Steve Johnson vs Kevin Anderson — Nottingham Quarter-final

Nottingham · ATP · Quarter-final
USA6
Steve Johnson
36 yrs · 188 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 20 June 2016
grass
RSA1
Kevin Anderson
40 yrs · 203 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLLWWLLWW
Johnson S.
7-6 5-7 6-4
Anderson K.
Johnson S.
78562
Anderson K.
66741

Steve Johnson defeated Kevin Anderson 7-6 5-7 6-4 in the Nottingham quarter-final on grass. The upset overturned the form book — Kevin Anderson came in leading the head-to-head 5–4. Steve Johnson narrowed the head-to-head to 5–5.

Key context

Head to head

4–5
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2022-02-14Delray BeachR32hardSteve Johnson6-2 6-7(5) 6-2
2021-08-16Cincinnati MastersQ2hardKevin Anderson7-6(3) 6-4
2017-03-06Indian Wells MastersR64hardSteve Johnson6-4 3-6 7-6(4)
2015-10-19ViennaQFhardSteve Johnson5-7 7-6(5) 6-4
2015-02-23AcapulcoR16hardKevin Anderson3-6 7-5 6-3
2015-02-09MemphisQFhardKevin Anderson6-4 6-4
2015-01-12AucklandQFhardKevin Anderson6-4 7-6(8)
2014-02-17Delray BeachSFhardKevin Anderson6-2 6-4
2014-01-06AucklandR16hardSteve Johnson7-5 6-4

Serve vs return

This season
Johnson S.serving93% hold

wins 73% of points on serve vs Anderson K.

Anderson K.serving97% hold

wins 78% 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.Anderson K.
1st serve in·Slight edge
57%
64%
1st serve points won·Even
75%
79%
2nd serve points won·Even
53%
53%
Service points won·Slight edge
65%
70%
Return points won·Even
34%
34%
Break points saved·Even
64%
67%
Aces / match·Dominant
8.3
15.5
Double faults / match·Slight edge
3.2
2.9

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Johnson S.Anderson K.
Clutch Rating·Slight edge
52
63
Break points saved·Even
97
98
Break points won·Even
10
10
Deciding sets·Clear edge
64
84
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
76
93

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
Final
Johnson S.[6]
Cuevas P.[2]
7-657-5
Semi-finals
Cuevas P.[2]
Muller G.[8]
3-67-636-4
Johnson S.[6]
Seppi A.[7]
6-46-4
Quarter-finals
Cuevas P.[2]
Baghdatis M.[9]
6-44-67-68
Muller G.[8]
Dolgopolov A.[4]
6-36-4
Seppi A.[7]
Sela D.
5-76-46-4
Johnson S.[6]
Anderson K.[1]
7-665-76-4
R16
Johnson S.[6]
Pospisil V.[11]
7-647-61
Cuevas P.[2]
Evans D.
6-747-656-4
Baghdatis M.[9]
Querrey S.[5]
1-67-686-4
Dolgopolov A.[4]
Dancevic F.
6-37-5
Muller G.[8]
Youzhny M.
6-747-646-3
Anderson K.[1]
Verdasco F.[14]
6-37-66
Sela D.
Becker B.
6-32-66-4
Seppi A.[7]
Mannarino A.
6-26-3
R32
Cuevas P.[2]
Robert S.
6-47-63
Evans D.
Berankis R.[16]
2-67-636-2
Querrey S.[5]
Escobedo E.
6-46-4
Dolgopolov A.[4]
Edmund K.
6-47-65
Muller G.[8]
Vesely J.
7-626-2
Seppi A.[7]
Jaziri M.
7-56-3
Mannarino A.
Lorenzi P.[12]
6-26-2
Becker B.
Pella G.[13]
3-66-16-3
Sela D.
Sousa J.[3]
6-37-63
Johnson S.[6]
Millman J.
6-26-2
Pospisil V.[11]
Dzumhur D.
6-16-4
Verdasco F.[14]
Estrella V.
6-14-66-3
Anderson K.[1]
Dodig I.
6-36-756-3
Baghdatis M.[9]
Donskoy E.
7-56-2
Youzhny M.
Carreno Busta P.[10]
6-16-4
Dancevic F.
Kukushkin M.[15]
4-67-647-62
R64
Robert S.
Klein B.
7-56-4
Evans D.
Broady L.
3-66-27-66
Donskoy E.
Kudla D.
6-46-4
Escobedo E.
Schwartzman D.
6-06-3
Edmund K.
Rosol L.
6-46-3
Dancevic F.
Ward A.
7-636-736-2
Youzhny M.
Gabashvili T.
4-66-36-3
Vesely J.
Zeballos H.
6-46-3
Jaziri M.
Ward J.
6-13-66-4
Mannarino A.
Fritz T.
6-36-2
Becker B.
Thompson J.
6-22-66-4
Sela D.
Hernych J.
4-66-36-2
Millman J.
Bellucci T.
7-642-66-2
Estrella V.
Ram R.
7-676-746-2
Dodig I.
Benneteau J.
6-26-3
Dzumhur D.
Istomin D.
1-67-646-4