Dusan Lajovic vs Joao Sousa — Valencia Round of 32

Valencia · ATP · Round of 32
Dusan Lajovic
SRB
Dusan Lajovic
#152ATP
1620ELO
1559Hard ELO
$208kYTD
$11MCAREER
36 yrs · 183 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLWWLWLWL
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 20 October 2014
hard
POR
Joao Sousa
37 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLWWLLWWL
Lajovic D.
6-3 7-6
Sousa J.
Lajovic D.
67102
Sousa J.
3680

Dusan Lajovic defeated Joao Sousa 6-3 7-6 in the Valencia round of 32 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Joao Sousa came in defending last year's round of 16. Dusan Lajovic extended the head-to-head to 2–1.

Key context

  • Match story: Dusan Lajovic closed it out in two sets, 6–3 7–6.

Head to head

1–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2023-04-10Monte Carlo MastersQ1clayDusan Lajovic6-2 6-4
2014-07-07BastadQFclayJoao Sousa6-4 6-4

Serve vs return

This season
Lajovic D.serving83% hold

wins 65% of points on serve vs Sousa J.

Sousa J.serving78% hold

wins 62% of points on serve vs Lajovic D.

Serve advantage — Lajovic D.

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
Lajovic D.Sousa J.
1st serve in·Slight edge
69%
62%
1st serve points won·Even
68%
69%
2nd serve points won·Even
51%
50%
Service points won·Even
63%
61%
Return points won·Even
38%
37%
Break points saved·Even
58%
59%
Aces / match·Even
3.1
3.4
Double faults / match·Slight edge
1.3
2.0

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Lajovic D.Sousa J.
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
59
35
Break points saved·Even
95
91
Break points won·Clear edge
36
14
Deciding sets·Clear edge
69
48
Tiebreaks·Dominant
61
23

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

Freshness

Recent load
Lajovic D.Sousa J.
Freshness·
75
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Lajovic D.: 1 day rest · 1 match, 30 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
SlowFast
Final
Murray A.[3]
Robredo T.
3-67-677-68
Semi-finals
Murray A.[3]
Ferrer D.[1]
6-47-5
Robredo T.
Chardy J.
7-677-62
Quarter-finals
Robredo T.
Andujar P.
7-646-4
Ferrer D.[1]
Bellucci T.
6-16-2
Murray A.[3]
Anderson K.[7]
6-736-46-4
Chardy J.
Carreno Busta P.
6-16-2
R16
Anderson K.[7]
Klizan M.
W/O
Robredo T.
Lu Y.
6-26-4
Ferrer D.[1]
Verdasco F.
6-36-2
Bellucci T.
Bautista Agut R.[6]
W/O
Murray A.[3]
Fognini F.
6-26-4
Chardy J.
Dolgopolov A.
3-67-647-5
Andujar P.
Lajovic D.
6-36-2
Carreno Busta P.
Lopez F.[4]
6-46-4
R32
Carreno Busta P.
Granollers M.
6-23-1
Bellucci T.
Youzhny M.
7-56-3
Fognini F.
Ramos A.
6-46-2
Klizan M.
Kozlov S.
6-36-3
Dolgopolov A.
Simon G.[8]
6-06-3
Chardy J.
Jaziri M.
6-26-1
Robredo T.
Isner J.[5]
7-636-3
Lajovic D.
Sousa J.
6-37-68
Bautista Agut R.[6]
Giraldo S.
6-46-4
Ferrer D.[1]
Seppi A.
6-37-5
Lopez F.[4]
Gombos N.
6-46-4
Andujar P.
Berdych T.[2]
6-36-2
Verdasco F.
Mayer L.
6-43-66-3
Murray A.[3]
Melzer J.
6-36-3
Lu Y.
Garcia Lopez G.
6-26-3
Anderson K.[7]
Kohlschreiber P.
6-36-4