Steve Johnson vs Taylor Fritz — Houston Semi-final

Houston · ATP · Semi-final
USA6
Steve Johnson
36 yrs · 188 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 9 April 2018
clay
Taylor Fritz
USA
Taylor Fritz
#10ATP
1909ELO
1761Clay ELO
$1.6MYTD
$31MCAREER
28 yrs · 196 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWWLWWWW
Johnson S.
7-5 6-7 6-2
Fritz T.
Johnson S.
76462
Fritz T.
57721

Steve Johnson defeated Taylor Fritz 7-5 6-7 6-2 in the Houston semi-final on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Taylor Fritz came in leading the head-to-head 5–1. Steve Johnson narrowed the head-to-head to 5–2.

Key context

  • Match story: Steve Johnson closed it out in three sets, 7–5 6–7 6–2.

Head to head

1–5
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2023-08-28US OpenR128hardTaylor Fritz6-2 6-1 6-2
2021-07-26AtlantaR16hardTaylor Fritz6-7(5) 6-4 6-1
2021-07-19Los CabosQFhardTaylor Fritz6-4 6-4
2021-06-28WimbledonR64grassTaylor Fritz6-4 7-6(4) 4-6 6-7(4) 6-4
2019-03-04Indian Wells MastersR128hardSteve Johnson6-3 6-3
2016-02-08MemphisR16hardTaylor Fritz7-6(5) 7-6(7)
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Serve vs return

This season
Johnson S.serving84% hold

wins 65% of points on serve vs Fritz T.

Fritz T.serving93% hold

wins 72% 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.Fritz T.
1st serve in·Slight edge
57%
63%
1st serve points won·Even
75%
79%
2nd serve points won·Even
53%
55%
Service points won·Slight edge
65%
70%
Return points won·Even
34%
36%
Break points saved·Slight edge
64%
69%
Aces / match·Dominant
8.3
11.5
Double faults / match·Clear edge
3.2
1.9

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Johnson S.Fritz T.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
52
87
Break points saved·Even
97
100
Break points won·Dominant
10
60
Deciding sets·Dominant
64
98
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
76
99

Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About

Freshness

Recent load
Johnson S.Fritz T.
Freshness·
—
76

Fritz T.: 6 days rest · 1 match, 28 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
SlowFast
Final
Johnson S.[6]
Sandgren T.[8]
7-622-66-4
Semi-finals
Sandgren T.[8]
Karlovic I.
7-627-64
Johnson S.[6]
Fritz T.
7-56-746-2
Quarter-finals
Karlovic I.
Kyrgios N.[4]
3-66-26-3
Johnson S.[6]
Isner J.[1]
7-644-67-65
Sandgren T.[8]
Pella G.
4-67-56-3
Fritz T.
Sock J.[3]
6-33-66-4
R16
Kyrgios N.[4]
Fratangelo B.
6-726-16-2
Karlovic I.
Kudla D.
7-57-5
Isner J.[1]
Laaksonen H.
6-46-2
Sandgren T.[8]
Kicker N.
6-27-63
Johnson S.[6]
Tiafoe F.
6-36-4
Sock J.[3]
Zeballos H.
6-46-4
Pella G.
Querrey S.[2]
2-67-647-63
Fritz T.
Harrison R.[7]
3-66-06-3
R32
Karlovic I.
Daniel T.
7-656-4
Fratangelo B.
Thompson J.
6-16-1
Kicker N.
Young D.
6-36-2
Laaksonen H.
Brown D.
6-46-3
Kudla D.
Verdasco F.[5]
6-47-64
Pella G.
Kozlov S.
6-36-2
Tiafoe F.
Mcdonald M.
6-36-3
Johnson S.[6]
Escobedo E.
3-67-656-2
Zeballos H.
Nishioka Y.
6-16-2
Sandgren T.[8]
Kavcic B.
6-26-2
Harrison R.[7]
Kecmanovic M.
6-46-3
Fritz T.
Smyczek T.
6-736-27-66