Joao Sousa vs Dominic Thiem | Joao Sousa Wins 6-4 7-6

UMPIRY

St. PetersburgSemi-finalCarpetSat 26 SeptFinal

Joao SousaPOR

Dominic ThiemAUT

SetsGames2

67⁷

46⁵

Joao Sousa defeated Dominic Thiem 6-4 7-6 in the St. Petersburg semi-final on carpet. The upset overturned the form book — Dominic Thiem came in leading the head-to-head 3–0. Joao Sousa claimed a first win over Dominic Thiem in four meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 3–1.

Key context

Match story: Joao Sousa edged Dominic Thiem in two tight sets (6–4 7–6).

How the match was decided

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Sousa J. took it in straight sets.

Match statistics

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Common opponents

4 shared · last 12 months

Sousa J. and Thiem D. faced 4 of the same opponents in the last 12 months. Sousa J. went 2–4 (33%) against them, Thiem D. 1–4 (20%). Results against comparable opponents are close (1 : 0 better-results split).

2–433%Sousa J. · better vs 1Record vs common opponents1–420%Thiem D. · better vs 0

Vs common opponents · derived from scorelines

6–13Sets5–8

74–101Games62–66

1–2Tiebreaks0–4

1–0Deciding sets0–2

Only 4 common opponents — small sample, treat as indicative.

vs Wawrinka S.#142L6-7 5-7Madrid Masters · clayL6-7 4-6Rome Masters · clay
vs Klizan M.W4-6 7-6 6-4 1-0Australian Open · hardL6-7 6-3 6-7Cincinnati Masters · hard
vs Murray A.L2-6 6-4 4-6 1-6Roland Garros · clayL6-3 4-6 1-6Miami Masters · hard

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vs Istomin D.W6-2 0-6 6-2s Hertogenbosch · grassW6-4 6-4 1-0US Open · hard

Head-to-head

4 meetings · Thiem D. leads 3–1

Carpet: Sousa J. leads 1–0 · Clay: Thiem D. leads 1–0 · Hard: Thiem D. leads 2–0

Sousa J.September 2015St. PetersburgThis matchCarpet6-4 7-6(5)
Thiem D.July 2015UmagClay6-4 6-1
Thiem D.February 2015MarseilleHard7-6 6-4
Thiem D.January 2014Australian OpenHard5-7 6-4 6-3 7-6

Draw

Closing odds

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vs Raonic M.View tournament

Player context

Before the match

Sousa J.Thiem D.1 703ELO1 8474–6Last 102–826Age22185 cmHeight185 cmRightPlaysRight

Cite this

Joao Sousa beat Dominic Thiem 6-4 7-6(5). Umpiry, "Joao Sousa vs Dominic Thiem — St. Petersburg Semi-final", https://umpiry.com/match/2015-09-26/sousa-vs-thiem-st-petersburg-sf?utm_source=cite (as of 26 September 2015).