Grigor Dimitrov vs Joao Sousa — Kuala Lumpur Round of 16

Kuala Lumpur · ATP · Round of 16
Grigor Dimitrov
BUL4
Grigor Dimitrov
#146ATP
1744ELO
1736Hard ELO
$307kYTD
$32MCAREER
35 yrs · 191 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWLWWLWW
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 28 September 2015
hard
POR
Joao Sousa
37 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLWWLLWWL
Dimitrov G.
2-6 6-3 6-4
Sousa J.
Dimitrov G.
2662
Sousa J.
6341

Grigor Dimitrov defeated Joao Sousa 2-6 6-3 6-4 in the Kuala Lumpur round of 16 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Joao Sousa came in defending last year's round of 32. Grigor Dimitrov extended the head-to-head to 2–1.

Key context

Head to head

1–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2016-08-29US OpenR32hardGrigor Dimitrov6-4 6-1 3-6 6-2
2013-08-26US OpenR128hardJoao Sousa3-6 6-3 6-4 5-7 6-2

Serve vs return

This season
Dimitrov G.serving89% hold

wins 69% of points on serve vs Sousa J.

Sousa J.serving80% hold

wins 63% of points on serve vs Dimitrov G.

Serve advantage — Dimitrov G.

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
Dimitrov G.Sousa J.
1st serve in·Even
61%
62%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
78%
69%
2nd serve points won·Even
51%
50%
Service points won·Slight edge
67%
61%
Return points won·Even
37%
37%
Break points saved·Slight edge
64%
59%
Aces / match·Dominant
7.6
3.4
Double faults / match·Clear edge
3.3
2.0

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Dimitrov G.Sousa J.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
88
35
Break points saved·Slight edge
99
91
Break points won·Dominant
67
14
Deciding sets·Dominant
99
48
Tiebreaks·Dominant
96
23

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

Freshness

Recent load
Dimitrov G.Sousa J.
Freshness·
69
—

Dimitrov G.: 7 days rest · 1 match, 54 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast
Final
Ferrer D.[1]
Lopez F.[2]
7-57-5
Semi-finals
Lopez F.[2]
Kyrgios N.[7]
7-627-65
Ferrer D.[1]
Becker B.
3-66-26-4
Quarter-finals
Lopez F.[2]
Pospisil V.[8]
6-726-36-2
Kyrgios N.[7]
Karlovic I.[3]
7-647-62
Ferrer D.[1]
Kukushkin M.
6-36-4
Becker B.
Dimitrov G.[4]
6-47-63
R16
Kukushkin M.
Albot R.
6-36-2
Ferrer D.[1]
Stepanek R.
7-56-3
Dimitrov G.[4]
Sousa J.
2-66-36-4
Becker B.
Chardy J.[6]
5-76-17-5
Kyrgios N.[7]
Ito T.
6-36-2
Karlovic I.[3]
Basilashvili N.
7-54-66-3
Pospisil V.[8]
Baghdatis M.
7-623-66-3
Lopez F.[2]
Zverev M.
6-37-64
R32
Basilashvili N.
Nedovyesov A.
6-31-0
Sousa J.
Przysiezny M.
6-26-2
Becker B.
Groth S.
6-17-66
Ito T.
Nieminen J.
6-27-63
Baghdatis M.
Almagro N.
6-36-756-1
Stepanek R.
Sugita Y.
7-666-0
Kukushkin M.
Ramanathan R.
6-26-2
Albot R.
Troicki V.[5]
6-27-65
Kyrgios N.[7]
Giraldo S.
6-12-1
Pospisil V.[8]
Uchiyama Y.
6-36-4
Zverev M.
Ram R.
7-623-66-3
Chardy J.[6]
Zverev A.
3-66-36-2