By Adrianna Outlaw | Monday, July 13, 2015
Steve Johnson defeated Michael Berrer, 6-7 (6), 6-1, 6-2, at the Hall of Fame Tennis Championships.
Photo credit: International Tennis Hall of Fame
Wimbledon concluded on Sunday, but grass-court season continues to bloom.
Steve Johnson rallied for a 6-7 (6), 6-1, 6-2 victory over Michael Berrer to reach the round of 16 at the Hall of Fame Tennis Championships in Newport.
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It was Johnson's 20th career Tour-level victory.
Third-seeded Bernard Tomic was the first seed to fall losing to fellow Aussie John-Patrick Smith, 6-3, 7-5, in their first meeting.
The 25th-ranked Tomic was coming off a third round appearance at Wimbledon, where he lost to eventual-champion Novak Djokovic. Smith will play the winner of the all-American clash between Providence native Jared Donaldson and Austin Krajicek.
The seventh-seeded Johnson, a Newport quarterfinalist last year, will play either Long Island native Noah Rubin, the 2014 Wimbledon boys' champion, who makes his ATP debut, or Japan's Tatsuma Ito for a spot in the last eight.
Here's a glimpse of Johnson's serve and forehand combination.
Top-seeded John Isner, the 2011-2012 champion, meets fellow American Rajeev Ram, who won Newport in 2009, in his opener.
No. 2 seed Ivo Karlovic plays Illya Marchenko today.