Nuno Borges and Steve Johnson will fight against each other in the qualifications of the Miami Open for the 3rd time in their career. They are scheduled to compete on Monday at 4:30 pm on BUTCH BUCHOLZ. In this post, we analyze their head to head performance and prediction.

Prediction, odds and live streaming

The pick for Tennis Tonic is Nuno Borges who should win in 2 sets.

As per the initial odds, Nuno Borges is the pick to win this match.
Nuno Borges -> 1.33
Steve Johnson -> 3.125

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Prediction and head to head Nuno Borges vs. Steve Johnson

This will be the 3rd time that Nuno Borges and Steve Johnson face off. The head to head is 2-0 for Borges (see full H2H stats), 2-0 on hard.

The last time that they locked horns, Borges won 6-4 3-6 6-4 in the 1st round in Delray beach back in February 2023.

Highlights Nuno Borges vs Steve Johnson – Delray beach 13-February-2023

Nuno Borges

Nuno Borges

0 - 0win/loss

Rank
47
High
30
LWWLLLWWWL
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2025 33-33 17-14 9-11 3-4 4-4 0-0
2024 33-26 20-12 13-7 0-4 0-3 0-0
2023 37-26 20-11 8-7 6-4 3-4 0-0
2022 49-26 7-5 28-13 11-5 3-3 0-0
2021 52-21 6-4 46-17 0-0 0-0 0-0

Ranked no. 68 (career-high), the Portuguese will start his run in Miami after he won the title in the Phoenix Challenger after beating 4-6 6-2 6-1 Shevchenko in the final.

The Portuguese has a composed 14-5 win-loss record in 2023, 14-4 on hard (See FULL STATS).

His best result of the current season was winning the title the Monterrey Challenger where he overcame Borna Gojo in the final 6-4 7-6(6) and the Phoenix Challenger where he overcame Alexander Shevchenko in the final 4-6 6-2 6-1.

The Portuguese won his last 5 matches.

Talking about his overall career, Nuno has an overall 227-86 record. He has a positive 110-33 record on hard.

Previously in Miami

Borges has never competed in this tournament before.

Miami
Borges's Record

Steve Johnson

Steve Johnson

0 - 0win/loss

Rank
620
High
21
LLLWW
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. 152, Johnson will start his run in Miami after he played his last match in Indian Wells where he lost 4-6 6-4 7-6(4) to Svajda in the qualifications on the 6th of March.

The American has an overall 3-7 win-loss record in 2023, 1-5 on hard (See FULL STATS)

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In terms of his career, Johnson has an overall 354-283 record. He has a positive 216-166 record on hard.

Previously in Miami

Previously, his best result was reaching the 3rd round in 2016 and 2018. See his history.

Miami
Johnson's Record

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