Steve Johnson vs Frances Tiafoe — Houston Round of 16

Houston · ATP · Round of 16
USA6
Steve Johnson
36 yrs · 188 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 9 April 2018
clay
Frances Tiafoe
USA
Frances Tiafoe
#17ATP
1918ELO
1827Clay ELO
$1.9MYTD
$18MCAREER
28 yrs · 188 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Johnson S.
6-3 6-4
Tiafoe F.
Johnson S.
662
Tiafoe F.
340

Steve Johnson defeated Frances Tiafoe 6-3 6-4 in the Houston round of 16 on clay. Steve Johnson extended the head-to-head to 2–1.

Key context

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

Head to head

1–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2023-04-03HoustonR16clayFrances Tiafoe6-2 6-4
2021-05-31Roland GarrosR128claySteve Johnson6-7(5) 3-6 6-4 6-2 6-1
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Serve vs return

This season
Johnson S.serving84% hold

wins 65% of points on serve vs Tiafoe F.

Tiafoe F.serving88% hold

wins 68% 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.Tiafoe F.
1st serve in·Even
57%
59%
1st serve points won·Even
75%
75%
2nd serve points won·Even
53%
53%
Service points won·Even
65%
66%
Return points won·Even
34%
36%
Break points saved·Even
64%
64%
Aces / match·Even
8.3
8.0
Double faults / match·Clear edge
3.2
2.3

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Johnson S.Tiafoe F.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
52
83
Break points saved·Even
97
99
Break points won·Dominant
10
57
Deciding sets·Dominant
64
92
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
76
98

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

Freshness

Recent load
Johnson S.Tiafoe F.
Freshness·
—
79

Tiafoe F.: 9 days rest · 3 matches (14d). 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