Stefan Kozlov and Steve Johnson will face each other in the 1/16 finals of the Hall of Fame Open. The game will start on July 11 at 21:00 UK time.
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Bookmaker Ratings: Prediction One – Handicap (+4) for Kozlov – 1.65.
Bookmaker Ratings: Prediction Two – Total Games Under 23 – 1.75.
Johnson defeated Kozlov (6-0, 6-0) in their last match on grass, but Stefan is 4-2 ahead in face-offs. He has beaten Steve twice on the grass. He’s also done it on hard as many times. Given Johnson’s style of play, we doubt he’ll beat his compatriot easily.
Five of the six face-offs were played in two sets. Only in one match did the opponents play three sets. Nothing is likely to change significantly.
The grass is not a comfortable surface for Kozlov. He does not perform at his best on it. His anthropometric data does not allow Stefan to perform at his best. Unsurprisingly, Stefan has lost 5 of his 8 matches on grass this season.
Kozlov played his last matches at Wimbledon. He failed to qualify as he lost to Denis Novak (5-7, 4-6, 7-5, 6-3, 3-6). After receiving a wildcard, Stefan suffered his second loss in Wimbledon. In the main draw, he lost to Diego Schwarzman (3-6, 2-6, 2-6).
Kozlov has lost four of the last five meetings in the USA.
Johnson knows very well how to perform at the Hall of Fame Open. After all, he won the title here in 2018. In addition, Steve has repeatedly reached the quarterfinals at these competitions.
At Wimbledon, Johnson performed quite well. In London, Steve made it through two rounds, beating Ryan Peniston (6-3, 6-2, 6-4) and Grigor Dimitrov (4-6, 5-2, walkover). In the 1/16 final, Steve was defeated by Cameron Norrie (4-6, 1-6, 0-6).
Johnson has reached the second round in six of his last seven tournaments.
In 5 of the 6 face-to-face meetings, less than 9.5 games have been played in the first set. We offer to bet on “1st Set Games – Under 9.5” with odds of 2.23.
In all head-to-head encounters, no tie-break was played. We offer to bet on “Tie-Break – No” with odds of 1.77.
Type of Court – Grass
Speed of Court – 6/10
Kozlov’s Rating – 107
Stefan Kozlov Wins/Losses in 2022 – 12/18
Johnson’s Rating – 93
Steve Johnson Wins/Losses in 2022 – 19/15
Kozlov leads with a score of 4-2 in the head-to-head meetings. The last face-off was played in June and it was epic as Johnson won on the grass with a score of 6-0, 6-0.
The match will be played at the Stadium, International Tennis Hall of Fame, Newport, Rhode Island, United States.
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