Steve Johnson and Stefan Kozlov will face off in the semifinal of the Las Vegas Challenger for the 8th time in their career. They are scheduled to play on Saturday at 1:30 pm on COURT 1. Here the head to head stats and relative 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 -> 1.38
Stefan Kozlov -> 2.94
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Prediction and head to head Steve Johnson vs. Stefan Kozlov
This will be the 8th time that Steve Johnson and Stefan Kozlov fight against each other. The head to head is 4-3 for Kozlov (see full H2H stats), 2-1 on hard.
The last time that they played each other, Johnson won 7-5 6-3 in the 1st round in Newport back in July 2022.
Highlights Steve Johnson vs Stefan Kozlov – Newport 11-July-2022
Steve Johnson
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 2-3 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 2-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 20-20 | 15-11 | 2-3 | 2-3 | 1-3 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 33-28 | 20-18 | 6-4 | 2-2 | 5-4 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 11-17 | 8-12 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 21-11 | 18-7 | 0-1 | 3-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 119, Johnson reached the semifinal after defeating Gastao Elias 5-7 6-3 7-5, Mitchell Krueger 7-5 6-3 and Juan Pablo Ficovich 6-1 0-0 ret..
In the quarter against Pablo Ficovich, Johnson had a free pass after Pablo Ficovich retired on a 6-1 0-0 . scoreline.
Johnson has winning record in the last 10 years having won 55% of his matches (289-237). 20-17 on hard in 2022. Talking about his performance on the same surface of this competition, Johnson has an aggregate 175-136 match record in the last years on hard.
The American’s best result of the year was getting to the final in the Sarasota Challenger.
Steve has an aggregate 31-26 win-loss record in 2022, 20-17 on hard (See FULL STATS).
Previously in the Las Vegas Challenger
Stefan Kozlov
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 25-14 | 5-5 | 17-8 | 3-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 6-12 | 1-6 | 0-0 | 5-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 21-34 | 14-18 | 0-5 | 4-5 | 3-6 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 41-15 | 20-12 | 5-2 | 16-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 13-13 | 7-8 | 0-0 | 6-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 133, Stefan reached the semifinal after defeating Cannon Kingsley 7-5 4-6 6-1, Evan Zhu 7-65 6-2 and Alexis Galarneau 6-75 6-4 6-3.
In the quarter against Galarneau, Kozlov recovered from a 1-set down deficit before winning (6-75 6-4 6-3). During the match Kozlov scored 122 points vs Galarneau’s 112. Stefan was quite aggressive to blast 43 winners.
About the serving games, Kozlov managed to score 3 aces and he committed only 6 double faults. Stefan Kozlov lost the serve 4 times and he saved 11 break points. Furthermore, Kozlov put 55% of his first serves in, winning 68% (43/63) of the points behind his 1st serve and 46% (24/52) on the 2nd serve. Kozlov broke Galarneau 7 times after converting 58% of his break points (7/12).
Overall Performance in this tournament
The American has conceded 2 set in the tournament to win 54% of the points he played.
Kozlov has an overall 17-30 win-loss record in 2022, 13-17 on hard (See FULL STATS).
Previously in the Las Vegas Challenger
Previously, he won this tournament once in 2017. See his history.
H2H Performance in the tournament (main draw)
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Johnson | Kozlov |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 3 | 3 |
| Tot Set | 8 | 8 |
| Tot Games | 61 | 82 |
| Pts | 208-172 | 312-270 |
| Total Points | 380 | 582 |
| Winners | 78 | 107 |
| %Winners | 38% | 34% |
Both Johnson and Kozlov played 3 matches. Both players lost a set in the event. Steve Johnson lost 1 set, while Stefan Kozlov dropped 2 sets. Talking about their workload, Johnson and Kozlov have played the same amount of sets 8. However, Johnson played 21 games less than Kozlov. The American scored 78 winners (38% of the total points). On the other side, The American scored 107 winners (34%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Johnson | Kozlov |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 22 | 8 |
| Avg per match | 7.3 | 2.7 |
| 1st in | 104/202 | 148/273 |
| %1st in | 51% | 54% |
| 1st pts | 78/104 | 107/148 |
| %1st pts | 75% | 72% |
| 2nd pts | 62/98 | 59/125 |
| %2nd pts | 63% | 47% |
Johnson recorded 22 aces (7.3 per match). Kozlov fired 8 aces (2.7 per match). Johnson won 75% points on his first serve. He pretty solid on his second serve to win 63% of the points. On the other side, Kozlov won 72% of the points on his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 47% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Johnson | Kozlov |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 7 | 17 |
| Converted | 7/19 | 17/32 |
| % Converted | 37% | 53% |
| Conceded | 19 | 30 |
| Saved | 17 | 20 |
| % Saved | 89% | 67% |
| Times Broken | 2 | 10 |
Johnson broke his opponents 7 times with a 37% conversion rate. The American dropped his serve twice and he saved 89% of the break points that he conceded. Stefan broke his opponents 17 times with a 53% conversion rate. Kozlov conceded his serve 10 times and he saved 67% of the break points that he conceded.
| Johnson | |||||
| R1 Elias |
R2 Krueger |
1/4 Pablo Ficovich |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 5-7 6-3 7-5 | 7-5 6-3 | 6-1 0-0 ret. | ||
| Tot Set | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 | |
| Tot Games | 33 | 21 | 7 | 61 | |
| pts | 106-99 | 77-61 | 25-12 | 208-172 | |
| Total points | 205 | 138 | 37 | 380 | |
| Winners | 37 | 30 | 11 | 78 | |
| %Winners | 35% | 39% | 44% | 38% | |
| SERVE | |||||
| Aces | 8 | 12 | 2 | 22 | |
| Double Faults | 6 | 3 | 1 | 10 | |
| 1st in | 55/117 | 37/61 | 12/24 | 104/202 | |
| % 1st in | 47% | 61% | 50% | 51% | |
| 1st pts | 37/55 | 30/37 | 11/12 | 78/104 | |
| % 1st pts | 67% | 81% | 92% | 75% | |
| 2nd pts | 41/62 | 15/24 | 6/12 | 62/98 | |
| % 2nd pts | 66% | 63% | 50% | 63% | |
| Breaks | |||||
| Won | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 | |
| Converted | 2/6 | 3/11 | 2/2 | 7/19 | |
| Converted % | 33% | 27% | 100% | 37% | |
| Conceded | 13 | 5 | 1 | 19 | |
| Saved | 12/13 | 4/5 | 1/1 | 17 | |
| Saved % | 92% | 80% | 100% | 91% | |
| Times Broken | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
| Kozlov | |||||
| R1 Kingsley |
R2 Zhu |
1/4 Galarneau |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 7-5 4-6 6-1 | 7-65 6-2 | 6-75 6-4 6-3 | ||
| Tot Set | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 | |
| Tot Games | 29 | 21 | 32 | 82 | |
| pts | 104-86 | 86-72 | 122-112 | 312-270 | |
| Total points | 190 | 158 | 234 | 582 | |
| Winners | 38 | 26 | 43 | 107 | |
| %Winners | 37% | 30% | 35% | 34% | |
| SERVE | |||||
| Aces | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 | |
| Double Faults | 6 | 8 | 6 | 20 | |
| 1st in | 46/78 | 39/80 | 63/115 | 148/273 | |
| % 1st in | 59% | 49% | 55% | 54% | |
| 1st pts | 38/46 | 26/39 | 43/63 | 107/148 | |
| % 1st pts | 83% | 67% | 68% | 72% | |
| 2nd pts | 20/32 | 15/41 | 24/52 | 59/125 | |
| % 2nd pts | 63% | 37% | 46% | 47% | |
| Breaks | |||||
| Won | 3 | 7 | 7 | 17 | |
| Converted | 3/9 | 7/11 | 7/12 | 17/32 | |
| Converted % | 33% | 64% | 58% | 53% | |
| Conceded | 1 | 14 | 15 | 30 | |
| Saved | 0/1 | 9/14 | 11/15 | 20 | |
| Saved % | 0% | 64% | 73% | 46% | |
| Times Broken | 1 | 5 | 4 | 10 | |
Head 2 Head
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LWLLLWWWLW Tennis Scores in Las Vegas Challenger
- Stefan KozlovKozlov – Alexis GalarneauGalarneau (6-75 6-4 6-3) – See score progression
- Juncheng ShangShang – Ernesto EscobedoEscobedo (6-4 3-6 6-3) – See score progression
- Steve JohnsonJohnson – Juan Pablo FicovichPablo Ficovich (6-1 0-0 ret.) – See score progression
- Tennys SandgrenSandgren – Brandon HoltHolt (6-77 6-2 6-3) – See score progression
- Julian Cash/Henry PattenCash/Henry Patten – Alexander Cozbinov/Stefan KozlovCozbinov/Stefan Kozlov (w/o) – See score progression
- William Blumberg/Ben SheltonBlumberg/Ben Shelton – Robert Galloway/Hans Hach VerdugoGalloway/Hans Hach Verdugo (6-4 6-73 10-8) – See score progression
- Juncheng ShangShang – Ernesto EscobedoEscobedo (6-4 3-6 6-3) – See score progression
- Stefan KozlovKozlov – Alexis GalarneauGalarneau (6-7(5) 6-4 6-3) – See score progression
Upcoming matches in the draw
- Stefan KozlovKozlov – Steve JohnsonJohnson (4-3) – H2H and prediction
