TENNIS SCORES. Steve Johnson gets by Millman in the quarter in Salem Open

Steve Johnson prevails over John Millman 4-6 7-6(5) 6-4 in the quarter in Salem Open on Friday. Johnson will play Benoit Paire in the semifinal.

Score, report, and key facts

1^st set.

There was not much difference between them in this set with the exception of 1 break that John conquered in the 9^th game (5-4) before winning the set (6-4).

2^nd set.

Both players were too good on serve during this set and the fight went to the breaker. Eventually, the American won the breaker at 5.

3^rd set.

Johnson started the set in the best possible way after breaking Millman in the 1^st game (1-0). That break resulted decisive for Steve to win the set (6-4) since there were no other breaks anymore.

Statistics

After this contest, the head to head between Johnson and Millman is 4-1 for Steve.

Next Match: Steve Johnson vs. Benoit Paire – stats

Johnson will square off with Paire in the semifinal.

This will be the 4^th time that Steve Johnson and Benoit Paire fight against each other. The head to head is 2-1 for Paire (see full H2H stats), but Johnson has a winning record of 1-0 on hard.

The last time that they fought against each other, Paire won 7-5 7-6⁵ in the 1^st round in Halle back in 2018.

Tennis Scores in Salem Open

• Benoit PaireBenoit – Pablo Carreno-BustaPablo (7-6(5) 1-6 6-3) – See score progression
• Steve JohnsonSteve – John MillmanJohn (4-6 7-6(5) 6-4) – See score progression

Upcoming matches

• John MillmanJohn – Steve JohnsonSteve (1-3) – See H2H details
• Benoit PaireBenoit – Pablo Carreno-BustaPablo (7-3) – See H2H details
• Andrey RublevAndrey – Denis ShapovalovDenis (1-1) – See H2H details
• Frances TiafoeFrances – Hubert HurkaczHubert (2-0) – See H2H details