Steve Johnson vs Liam CaruanaAuckland Round of 32

Auckland · ATP · Round of 32
36 yrs · 188 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 8 January 2018
hard
28 yrs · 178 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Johnson S.
7-5 7-6
Caruana L.
Johnson S.
7772
Caruana L.
5640

Steve Johnson defeated Liam Caruana 7-5 7-6 in the Auckland round of 32 on hard. The result followed the form book — Steve Johnson came in defending last year's semi-final.

Key context

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Johnson S.serving88% hold

wins 68% of points on serve vs Caruana L.

Caruana L.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
1st serve in·Even
57%
59%
1st serve points won·Even
75%
71%
2nd serve points won·Even
53%
49%
Service points won·Even
65%
62%
Return points won·Even
34%
36%
Break points saved·Slight edge
64%
56%
Aces / match·Dominant
8.3
4.8
Double faults / match·Clear edge
3.2
2.0

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 54). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast
Weather
22°CPartly cloudy
Wind 19 km/hHumidity 62%