NEW YORK. Pedro Martinez Portero upsets Johnson in the qualifications

WESTERN & SOUTHERN OPEN - NEW YORK DRAW AND RESULTS. Martinez Portero upsets Johnson to fight against Marton Fucsovics in the next round

By
Luke Meyer
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Prediction and head to head Pedro Martinez Portero vs. Steve Johnson

Pedro Martinez Portero stuns Steve Johnson 6-3 6-74 6-2 in the qualifications in New York on Thursday. Martinez Portero will fight against Marton Fucsovics in the next round.

Score, report, and key facts

The Spaniard won the set after he broke Steve in the 7th (4-3) and in the 9th (6-3) game.

Johnson was completely wiped out in the last 4 games of the set when the game count went from 2-3 to 6-3.

The Spaniard converted 50% of his break points (2/4). He had 4 break points opportunities in the 5th (2-2 30-40), the 7th (3-3 30-40) and the 9th game (5-3 40-A and 40-A). On the other side, Pedro didn’t concede a single break point during this set.

They played 65 points. Pedro was the winner of the set after clinching 9 more points than the American (37-28). The Spaniard lost 5 points on serve (16-5). Regarding the other side of the net, Johnson conceded 21 points on serve (23-21).

Neither player conceded a service game during this set. Therefore the affair had to be decided at the tiebreak. Eventually, the American won the tiebreak at 7-4.

Tiebreak

Johnson won 6 minibreaks in the 1st (1-0), 4th (2-2), 5th (3-2), 8th (5-3), 9th (6-3) and 11th (7-4) point. On the other side, Pedro won 4 minibreaks in the 2nd (1-1), 3rd (2-1), 7th (3-4) and 10th (4-6) point.

This was the tiebreak sequence: 1-0, 1-1, 1-2, 2-2, 3-2, 4-2, 4-3, 5-3, 6-3, 6-4, 7-4

Steve was unable to convert any of the 4 conquered break points. He had 4 break points opportunities in the 3rd (1-1 15-40 and 30-40) and the 11th game (5-5 30-40 and 40-A). Moreover, on the other side, Martinez Portero was unable to convert any of his 2 break points. He had 2 break points opportunities in the 4th (2-1 30-40) and the 12th game (6-5 30-40).

They contested 92 points. The set was a huge battle since finally the American won just 2 points more than the Spaniard (47-45). Steve conceded 16 points on serve (27-16). In addition, on the other side, the Spaniard conceded 20 points on serve (29-20).

The Spaniard in this set played at a much higher level than Steve and without many problems he won 6-2 after breaking Johnson in the 3rd (2-1) and in the 7th (5-2) game.

Steve lost the 3rd game (2-1) when he was comfortably leading 40-0.

Martinez Portero converted 66% of his break points (2/3). He had 3 break points opportunities in the 1st (0-0 30-40), the 3rd (1-1 40-A) and the 7th game (4-2 30-40). On the other side, Pedro didn’t concede a single break point during this set.

They played 51 points. Martinez Portero was the winner of the set after clinching 13 points more than the American (32-19). Pedro was extremely solid on serve to drop just 3 points (16-3). On the losing side, the American conceded 16 points on serve (16-16).

Match Statistics

Portero
Johnson
Pedro Martinez Portero
6-3 6-74 6-2
Steve Johnson
113
113
Total points
95
95
43
43
Winners
47
47
38%
38%
Ratio Winners
49%
49%
-- Serve --
1
1
Aces
17
17
7
7
Double Faults
5
5
64%
64%
1st in
56%
56%
75%
75%
1st won
70%
70%
43/57
43/57
1st won
47/67
47/67
56%
56%
2nd won
38%
38%
18/32
18/32
2nd won
20/52
20/52
-- Break Points --
4/9
4/9
Total
0/4
0/4
44%
44%
Won
0%
0%
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At the end of the match, the Spaniard scored 113 points vs. the American’s 95.

Martinez Portero served pretty well to win 75% of the points (43/57) behind his first serve, and he won 56% points (18/32) on his second serve. The Spaniard won this match even if he had a tough time converting his break points as he converted only 44% (4/9) of the procured opportunities. On the other side, Johnson wasn’t able to conquer any break point (0/4). That was one of the key issues for his loss.

After this encounter, the head to head between Martinez Portero and Johnson is 1-0 for Pedro.

Draw and next match H2H: Pedro Martinez Portero vs. Marton Fucsovics – stats

Martinez Portero will square off with Fucsovics in the next round.

There is no head to head record between Pedro Martinez Portero and Marton Fucsovics since this will be the first time that they will fight against each other in the main tour.

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