Johnson upsets Cilic in the 1st round. HIGHLIGHTS – COLOGNE RESULTS

BETT1HULKS CHAMPIONSHIPS - COLOGNE DRAW AND RESULTS. Johnson stuns Cilic to face Alejandro Davidovich Fokina in the 2nd round

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Luke Meyer
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Prediction and head to head Steve Johnson vs. Marin Cilic

Steve Johnson stuns Marin Cilic 7-63 6-4 in the 1st round in Cologne on Monday. Johnson will try to go further in the tournament when playing against Alejandro Davidovich Fokina in the 2nd round.

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Both players were too good on serve during this set and the fight went to the breaker. Eventually, the American won the breaker at 7-3.

Tiebreak

Steve won 4 minibreaks in the 2nd (2-0), 3rd (3-0), 7th (5-2) and 10th (7-3) point. On the other side, the Croatian won 2 minibreaks in the 4th (1-3) and 9th (3-6) point.

The American won the tiebreak 7-3 after he conquered a decisive 3-1 lead.

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

The American was unable to convert any of the 8 conquered break points. He had 8 break points opportunities in the 6th (3-2 40-A), the 8th (4-3 30-40, 40-A and 40-A) and the 12th game (6-5 30-40, 40-A, 40-A and 40-A). Also, on the other side, the Croatian was unable to convert any of his 3 break points. He had 3 break points opportunities in the 1st (0-0 30-40 and 40-A) and the 3rd game (1-1 30-40).

They played 108 points. This set was so close that, Steve won this set even if he scored the same amount of points as his opponent. Johnson conceded 19 points on serve (33-19). In addition, on the other side, the Croatian conceded 21 points on serve (35-21).

Johnson was pretty sharp at the beginning of the set after breaking Cilic in the 1st game (1-0). That break defined the set and it was sufficient for Johnson to win the set (6-4) as there were no other breaks.

They contested 56 points. Steve was the one to win the set after conquering 6 more points than Marin (31-25). Johnson conceded 8 points on serve (20-8). In addition, on the other side, the Croatian conceded 11 points on serve (17-11).

Stats: aces, double faults, breaks, winners

Johnson
Cilic
Steve Johnson
7-63 6-4
1h:58
Marin Cilic
86
86
Total points
76
76
27
27
Winners
31
31
31%
31%
Ratio Winners
41%
41%
-- Serve --
11
11
Aces
12
12
2
2
Double Faults
3
3
51%
51%
1st in
55%
55%
68%
68%
1st won
67%
67%
27/40
27/40
1st won
31/46
31/46
68%
68%
2nd won
53%
53%
26/38
26/38
2nd won
20/38
20/38
-- Break Points --
1/9
1/9
Total
0/3
0/3
11%
11%
Won
0%
0%
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At the end of the match, Steve scored 86 points vs. Cilic’s 76.

The American blasted 11 aces and he committed 2 double faults. Steve won this match even if he had some problems converting his break points after he converted only 11% (1/9) of the procured opportunities. On the other side, Marin wasn’t able to conquer any break point (0/3). That was one of the key issues for his demise.

After this match, the head to head between Johnson and Cilic is 1-5 for Marin.

Highlights Steve Johnson vs. Marin Cilic bett1HULKS Championships – Cologne

Draw and next match H2H: Steve Johnson vs. Alejandro Davidovich Fokina – stats

Johnson will come up against Davidovich Fokina in the 2nd round.

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

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