Steve Johnson vs Yen Hsun Lu — Auckland Round of 16

Auckland · ATP · Round of 16
USA7
Steve Johnson
36 yrs · 188 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLWWWWLL
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 9 January 2017
hard
TPE
Yen Hsun Lu
42 yrs · 180 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLLWLLLL
Johnson S.
6-4 7-6
Lu Y.
Johnson S.
6772
Lu Y.
4640

Steve Johnson defeated Yen Hsun Lu 6-4 7-6 in the Auckland round of 16 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Yen Hsun Lu came in leading the head-to-head 2–1, but Steve Johnson had been the form player, winning 3 of their last 7 on hard. Steve Johnson narrowed the head-to-head to 2–2.

Key context

Head to head

1–2
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2017-08-21Winston-SalemR32hardSteve Johnson6-4 6-3
2014-01-06AucklandQFhardYen Hsun Lu6-4 6-4
2013-08-18Winston-SalemR16hardYen Hsun Lu6-3 6-2

Serve vs return

This season
Johnson S.serving83% hold

wins 65% of points on serve vs Lu Y.

Lu Y.serving91% hold

wins 71% 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.Lu Y.
1st serve in·Slight edge
57%
62%
1st serve points won·Even
75%
73%
2nd serve points won·Even
53%
53%
Service points won·Even
65%
66%
Return points won·Slight edge
34%
39%
Break points saved·Slight edge
64%
55%
Aces / match·Dominant
8.3
5.0
Double faults / match·Slight edge
3.2
2.5

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 68). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Johnson S.Lu Y.
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
52
34
Break points saved·Slight edge
97
88
Break points won·Clear edge
10
29
Deciding sets·Dominant
64
33
Tiebreaks·Dominant
76
32

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
21°COvercast
Wind 21 km/hHumidity 53%
Final
Sock J.[4]
Sousa J.
6-35-76-3
Semi-finals
Sock J.[4]
Johnson S.[7]
6-46-3
Sousa J.
Baghdatis M.[8]
6-17-5
Quarter-finals
Johnson S.[7]
Isner J.[2]
6-35-77-63
Sock J.[4]
Chardy J.
5-76-46-3
Sousa J.
Haase R.
6-36-2
Baghdatis M.[8]
Vesely J.
6-26-4
R16
Isner J.[2]
Jaziri M.
6-33-67-66
Johnson S.[7]
Lu Y.
6-47-64
Sock J.[4]
Harrison R.
7-654-66-1
Sousa J.
Klein B.
6-36-4
Haase R.
Ferrer D.[3]
2-66-47-64
Baghdatis M.[8]
Brown D.
4-67-646-4
Vesely J.
Statham J.
6-767-56-3
Chardy J.
Lopez F.[6]
W/O
R32
Jaziri M.
Schwartzman D.
7-616-3
Lu Y.
Khachanov K.
4-67-657-69
Johnson S.[7]
Robert S.
6-46-3
Harrison R.
Garcia Lopez G.
6-16-2
Chardy J.
Sitak A.
6-46-2
Lopez F.[6]
Venus M.
3-66-46-3
Sousa J.
Ramos A.[5]
6-17-5
Klein B.
Bagnis F.
6-16-767-63
Haase R.
Tearney F.
6-47-5
Baghdatis M.[8]
Mannarino A.
6-46-4
Brown D.
Mmoh M.
7-643-66-4
Vesely J.
Zeballos H.
6-46-3