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Steve Johnson #51 def. Frances Tiafoe #58

6-3 6-4

Match Information

Date	Apr 13, 2018*
Tournament	Houston
Category	ATP 250
Surface	Clay
Round	R16
Winner	Steve Johnson
Score	6-3 6-4
Loser	Frances Tiafoe
Duration	1h 17m

Stat	Steve Johnson	Frances Tiafoe
Aces	12	4
Double faults	4	1
First serve %	52	60
First serve points won %	71	68
Second serve points won %	59	48
Break points saved %	86	40
Break points converted %	60	14
Service points won %	66	60
Return points won %	40	34
Total points won %	55	45

Pre-match Comparison

Field	Steve Johnson	Frances Tiafoe
Country	USA	USA
Birth date	Dec 24, 1989	Jan 20, 1998
Age	28	20
Height	188	188
Handedness	Right-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	—	—
Ranking (entering)	51	58
Ranking points (entering)	975	893
Elo (entering)	1,816	1,852
Career W-L	196–201	254–211
Career earnings	$8,082,688	$17,770,097

Pre-match H2H

Steve Johnson 0 – 0 Frances Tiafoe

Path

Steve Johnson's path

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
Apr 12, 2018	R32	Ernesto Escobedo	3-6 7-6(5) 6-2	W	H2H	Match data

Steve Johnson's next match

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
Apr 14, 2018	QF	John Isner	7-6(4) 4-6 7-6(5)	W	H2H	Match data

Frances Tiafoe's path

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
Apr 12, 2018	R32	Mackenzie McDonald	6-3 6-3	W	H2H	Match data