Steve Johnson vs Mitchell Krueger — Indian Wells CH Semi-final

Indian Wells CH · CHALLENGER · Semi-final
USA5
Steve Johnson
36 yrs · 188 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLWWWWLL
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 2 March 2020
hard
Mitchell Krueger
USA
Mitchell Krueger
#364ATP
1461ELO
1436Hard ELO
32 yrs · 188 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
WLLLLLLLLL
Johnson S.
6-4 6-4
Krueger M.
Johnson S.
662
Krueger M.
440

Steve Johnson defeated Mitchell Krueger 6-4 6-4 in the Indian Wells CH semi-final on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Mitchell Krueger came in defending last year's round of 32, but Steve Johnson had been the form player, winning 2 of their last 6 on hard.

Key context

  • Match story: Steve Johnson edged a tight contest from start to finish — 6–4 6–4.

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Johnson S.serving85% hold

wins 66% of points on serve vs Krueger M.

Krueger M.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.Krueger M.
1st serve in·Slight edge
57%
64%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
75%
69%
2nd serve points won·Even
53%
51%
Service points won·Even
65%
63%
Return points won·Even
34%
38%
Break points saved·Slight edge
65%
60%
Aces / match·Dominant
8.6
4.5
Double faults / match·Clear edge
3.4
2.0

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (165 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Johnson S.Krueger M.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
52
16
Break points saved·Slight edge
97
87
Break points won·Even
10
14
Deciding sets·Dominant
64
13
Tiebreaks·Dominant
76
0

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

Freshness

Recent load
Johnson S.Krueger M.
Freshness·
—
87

Krueger M.: 1 day rest · 1 match, 20 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Slowlow bounce, long rallies
SlowFast
Final
Johnson S.[5]
Sock J.
6-46-4
Semi-finals
Johnson S.[5]
Krueger M.
6-46-4
Sock J.
Nakashima B.
6-756-36-4
Quarter-finals
Johnson S.[5]
Rubin N.
6-36-3
Krueger M.
Barrere G.[9]
6-47-65
Nakashima B.
Giron M.[14]
7-623-66-2
Sock J.
Kudla D.[11]
7-655-76-4
R16
Krueger M.
Korda S.
6-26-1
Barrere G.[9]
Tiafoe F.[8]
4-66-27-64
Nakashima B.
Caruso S.[10]
6-46-3
Kudla D.[11]
Sinner J.[6]
6-36-746-2
Sock J.
Donskoy E.[13]
6-44-67-63
Johnson S.[5]
Daniel T.[12]
7-636-2
Rubin N.
Sarmiento R.
6-36-1
Giron M.[14]
Marcora R.
7-646-1
R32
Rubin N.
Pouille L.[2]
6-47-65
Daniel T.[12]
Mcdonald M.
7-57-66
Johnson S.[5]
Polmans M.
6-13-66-2
Krueger M.
Albot R.[4]
0-66-46-4
Barrere G.[9]
Zverev M.
6-33-67-5
Nakashima B.
Sugita Y.[7]
6-36-2
Caruso S.[10]
Kwiatkowski T.
6-46-2
Giron M.[14]
Peniston R.
6-27-64
Sinner J.[6]
Verbeek S.
6-06-1
Sock J.
Humbert U.[1]
7-656-4
Sarmiento R.
Gojowczyk P.[16]
4-66-36-2
Korda S.
Oconnell C.[15]
6-16-1
Tiafoe F.[8]
Mmoh M.
6-46-3
Kudla D.[11]
Janvier M.
6-26-1
Donskoy E.[13]
Redlicki M.
7-646-0
Marcora R.
Arneodo R.
4-66-17-68
R64
Mmoh M.
Santillan A.
6-06-3
Polmans M.
Nanda G.
6-26-3
Krueger M.
Sela D.
0-67-647-5
Redlicki M.
Li Z.
6-26-2
Mcdonald M.
Mott B.
6-06-4
Rubin N.
Petrovic D.
3-67-646-1
Verbeek S.
Cressy M.
7-646-3
Sarmiento R.
Copil M.
6-36-3
Zverev M.
Aragone J.
5-76-07-66
Korda S.
Holt B.
6-36-1
Nakashima B.
Broady L.
6-26-3
Kwiatkowski T.
Chung H.
7-626-2
Peniston R.
Smith K.
7-656-4
Marcora R.
Brymer G.
6-46-3
Janvier M.
Klahn B.
6-46-4
Sock J.
Uchida K.
6-15-76-2