Steve Johnson prevails over John Millman 4-6 7-6(5) 6-4 in the quarter in Salem Open on Friday. Johnson will play Benoit Paire
in the semifinal.Score, report, and key facts
1st set.
There was not much difference between them in this set with the exception of 1 break that John conquered in the 9th game (5-4) before winning the set (6-4).
2nd set.
Both players were too good on serve during this set and the fight went to the breaker. Eventually, the American won the breaker at 5.
3rd set.
Johnson started the set in the best possible way after breaking Millman in the 1st game (1-0). That break resulted decisive for Steve to win the set (6-4) since there were no other breaks anymore.
Statistics
After this contest, the head to head between Johnson and Millman is 4-1 for Steve.
Next Match: Steve Johnson vs. Benoit Paire – stats
Johnson will square off with Paire
in the semifinal.This will be the 4th time that Steve Johnson and Benoit Paire fight against each other. The head to head is 2-1 for Paire (see full H2H stats), but Johnson has a winning record of 1-0 on hard.
The last time that they fought against each other, Paire won 7-5 7-65 in the 1st round in Halle back in 2018.
Tennis Scores in Salem Open
- Benoit PaireBenoit – Pablo Carreno-BustaPablo (7-6(5) 1-6 6-3) – See score progression
- Steve JohnsonSteve – John MillmanJohn (4-6 7-6(5) 6-4) – See score progression
Upcoming matches
- John MillmanJohn – Steve JohnsonSteve (1-3) – See H2H details
- Benoit PaireBenoit – Pablo Carreno-BustaPablo (7-3) – See H2H details
- Andrey RublevAndrey – Denis ShapovalovDenis (1-1) – See H2H details
- Frances TiafoeFrances – Hubert HurkaczHubert (2-0) – See H2H details