Nicolas Mahut vs Steve Johnson — Cincinnati Masters Qualifying Round 2

Cincinnati Masters · CHALLENGER · Qualifying Round 2
FRA
Nicolas Mahut
44 yrs · 191 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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0 — 0
Sets
Sunday, 16 August 2015
hard
USA
Steve Johnson
36 yrs · 188 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Mahut N.
6-2 6-4
Johnson S.
Mahut N.
662
Johnson S.
24–

Nicolas Mahut defeated Steve Johnson 6-2 6-4 in the Cincinnati Masters qualifying round 2 on hard. The result followed the form book — Nicolas Mahut came in leading the head-to-head 3–0. Nicolas Mahut extended the head-to-head to 4–0.

Key context

Head to head

3–0
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2017-03-20Miami MastersR64hardNicolas Mahut6-4 5-7 6-4
2015-08-16Cincinnati MastersQ2hardNicolas Mahut6-2 6-4
2014-06-15s HertogenboschR16grassNicolas Mahut6-2 7-6(4)

Serve vs return

This season
Mahut N.serving90% hold

wins 70% of points on serve vs Johnson S.

Johnson S.serving88% hold

wins 68% of points on serve vs Mahut N.

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
Mahut N.Johnson S.
1st serve in·Even
61%
57%
1st serve points won·Even
74%
75%
2nd serve points won·Even
51%
53%
Service points won·Even
65%
65%
Return points won·Even
36%
34%
Break points saved·Even
60%
64%
Aces / match·Clear edge
6.0
8.3
Double faults / match·Slight edge
2.8
3.2

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Mahut N.Johnson S.
Clutch Rating·Even
51
52
Break points saved·Slight edge
91
97
Break points won·Slight edge
15
10
Deciding sets·Slight edge
74
64
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
55
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

Draw — qualifying

Q2
Dolgopolov A.
Giraldo S.
6-33-66-4
Kokkinakis T.
Ilhan M.
6-42-66-4
Lu Y.
Youzhny M.
2-66-26-4
Pospisil V.
Chung H.
6-746-06-3
Mahut N.
Johnson S.
6-26-4
Kudla D.
Paire B.
6-46-4
Zverev A.
Istomin D.
6-23-66-3
Q1
Youzhny M.
Kukushkin M.
0-66-47-5
Istomin D.
Rola B.
1-67-676-4
Zverev A.
Becker B.
6-46-2
Dolgopolov A.
Ward J.
6-46-4
Giraldo S.
Smyczek T.
6-46-4
Kokkinakis T.
Harrison R.
7-53-67-62
Ilhan M.
Basilashvili N.
4-66-47-62
Lu Y.
Kozlov S.
6-46-3
Paire B.
Cecchinato M.
6-16-1
Chung H.
Dodig I.
3-66-46-1
Pospisil V.
Ito T.
6-36-2
Mahut N.
Tiafoe F.
6-36-2
Johnson S.
Duckworth J.
7-56-4
Kudla D.
Paul T.
6-20-66-0