THE FAIRFIELD CHALLENGER. Steve Johnson ousts Nakashima in the semifinal of the the Fairfield Challenger

FAIRFIELD CHALLENGER. Johnson conquers Nakashima to compete against Christopher O Connell in the final

Prediction and head to head Steve Johnson vs. Brandon Nakashima

Steve Johnson gets the better of Brandon Nakashima 3-6 6-1 6-2 in the semifinal in Fairfield Challenger on Saturday. Johnson will play Christopher O Connell in the final.

Score, report, and key facts

1st set.

The set was even with both players refusing to concede anything to the opposition. Eventually, the only discrepancy was one break that Brandon conquered in the 8th game (5-3) before winning the set (6-3).

2nd set.

Johnson was too good to concede just 1 game before breaking Brandon 2 times and win the set 6-1.

Nakashima was completely knocked out in the last 5 games of the set (from 1-1 to 6-1).

3rd set.

Johnson started the set strong after breaking Nakashima in the 1st game (1-0) before consolidating his break and lead 4-0. Steve improved his lead after breaking Nakashima in the 3rd (3-0) game before managing to win the set (6-2).

A crucial moment of the match was when Johnson won 4 consecutive games in the 3rd set to change the scoreline from 0-0 to 4-0.

Statistics

After this contest, the head to head between Johnson and Nakashima is 1-0.

Next Match: Steve Johnson vs. Christopher O Connell – stats

Johnson will take on O Connell in the final.

There is no head to head record between Steve Johnson and Christopher O Connell since this will be the first time that they will fight against each other in the main tour.

Tennis Scores in Fairfield Challenger

Upcoming matches

  • Steve JohnsonJohnsonChristopher O ConnellO Connell (0-0) – See H2H details