Steve Johnson vs Noah Rubin — Indian Wells CH Quarter-final

Indian Wells CH · CHALLENGER · Quarter-final
USA5
Steve Johnson
36 yrs · 188 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLWWWWLL
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 2 March 2020
hard
USA
Noah Rubin
30 yrs · 175 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWWWLLLL
Johnson S.
6-3 6-3
Rubin N.
Johnson S.
662
Rubin N.
330

Steve Johnson defeated Noah Rubin 6-3 6-3 in the Indian Wells CH quarter-final on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Noah Rubin came in defending last year's round of 64.

Key context

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Johnson S.serving86% hold

wins 67% of points on serve vs Rubin N.

Rubin N.serving84% hold

wins 65% 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.Rubin N.
1st serve in·Slight edge
57%
62%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
75%
68%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
53%
47%
Service points won·Slight edge
65%
60%
Return points won·Even
34%
37%
Break points saved·Slight edge
65%
60%
Aces / match·Dominant
8.6
4.0
Double faults / match·Clear edge
3.4
2.5

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (165 vs 48). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Johnson S.Rubin N.
Clutch Rating·Even
52
49
Break points saved·Clear edge
97
80
Break points won·Clear edge
10
31
Deciding sets·Slight edge
64
54
Tiebreaks·Even
76
80

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