The 11th seeded and Poland’s Hubert Hurkacz will be up against American wildcard Steve Johnson in the third round of the 2022 ATP Indian Wells Masters on Tuesday, March 15. Get the live streaming options of this Hubert Hurkacz v Steve Johnson match along with its preview, head to head, and tips here.
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Hubert Hurkacz v Steve Johnson Head to Head
There has been one previous meeting between these two players and that came at the 2019 Eastbourne. Hurkacz had won that grass court match in straight sets.
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Hurkacz Stretched by Otte
He was an overwhelming favourite to win his opening match in this year’s Indian Wells Masters but Hurkacz took three sets to get past Oscar Otte.
After getting a first round bye, Hurkacz was made to work hard for his victory, needing an hour and 44 minutes of court time for his 6-3, 3-6, 6-3 win over his German opponent.
Having come into the tournament on the back of a semifinal appearance in Dubai a fortnight ago, Hurkacz hammered 16 aces and won 76% of his first serve points to carve out the victory. It was his ability to get a lot more of his first serves in that made some difference too, with the Polish player’s percentage at 68% as compared to a mere 44% for Hurkacz.
The first two sets saw one break of serve apiece for the two players, which took them to the decider where Otte drew first blood to take a 3-2 lead. Hurkacz broke right back and then ran away with the match by winning four games in a row.
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Johnson Continues to Surprise
Needing a wildcard to enter this tournament after having fallen to 115th in the world, Johnson registered his second successive shock win to reach the third round. Only this time it came against a player ranked 22nd in the world and in straight sets too.
Johnson was a 7-6 (5), 6-4 winner over Aslan Karatsev in the second round having overcome Daniel Altmaier in his opener.
In a match lasting an hour and 46 minutes, Johnson put up a remarkable show of defensive tennis and allowed his opponent just one break-point in the encounter. And he saved it.
On the other hand, he could have done a lot better than the one break of serve out of the 12 breaking opportunities he got but that was more than enough to get him that decisive break in the second set.
This win takes him to his joint career-best showing in this tournament. Can he make it his best ever?
Hurkacz v Johnson Prediction and Tip
Hurkacz is a favourite but again, not as overwhelming one as the difference in their rankings would suggest. Can go with Hurkacz to win this.
Tip: Hurkacz to win: 2/5 (Click Here to Bet with bet365)
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The 2022 ATP Indian Wells Open will be played from March 9 to 21. You can watch & bet on these matches here. Get your latest premium tennis predictions here.
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