World No. 81, Steve Johnson of the USA will take on Ramkumar Ramanathan of India, the world 204, in the first round of the 2021 Washington Open on Tuesday, August 3. Get the live streaming options of this Steve Johnson v Ramkumar Ramanathan match along with its preview, head to head, and tips here.
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Steve Johnson v Ramkumar Ramanathan Head to Head
The pair have played each other once before, in the final on the grass of Newport three years ago, Johnson winning in three sets.
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That victory over Ramanathan in Newport was the last that Johnson experienced on the senior tour, having previously lifted the Nottingham Open trophy in 2016, and won the US Men’s Clay Court Championships in successive years.
The closest he has come oi the main tour since then was at the Winston Salem Open in 2018, when he lost to Daniil Medvedev in the final.
A bronze medallist at the Rio Olympics with Jack Sock five years ago, he was not chosen for the US team this year. Instead, he remained in home soil in Atlanta, where this time playing with the Australian Jordan Thompson, he was a beaten finalist in the doubles event.
His singles campaign there had been ended in the second round by Taylor Fritz, although he did go one better in Los Cabos the week before, There he reached the quarter-fianl before his run was ended, one more by Fritz.
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Ramanathan Made History in Newport Three Years Ago
When Ramanathan played that match against Newport, he was the first Indian to reach a senior ATP final since Somdev Devvarman back in 2011.
A month later he achieved his career high world ranking of 111, but he has not been able to maintain that level since then, although he has achieved some success on the junior circuits.
There he has appeared in 28 finals, winning 16 of them, with hard courts being his favourite surface.
His most recent final came in a Challenger event last month in Cary, USA, where he was beaten in straight sets by the American Mitchell Krueger.
Ramanathan earned his place in the main draw by first beating Christopher Eubanks of the USA and then Sebastian Ofner of Austria in the qualifying competition.
Johnson v Ramanathan Prediction and Tip
When the pair met in that final in Newport, it was a close match. However, Ramanathan has not maintained that level since then and, although Johnson has not been in the best of form lately, he should win this match without too much difficulty.
Tip: Johnson to win: 4/9 (Click Here to Bet with bet365)
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