Steve Johnson vs Taylor FritzIndian Wells Masters Round of 128

Indian Wells Masters · ATP · Round of 128
36 yrs · 188 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLWWWWLL
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 4 March 2019
hard
#10ATP
1909ELO
1839Hard ELO
$1.6MYTD
$31MCAREER
28 yrs · 196 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWWLWWWW
Johnson S.
6-3 6-3
Fritz T.
Johnson S.
662
Fritz T.
330

Steve Johnson defeated Taylor Fritz 6-3 6-3 in the Indian Wells Masters round of 128 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Taylor Fritz came in leading the head-to-head 5–1, defending last year's round of 16. Steve Johnson narrowed the head-to-head to 5–2.

Key context

Head to head

15
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
2018-04-09HoustonSFclaySteve Johnson7-5 6-7(4) 6-2
2016-02-08MemphisR16hardTaylor Fritz7-6(5) 7-6(7)

Serve vs return

This season
Johnson S.serving88% hold

wins 68% of points on serve vs Fritz T.

Fritz T.serving95% hold

wins 75% 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

Serve & return on hard

Johnson S.Fritz T.
Serve
76
Return
32

Per-surface Serve / Return Rating (0–100, percentile within the hard field, opponent-adjusted over 52 weeks). About

Statistics

This season
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
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
Freshness·
76

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

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
SlowFast
Weather
21°COvercast
Wind 6 km/hHumidity 32%