Joao Sousa vs Denis Istomin — Gstaad Round of 16

Gstaad · ATP · Round of 16
POR6
Joao Sousa
37 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLWWLLWWL
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 27 July 2015
clay
UZB
Denis Istomin
39 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLWWWLLLL
Sousa J.
6-7 6-3 7-6
Istomin D.
Sousa J.
666772
Istomin D.
783641

Joao Sousa defeated Denis Istomin 6-7 6-3 7-6 in the Gstaad round of 16 on clay. The result followed the form book — Joao Sousa came in leading the head-to-head 2–0. Joao Sousa extended the head-to-head to 3–0.

Key context

Head to head

2–0
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2015-06-08s HertogenboschR32grassJoao Sousa6-2 0-6 6-2
2012-04-30EstorilR16clayJoao Sousa3-6 6-3 4-2 RET

Serve vs return

This season
Sousa J.serving76% hold

wins 61% of points on serve vs Istomin D.

Istomin D.serving78% hold

wins 62% of points on serve vs Sousa J.

Even serve battle

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.Istomin D.
1st serve in·Even
62%
66%
1st serve points won·Even
69%
70%
2nd serve points won·Even
50%
49%
Service points won·Even
61%
63%
Return points won·Even
37%
36%
Break points saved·Even
59%
61%
Aces / match·Clear edge
3.4
5.0
Double faults / match·Even
2.0
2.1

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Sousa J.Istomin D.
Clutch Rating·Slight edge
35
29
Break points saved·Even
91
90
Break points won·Slight edge
14
5
Deciding sets·Even
48
44
Tiebreaks·Slight edge
23
18

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

Conditions

Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
SlowFast
Weather
16°CDrizzle
Wind 9 km/hHumidity 79%
Final
Thiem D.[3]
Goffin D.[1]
7-56-2
Semi-finals
Goffin D.[1]
Bellucci T.[5]
6-46-2
Thiem D.[3]
Lopez F.[2]
6-36-756-3
Quarter-finals
Goffin D.[1]
Sousa J.[6]
6-776-47-61
Bellucci T.[5]
Andujar P.[4]
3-66-46-1
Thiem D.[3]
Carreno Busta P.[7]
6-43-66-2
Lopez F.[2]
Giraldo S.[8]
7-646-4
R16
Sousa J.[6]
Istomin D.
6-766-37-64
Bellucci T.[5]
Robert S.
6-36-2
Carreno Busta P.[7]
Haase R.
7-636-4
Thiem D.[3]
Delbonis F.
6-36-4
Goffin D.[1]
Zeballos H.
6-16-1
Andujar P.[4]
Lajovic D.
7-56-2
Lopez F.[2]
Reister J.
2-66-46-1
Giraldo S.[8]
Ilhan M.
6-26-3
R32
Reister J.
Kavcic B.
4-62-0
Lajovic D.
Hemery C.[8]
7-56-2
Istomin D.
Teixeira M.
6-06-4
Sousa J.[6]
Laaksonen H.
6-27-5
Robert S.
Souza J.
6-16-4
Bellucci T.[5]
Coppejans K.
6-26-3
Haase R.
Granollers M.
1-67-616-4
Delbonis F.
Chiudinelli M.
6-46-2
Giraldo S.[8]
Lorenzi P.
6-36-2
Carreno Busta P.[7]
Youzhny M.
6-16-2
Zeballos H.
Rublev A.
6-47-61
Ilhan M.
Kuznetsov A.
6-16-2