Slight edge
71%
64%
Aces / match·Dominant
20.9
8.3
Double faults / match·Dominant
4.7
3.2

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Karlovic I.Johnson S.
Clutch Rating·Even
56
52
Break points saved·Even
98
97
Break points won·Slight edge
0
10
Deciding sets·Clear edge
83
64
Tiebreaks·Even
76
76

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

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
SlowFast
Final
Karlovic I.[4]
Young D.
6-36-3
Semi-finals
Young D.
Tomic B.
4-66-46-2
Karlovic I.[4]
Mannarino A.[5]
6-36-4
Quarter-finals
Young D.
Dolgopolov A.[3]
2-66-36-4
Tomic B.
Nishioka Y.
6-36-1
Karlovic I.[4]
Johnson S.[7]
6-27-64
Mannarino A.[5]
Lu Y.
3-66-16-1
R16
Karlovic I.[4]
Kokkinakis T.
7-647-62
Lu Y.
Anderson K.[1]
7-666-3
Young D.
Gonzalez A.
6-36-2
Nishioka Y.
Matosevic M.
6-16-3
Tomic B.
Troicki V.[8]
6-36-726-4
Mannarino A.[5]
Kudla D.
6-26-2
Johnson S.[7]
Rublev A.
6-36-3
Dolgopolov A.[3]
Smyczek T.
6-26-4
R32
Gonzalez A.
Querrey S.[6]
3-62-1
Anderson K.[1]
Smith J.
6-36-3
Lu Y.
Groth S.
6-767-656-4
Mannarino A.[5]
Quigley E.
6-46-4
Karlovic I.[4]
Brown D.
6-36-736-2
Kokkinakis T.
Krajinovic F.
6-26-3
Young D.
Dodig I.
7-57-5
Dolgopolov A.[3]
Gabashvili T.
7-646-3
Nishioka Y.
Sijsling I.
7-56-1
Matosevic M.
Isner J.[2]
6-46-4
Rublev A.
Sela D.
6-41-66-3
Johnson S.[7]
Kukushkin M.
6-34-1
Tomic B.
Jaziri M.
6-36-3
Smyczek T.
Kozlov S.
7-56-2
Kudla D.
Lacko L.
6-36-4
Troicki V.[8]
Robert S.
6-737-56-1