Joao Sousa vs Julien Benneteau — Kuala Lumpur Final

Kuala Lumpur · ATP · Final
POR
Joao Sousa
37 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 23 September 2013
hard
FRA
Julien Benneteau
44 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLLWWLWL
Sousa J.
2-6 7-5 6-4
Benneteau J.
Sousa J.
2762
Benneteau J.
6541

Joao Sousa defeated Julien Benneteau 2-6 7-5 6-4 in the Kuala Lumpur final on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Julien Benneteau came in defending last year's final.

Key context

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Sousa J.serving80% hold

wins 63% of points on serve vs Benneteau J.

Benneteau J.serving85% hold

wins 66% of points on serve vs Sousa J.

Serve advantage — Benneteau J.

Each player's serve crossed against the other's return, converted to expected hold of serve. Recent completed matches, ATP, WTA & Challenger. About

Statistics

This season
Sousa J.Benneteau J.
1st serve in·Even
62%
62%
1st serve points won·Even
69%
73%
2nd serve points won·Even
50%
50%
Service points won·Even
61%
64%
Return points won·Even
37%
37%
Break points saved·Even
59%
61%
Aces / match·Dominant
3.4
7.6
Double faults / match·Clear edge
2.0
3.3

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Sousa J.Benneteau J.
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
35
52
Break points saved·Even
91
91
Break points won·Clear edge
14
30
Deciding sets·Slight edge
48
53
Tiebreaks·Dominant
23
78

Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast

Draw

Final
Sousa J.
Benneteau J.
2-67-56-4
Semi-finals
Benneteau J.
Wawrinka S.
6-46-3
Sousa J.
Melzer J.
6-43-66-4
Quarter-finals
Melzer J.
Delbonis F.
6-36-2
Wawrinka S.
Tursunov D.
2-66-37-63
Benneteau J.
Mannarino A.
6-36-3
Sousa J.
Ferrer D.
6-27-66
R16
Delbonis F.
Pospisil V.
7-627-61
Mannarino A.
Almagro N.
6-46-3
Wawrinka S.
Baghdatis M.
6-17-5
Ferrer D.
Viola M.
6-26-3
Sousa J.
Cuevas P.
4-67-56-0
Melzer J.
Zverev M.
7-56-4
Benneteau J.
Andujar P.
7-686-2
Tursunov D.
Carreno Busta P.
6-26-4
R32
Andujar P.
Zemlja G.
3-67-5
Mannarino A.
Brands D.
6-36-4
Viola M.
Devvarman S.
6-36-3
Tursunov D.
Ram R.
7-56-0
Carreno Busta P.
Bogomolov Jr A.
7-656-0
Cuevas P.
Davydenko N.
6-36-4
Sousa J.
Harrison R.
6-36-2
Zverev M.
Zeballos H.
7-656-2
Delbonis F.
Chung H.
6-46-2
Pospisil V.
Hanescu V.
1-66-16-3
Benneteau J.
Przysiezny M.
7-666-4
Baghdatis M.
Berlocq C.
7-636-3