{"id":240343,"date":"2025-10-21T05:57:09","date_gmt":"2025-10-21T05:57:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/240343\/"},"modified":"2025-10-21T05:57:09","modified_gmt":"2025-10-21T05:57:09","slug":"steve-johnson-recalls-what-roger-federer-did-in-a-match-against-him-in-2020-which-he-found-remarkable","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/240343\/","title":{"rendered":"Steve Johnson recalls what Roger Federer did in a match against him in 2020 which he found ‘remarkable’"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Roger Federer continues to be in the tennis discussion despite retiring in 2022, largely for his efforts on the court.<\/p>\n

Former world number one Federer<\/a> won 103 ATP<\/a> titles during his phenomenal career, including 20 Grand Slam titles.<\/p>\n

Only Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal are ahead of the iconic figure on the all-time list, although Federer made many opponents the most nervous<\/a> among the trio.<\/p>\n

Djokovic tops the pile with 24 titles, one away from the all-time tennis record, with Nadal boasting 22 triumphs.<\/p>\n

Federer returned to the court at the Shanghai Masters earlier this month, showcasing his skills in an exhibition match in front of adoring fans.<\/p>\n

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READ MORE: Valentin Vacherot explains why Roger Federer made him go \u2018crazy\u2019 during the Shanghai Masters<\/a><\/p>\n

What Roger Federer did in a match against Steve Johnson in 2020 which was \u2018remarkable\u2019<\/p>\n

He remains a key figure within the sport despite not playing competitively, with Federer now the subject of nostalgia from his fellow former player Steve Johnson<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The American recalled on The Changeover Podcast: \u201cI played him in Indian Wells in 2017 and lost 6-6 but it was frustrating as I had looks in both sets to win it, which was a bit frustrating as I actually had a good game plan.<\/p>\n

\u201cI was playing really well, I used my slice extremely well. It was frustrating him to a certain degree. He was not as comfortable as he had just beaten me eight months prior at Wimbledon, pretty routinely.<\/p>\n

\u201cSo I left that match in 2017 thinking that I have a good game plan and I really want to play him again, I know what I can do.<\/p>\n

\u201cI then played him in Australia the next year and he beat me 2, 2 and 2. Something like that. Like bad. Like bad, bad. And he is able to change.<\/p>\n

\u201cI was trying to do similar things that I did in Indian Wells and he just said absolutely not, I am not going to let you do this. He got out of those patterns so quickly and I was like what do I do now?<\/p>\n

\u201cThis was working and now I can\u2019t get into this pattern. He was able to change the game plan and change what he does effortlessly.<\/p>\n

\u201cI was using my chip really well in Indian Wells and he was kind of getting flustered, letting me hit a couple and then I would really attack his forehand first ball.<\/p>\n

\u201cGo into his forehand to open up his backhand and I was doing it very well. At that time Indian Wells had really lively and bouncy courts, I was using good kicks.<\/p>\n

\u201cGetting it up and out of his strike zone and hitting a chip below his knees. But he would not let me do that.<\/p>\n

\u201cEvery time in Australia, I would go good chip and deep cross, he went chip line immediately, so I was on the run.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe would not even let me get to the second slice to then chip it down the line to get him moving. It was really remarkable. I left that match and Craig [his coach] and I were thinking he changed tactics very well.\u201d<\/p>\n

Who is four-time ATP champion Steve Johnson?<\/p>\n

Like most of the ATP Tour players during Federer\u2019s career, Johnson couldn\u2019t replicate the feats of the Swiss legend.<\/p>\n

But the American did manage to win four ATP titles during his time on the court, and reached number 21 in the world rankings.<\/p>\n

He finished his career with 197 wins and 204 losses, and earned over $8million from his singles and doubles efforts combined.<\/p>\n

A fourth round venture to Wimbledon in 2016 represented his best Grand Slam finish, while Johnson reached the third round of the other three tournaments.<\/p>\n

YearWinnerTournamentRoundSurfaceScore2020Roger FedererAustralian OpenRound of 128Outdoor Hard63 62 622017Roger FedererATP Masters 1000 Indian WellsRound of 32Outdoor Hard76(3) 76(4)2016Roger FedererWimbledonRound of 16Outdoor Grass62 63 75Steve Johnson vs Roger Federer head-to-head record<\/p>\n

It was indeed 2020 when Johnson met Federer as opposed to his recollection of 2018, while the Swiss star won their match 6-3, 6-2, 6-2.<\/p>\n

But the ruthlessness of Federer remains the same, with Johnson certainly not the only player to have been on the receiving end of such a masterclass on the court.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Follow us on Google Discover Roger Federer continues to be in the tennis discussion despite retiring in 2022,…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":240344,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[72],"tags":[430,4037,99,35210,428],"class_list":{"0":"post-240343","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-tennis","8":"tag-atp","9":"tag-roger-federer","10":"tag-sports","11":"tag-steve-johnson","12":"tag-tennis"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/240343","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=240343"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/240343\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/240344"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=240343"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=240343"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=240343"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}