Ivo Karlovic vs Steve Johnson — Washington Semi-final
Washington · ATP · Semi-final
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 18 July 2016 ·
hard
Karlovic I.6-4 6-4
Johnson S.
Karlovic I.
662
Johnson S.
440
Ivo Karlovic defeated Steve Johnson 6-4 6-4 in the Washington semi-final on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Steve Johnson came in leading the head-to-head 3–2, defending last year's semi-final, but Ivo Karlovic had been the form player, winning 7 of their last 10 on hard. Ivo Karlovic narrowed the head-to-head to 3–3.
Key context
- Match story: Ivo Karlovic edged a tight contest from start to finish — 6–4 6–4.
Head to head
2–3| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016-10-24 | Vienna | R32 | hard | Ivo Karlovic | 7-6 6-3 |
| 2015-03-12 | Indian Wells Masters | R64 | hard | Steve Johnson | 6-3 7-6 |
| 2015-02-16 | Delray Beach | QF | hard | Ivo Karlovic | 6-2 7-6 |
| 2014-07-28 | Washington | R16 | hard | Steve Johnson | 3-6 7-6 7-6 |
| 2013-02-11 | San Jose | R32 | hard | Steve Johnson | 6-7 6-4 7-6 |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Slight edge
65%
57%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
83%
75%
2nd serve points won·Even
55%
53%
Service points won·Slight edge
73%
66%
Return points won·Slight edge
27%
34%
Break points saved·Slight edge
71%
64%
Aces / match·Dominant
21.4
8.2
Double faults / match·Dominant
4.8
3.2
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Clutch
Under pressureClutch Rating·Even
47
45
Break points saved·Even
96
93
Break points won·Even
0
4
Deciding sets·Even
73
70
Tiebreaks·Even
68
65
Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About
Conditions
Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast