Steve Johnson and Mitchell Krueger will play each other in the semifinal of the Indian Wells Challenger for the 1st time in their career. They are scheduled to play on Saturday at 12:30 pm on STADIUM 5. Here you can find the head to head analysis and the prediction.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Steve Johnson who should win in 2 sets.
As per the initial odds, Steve Johnson is the pick to win this match.
Steve Johnson -> 1.30
Mitchell Krueger -> 3.40
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Prediction and head to head Steve Johnson vs. Mitchell Krueger
There is no head to head record between Steve Johnson and Mitchell Krueger since this will be the first time that they will face off in the main tour.
Steve Johnson
Ranked no. 75, Steve reached the semifinal after beating Marc Polmans 6-1 3-6 6-2, Taro Daniel 7-63 6-2 and Noah Rubin 6-3 6-3.
In the quarter, The American had a good straight sets win against Rubin (6-3 6-3). During the match Johnson scored 68 points vs Rubin’s 48. Steve was extremely aggressive to blast 19 winners.
Talking about serving, Johnson blasted 8 aces and he committed only 1 double fault for the entire match. Overall, Steve Johnson was extremely effective on serve to win 86% (19/22) of his 1st serve and 67% (14/21) on the second serve. However, this didn’t prevent his to concede the serve once. The American broke Rubin 4 times after converting 27% of his break points (4/15).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Johnson has dropped 1 set in this event to conquer 56% of the points he played.
Johnson has a winning win-loss record in the last 10 years having won 59% of his matches (956-666). 15-5 on hard in 2020. Regarding his performance on the same surface of this tournament, Johnson has a 292-213 record in the last 10 years on hard.
The American’s best result of the season was getting to the final in the Bendigo Challenger.
Johnson has a 16-6 win-loss record in 2020, 15-5 on hard (See FULL STATS).
Last year in the Indian Wells Challenger
Steve didn’t play in the Indian Wells Challenger in 2019.
Mitchell Krueger
Ranked no. 220, Mitchell reached the semifinal after beating Dudi Sela 0-6 7-64 7-5, Radu Albot 0-6 6-4 6-4, Sebastian Korda 6-2 6-1 and Gregoire Barrere 6-4 7-65.
In the quarter, Mitchell had a good straight sets win against Barrere (6-4 7-65). During the match Krueger scored 80 points vs Barrere’s 69. The American was extremely aggressive to blast 34 winners.
Talking about serving, Krueger blasted 5 aces and he committed only 4 double faults. Mitchell Krueger lost the serve twice and he saved 5 break points. Furthermore, Krueger put 54% of his first serves in, winning 85% (34/40) of the points behind his 1st serve and 44% (15/34) on the 2nd serve. Mitchell broke Barrere 3 times after converting 43% of his break points (3/7).
Overall Performance in this tournament
The American has conceded 2 set in the tournament to win 52% of the points he played.
Krueger has a winning record in the last 10 years having won 54% of his matches (1054-915). 9-4 on hard in 2020. In connection with his performance on the same surface of this tournament, Krueger has a 301-260 win-loss record in the last 10 years on hard.
Mitchell’s best result of the current season was getting to the semi-finals in the Newport Beach Challenger.
The American has a 11-6 win-loss record in 2020, 9-4 on hard (See FULL STATS).
Last year in the Indian Wells Challenger
Mitchell didn’t play in the Indian Wells Challenger in 2019.
Live score
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H2H Performance in the tournament
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Johnson | Krueger |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 3 | 4 |
| Tot Set | 7 | 10 |
| Tot Games | 63 | 95 |
| Pts | 221-172 | 319-290 |
| Total Points | 393 | 609 |
| Winners | 73 | 129 |
| %Winners | 33% | 40% |
Johnson played 3 matches while Krueger competed in 4 matches. Both players lost a set in the event. Steve Johnson conceded 1 set, while Mitchell Krueger dropper 2 sets. Johnson has played 3 sets less than Krueger (7 vs 10). Therefore, Johnson played 32 games less than Krueger. Steve scored 73 winners (33% on total points). On the other side, Mitchell blasted 129 winners (40%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Johnson | Krueger |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 19 | 10 |
| Avg per match | 6.3 | 2.5 |
| 1st in | 92/188 | 176/300 |
| %1st in | 49% | 59% |
| 1st pts | 73/92 | 129/176 |
| %1st pts | 79% | 73% |
| 2nd pts | 58/96 | 60/124 |
| %2nd pts | 60% | 48% |
Johnson blasted 19 aces (6.3 per match). Krueger blasted 10 aces (2.5 per match). Johnson won 79% points on his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 60% of the points. On the other side, Krueger won 73% points on his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 48% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Johnson | Krueger |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 11 | 14 |
| Converted | 11/29 | 14/37 |
| % Converted | 38% | 38% |
| Conceded | 10 | 30 |
| Saved | 7 | 19 |
| % Saved | 70% | 63% |
| Times Broken | 3 | 11 |
Steve broke his opponents 11 times with 38% conversion rate. Johnson conceded his serve 3 times and he saved 70% of the break points that he conceded. Krueger broke his opponents 14 times with 38% conversion rate. The American conceded his serve 11 times and he saved 63% of the break points that he conceded.
| Johnson | |||||
| R2 Polmans |
R3 Daniel |
1/4 Rubin |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-1 3-6 6-2 | 7-63 6-2 | 6-3 6-3 | ||
| Tot Set | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 | |
| Tot Games | 24 | 21 | 18 | 63 | |
| pts | 81-68 | 72-56 | 68-48 | 221-172 | |
| Total points | 149 | 128 | 116 | 393 | |
| Winners | 27 | 27 | 19 | 73 | |
| %Winners | 33% | 38% | 28% | 33% | |
| SERVE | |||||
| Aces | 6 | 5 | 8 | 19 | |
| Double Faults | 5 | 1 | 1 | 7 | |
| 1st in | 37/81 | 33/64 | 22/43 | 92/188 | |
| % 1st in | 46% | 52% | 51% | 49% | |
| 1st pts | 27/37 | 27/33 | 19/22 | 73/92 | |
| % 1st pts | 73% | 82% | 86% | 79% | |
| 2nd pts | 25/44 | 19/31 | 14/21 | 58/96 | |
| % 2nd pts | 57% | 61% | 67% | 60% | |
| Breaks | |||||
| Won | 5 | 2 | 4 | 11 | |
| Converted | 5/9 | 2/5 | 4/15 | 11/29 | |
| Converted % | 56% | 40% | 27% | 38% | |
| Conceded | 8 | 1 | 1 | 10 | |
| Saved | 6/8 | 1/1 | 0/1 | 7 | |
| Saved % | 75% | 100% | 0% | 58% | |
| Times Broken | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Krueger | ||||||
| R1 Sela |
R2 Albot |
R3 Korda |
1/4 Barrere |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 0-6 7-64 7-5 | 0-6 6-4 6-4 | 6-2 6-1 | 6-4 7-65 | ||
| Tot Set | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 10 | |
| Tot Games | 31 | 26 | 15 | 23 | 95 | |
| pts | 95-100 | 87-85 | 57-36 | 80-69 | 319-290 | |
| Total points | 195 | 172 | 93 | 149 | 609 | |
| Winners | 40 | 29 | 26 | 34 | 129 | |
| %Winners | 42% | 33% | 46% | 43% | 40% | |
| SERVE | ||||||
| Aces | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 10 | |
| Double Faults | 5 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 15 | |
| 1st in | 62/106 | 40/74 | 34/46 | 40/74 | 176/300 | |
| % 1st in | 58% | 54% | 74% | 54% | 59% | |
| 1st pts | 40/62 | 29/40 | 26/34 | 34/40 | 129/176 | |
| % 1st pts | 65% | 73% | 76% | 85% | 73% | |
| 2nd pts | 23/44 | 17/34 | 5/12 | 15/34 | 60/124 | |
| % 2nd pts | 52% | 50% | 42% | 44% | 48% | |
| Breaks | ||||||
| Won | 3 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 14 | |
| Converted | 3/6 | 3/14 | 5/10 | 3/7 | 14/37 | |
| Converted % | 50% | 21% | 50% | 43% | 38% | |
| Conceded | 11 | 10 | 2 | 7 | 30 | |
| Saved | 6/11 | 6/10 | 2/2 | 5/7 | 19 | |
| Saved % | 55% | 60% | 100% | 71% | 95% | |
| Times Broken | 5 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 175 | |
Head 2 Head
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LLWLLLLWLW Tennis Scores in Indian Wells Challenger
- Brandon NakashimaNakashima – Marcos GironGiron (7-62 3-6 6-2) – See score progression
- Steve JohnsonJohnson – Noah RubinRubin (6-3 6-3) – See score progression
- Mitchell KruegerKrueger – Gregoire BarrereBarrere (6-4 7-65) – See score progression
- Jack SockSock – Denis KudlaKudla (7-65 5-7 6-4) – See score progression
Upcoming matches
- Mitchell KruegerKrueger – Steve JohnsonJohnson (0-0) – See H2H details
- Jack SockSock – Brandon NakashimaNakashima (0-0) – See H2H details
