Steve Johnson vs Yen Hsun Lu — Winston-Salem Round of 32

Winston-Salem · ATP · Round of 32
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Steve Johnson
36 yrs · 188 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 21 August 2017
hard
TPE
Yen Hsun Lu
42 yrs · 180 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLLWLLLL
Johnson S.
6-4 6-3
Lu Y.
Johnson S.
662
Lu Y.
430

Steve Johnson defeated Yen Hsun Lu 6-4 6-3 in the Winston-Salem round of 32 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Yen Hsun Lu came in leading the head-to-head 2–1, defending last year's quarter-final, 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

  • Match story: Steve Johnson closed it out in two sets, 6–4 6–3.

Head to head

1–2
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2017-01-09AucklandR16hardSteve Johnson6-4 7-6(4)
2014-01-06AucklandQFhardYen Hsun Lu6-4 6-4
2013-08-18Winston-SalemR16hardYen Hsun Lu6-3 6-2

Serve vs return

This season
Johnson S.serving85% hold

wins 66% 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·Even
57%
61%
1st serve points won·Even
75%
73%
2nd serve points won·Even
53%
54%
Service points won·Even
65%
66%
Return points won·Even
34%
38%
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
Final
Bautista Agut R.[1]
Dzumhur D.
6-46-4
Semi-finals
Dzumhur D.
Edmund K.
1-67-56-3
Bautista Agut R.[1]
Struff J.
6-26-4
Quarter-finals
Dzumhur D.
Chung H.[13]
6-46-2
Edmund K.
Johnson S.[6]
5-76-36-3
Struff J.
Coric B.[14]
6-47-62
Bautista Agut R.[1]
Fritz T.
6-27-63
R16
Dzumhur D.
Zeballos H.
7-56-3
Edmund K.
Fucsovics M.
6-26-1
Johnson S.[6]
Berlocq C.
7-616-4
Struff J.
Seppi A.
6-36-737-63
Coric B.[14]
Isner J.[3]
7-56-2
Bautista Agut R.[1]
Baghdatis M.
6-36-4
Chung H.[13]
Benneteau J.
6-41-1
Fritz T.
Lorenzi P.[7]
7-637-65
R32
Benneteau J.
Carreno Busta P.[2]
7-656-756-3
Chung H.[13]
Rublev A.
5-76-16-1
Dzumhur D.
Simon G.[9]
6-41-66-4
Zeballos H.
Verdasco F.[8]
3-67-56-4
Fucsovics M.
Sousa J.[17]
6-33-66-1
Berlocq C.
Troicki V.[11]
3-66-16-2
Johnson S.[6]
Lu Y.
6-46-3
Struff J.
Cuevas P.[5]
7-627-5
Seppi A.
Bedene A.[12]
6-47-5
Coric B.[14]
Young D.
4-66-46-2
Isner J.[3]
Kuznetsov A.
2-67-656-3
Lorenzi P.[7]
Monteiro T.
2-66-46-4
Fritz T.
Sugita Y.[10]
6-36-2
Baghdatis M.
Vesely J.[16]
6-27-63
Bautista Agut R.[1]
Lajovic D.
6-46-3
Edmund K.
Medvedev D.[15]
2-66-27-66
R64
Benneteau J.
Herbert P.
6-36-2
Rublev A.
Darcis S.
6-46-4
Dzumhur D.
Istomin D.
6-46-4
Zeballos H.
Koepfer D.
6-26-1
Fucsovics M.
Gulbis E.
7-616-2
Edmund K.
Fabbiano T.
6-26-3
Berlocq C.
Bolt A.
6-26-4
Lu Y.
Eysseric J.
6-26-1
Seppi A.
Tipsarevic J.
6-26-2
Young D.
Dutra Silva R.
6-46-2
Kuznetsov A.
Kicker N.
7-56-2
Monteiro T.
Dolgopolov A.
6-36-3
Fritz T.
Jaziri M.
4-66-46-3
Baghdatis M.
Berankis R.
7-57-5
Lajovic D.
Chrysochos P.
6-26-3
Struff J.
Gombos N.
7-637-64