Thomas Johansson vs Michael Stich — St. Petersburg Semi-final
St. Petersburg · ATP · Semi-final
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 17 March 1997 ·
carpet
Johansson T.6-3 6-1
Stich M.
Johansson T.
662
Stich M.
310
Thomas Johansson defeated Michael Stich 6-3 6-1 in the St. Petersburg semi-final on carpet. The upset overturned the form book — Michael Stich came in leading the head-to-head 1–0. Thomas Johansson claimed a first win over Michael Stich in two meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 1–1.
Key context
- Match story: Thomas Johansson dropped just 4 games past Michael Stich.
Head to head
0–1| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995-10-16 | Vienna | R16 | hard | Michael Stich | 7-6(5) 6-4 |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Even
57%
54%
1st serve points won·Even
76%
76%
2nd serve points won·Even
52%
51%
Service points won·Even
65%
64%
Return points won·Even
35%
38%
Break points saved·Even
63%
66%
Aces / match·Even
8.9
8.4
Double faults / match·Dominant
2.4
5.9
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 28). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Conditions
Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
SlowFast