Steve Johnson vs Ernests Gulbis — Vienna Semi-final

Vienna · ATP · Semi-final
USA
Steve Johnson
36 yrs · 188 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLWWWWLL
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 19 October 2015
hard
LAT
Ernests Gulbis
37 yrs · 190 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
WLWLWWWLLL
Johnson S.
6-3 7-6
Gulbis E.
Johnson S.
6772
Gulbis E.
3640

Steve Johnson defeated Ernests Gulbis 6-3 7-6 in the Vienna semi-final on hard. The result followed the form book — Steve Johnson came in leading the head-to-head 2–0. Steve Johnson extended the head-to-head to 3–0.

Key context

  • Match story: Steve Johnson closed it out in two sets, 6–3 7–6.

Head to head

2–0
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2014-08-10Cincinnati MastersR32hardSteve Johnson6-4 6-4
2012-08-27US OpenR64hardSteve Johnson6-7(3) 7-6(5) 6-3 6-4

Serve vs return

This season
Johnson S.serving88% hold

wins 68% of points on serve vs Gulbis E.

Gulbis E.serving86% hold

wins 67% 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.Gulbis E.
1st serve in·Even
57%
55%
1st serve points won·Even
75%
74%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
53%
47%
Service points won·Even
65%
62%
Return points won·Even
34%
36%
Break points saved·Slight edge
64%
59%
Aces / match·Clear edge
8.3
6.8
Double faults / match·Dominant
3.2
5.1

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Johnson S.Gulbis E.
Clutch Rating·Even
52
48
Break points saved·Slight edge
97
91
Break points won·Slight edge
10
17
Deciding sets·Clear edge
64
88
Tiebreaks·Dominant
76
6

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
Weather
9°CDrizzle
Wind 15 km/hHumidity 89%
Final
Ferrer D.[1]
Johnson S.
4-66-47-5
Semi-finals
Ferrer D.[1]
Monfils G.[6]
7-657-5
Johnson S.
Gulbis E.
6-37-64
Quarter-finals
Ferrer D.[1]
Fognini F.[8]
6-46-2
Monfils G.[6]
Rosol L.
6-736-36-3
Johnson S.
Anderson K.[2]
5-77-656-4
Gulbis E.
Karlovic I.[7]
7-647-65
R16
Ferrer D.[1]
Garcia Lopez G.
6-16-1
Fognini F.[8]
Stepanek R.
6-16-4
Monfils G.[6]
Lorenzi P.
6-46-4
Karlovic I.[7]
Stakhovsky S.
6-47-5
Gulbis E.
Isner J.[3]
6-44-66-4
Anderson K.[2]
Vesely J.
6-746-37-5
Johnson S.
Janowicz J.
6-46-776-4
Rosol L.
Tsonga J.[4]
6-43-66-1
R32
Garcia Lopez G.
Giraldo S.
6-46-3
Stepanek R.
Novak D.
6-46-3
Fognini F.[8]
Mathieu P.
6-43-66-3
Tsonga J.[4]
Haas T.
6-36-736-4
Rosol L.
Sugita Y.
6-47-62
Lorenzi P.
Ram R.
6-746-16-4
Monfils G.[6]
Bellucci T.
6-756-36-4
Karlovic I.[7]
Seppi A.
7-656-3
Gulbis E.
Miedler L.
6-32-66-3
Janowicz J.
Thiem D.[5]
2-67-656-4
Johnson S.
Dolgopolov A.
6-34-66-2
Anderson K.[2]
Haider Maurer A.
6-47-5
Isner J.[3]
De Schepper K.
7-647-65
Stakhovsky S.
Struff J.
6-46-4
Vesely J.
Melzer G.
6-46-3
Ferrer D.[1]
Ramos A.
1-66-36-4