Steve Johnson vs Fernando Verdasco — Houston Quarter-final
Houston · ATP · Quarter-final
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 10 April 2017 ·
clay
Johnson S.6-2 6-4
Verdasco F.
Johnson S.
662
Verdasco F.
240
Steve Johnson defeated Fernando Verdasco 6-2 6-4 in the Houston quarter-final on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Fernando Verdasco came in leading the head-to-head 4–0, defending last year's round of 16. Steve Johnson claimed a first win over Fernando Verdasco in five meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 4–1.
Key context
- Match story: Steve Johnson dropped just 6 games past Fernando Verdasco.
Head to head
0–4| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016-08-22 | Winston-Salem | R16 | hard | Fernando Verdasco | 6-4 7-6 |
| 2016-05-23 | Roland Garros | R128 | clay | Fernando Verdasco | 7-5 6-4 7-5 |
| 2014-04-07 | Houston | R16 | clay | Fernando Verdasco | 6-0 4-6 6-3 |
| 2013-04-08 | Houston | R32 | clay | Fernando Verdasco | 7-6 6-2 |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Slight edge
57%
64%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
75%
70%
2nd serve points won·Even
53%
49%
Service points won·Even
66%
62%
Return points won·Even
34%
37%
Break points saved·Even
64%
62%
Aces / match·Clear edge
8.2
5.5
Double faults / match·Even
3.2
3.4
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Clutch
Under pressureClutch Rating·Even
45
44
Break points saved·Even
93
92
Break points won·Clear edge
4
27
Deciding sets·Clear edge
70
56
Tiebreaks·Slight edge
65
55
Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About
Conditions
Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
SlowFast