Steve Johnson talks about beating Dominic Thiem at the Rakuten Japan Open Tennis Championships 2017 on Tuesday in Tokyo. Watch live tennis at tennistv.com.
Steve Johnson recorded the biggest match win of his career on Tuesday at the Rakuten Japan Open Tennis Championships 2017, when the 27-year-old American knocked out second seed Dominic Thiem in the Tokyo first round. Johnson was made to work hard throughout the pair’s third FedEx ATP Head2Head meeting, but ultimately triumphed 4-6, 7-6(5), 6-4 in two hours and 19 minutes. It was his first victory over a Top 10 player in the Emirates ATP Rankings since August 2016, when Johnson beat No. 10-ranked Jo-Wilfried Tsonga at the Western & Southern Open in Cincinnati. Thiem, who is attempting to qualify for the Nitto ATP Finals for the second successive year, is currently No. 4 in the Emirates ATP Race To...
Watch as Austrian Dominic Thiem shows off his hand skills at the net against Steve Johnson of the U.S. at the Rakuten Japan Open Tennis Championships 2017. Watch live tennis at tennistv.com. Photo: Getty Images.
Watch as Austrian Dominic Thiem shows off his hand skills at the net against Steve Johnson of the U.S. at the Rakuten Japan Open Tennis Championships 2017. Watch live tennis at tennistv.com. Photo: Getty Images.
Richard Gasquet, the 2007 Tokyo finalist, reflects on beating sixth seed and Nitto ATP Finals hopeful Sam Querrey on Tuesday in Tokyo. Watch live tennis at tennistv.com.