Jiri Vesely and Steve Johnson will face each other in the 1/16 finals of the Hall of Fame Open. The game will start on July 13 at 17:30 UK time.
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Bookmaker Ratings: Prediction One – Handicap (+2) for Johnson – 1.70.
Bookmaker Ratings: Prediction Two – Total Games Over 22.5 – 1.70.
Johnson has a good feel for grass courts. He’s got a great left-handed slice shot that can take any opponent by surprise. We believe that Steve will be able to surprise Vesely in the upcoming match.
Both players have a strong serve, which will come in handy on grass courts, where the ball bounce is very low. We reckon that it will be a long match for the fans, which is likely to last for three sets.
Vesely made an expected start at the Newport tournament. In the first round, Jiri faced Feliciano Lopez and defeated him in two sets (6-4, 6-2).
In total, Vesely has five wins on grass this season with three defeats. His best grass-court result this season was on the Challenger in Ilkley, where he reached the quarter-finals.
In six of Vesely’s 8 matches on the grass during the season, at least one tie-break has been played.
Johnson faced Stefan Kozlov at the start of the tournament in Newport and managed to beat him in two sets (7-5, 6-3).
Overall, Steve has a pretty good feel for grass courts. Recall that at the recent Wimbledon, Johnson was defeated by Cameron Norrie (4-6, 1-6, 0-6) in the third round. Johnson has made seven previous appearances in Newport. His best result on the local courts showed in 2018 when he took the main trophy of the competition.
Johnson has come out victorious in 8 of his last 10 matches against left-handed opponents.
In 4 of Johnson’s last 5 matches, more than 9.5 games have been played in the first set. We offer to bet on “1st Set Games – Over 9.5” with odds of 1.52.
Type of Court – Grass
Speed of Court – 6/10
Vesely’s Rating – 69
Jiri Vesely Wins/Losses in 2022 – 19/16
Johnson’s Rating – 95
Steve Johnson Wins/Losses in 2022 – 20/15
The score in the head-to-head matches is 1-1. Both matches were played on clay. Vesely was stronger in 2021 (7-6, 6-2), but Johnson took revenge in May at Roland Garros (6-7, 7-6, 6-3, 6-2).
The match will be played at Court 1, International Tennis Hall of Fame, Newport, Rhode Island, United States.
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