Joao Sousa vs Feliciano Lopez — Tokyo Round of 32

Tokyo · ATP · Round of 32
POR
Joao Sousa
37 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLWWLLWWL
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 5 October 2015
hard
ESP7
Feliciano Lopez
44 yrs · 188 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLLLLLLW
Sousa J.
6-4 4-6 6-1
Lopez F.
Sousa J.
6462
Lopez F.
4611

Joao Sousa defeated Feliciano Lopez 6-4 4-6 6-1 in the Tokyo round of 32 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Feliciano Lopez came in leading the head-to-head 2–1. Joao Sousa narrowed the head-to-head to 2–2.

Key context

  • Match story: Joao Sousa came through a tight passage before pulling clear — 6–4 4–6 6–1.

Head to head

1–2
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2016-08-29US OpenR64hardJoao Sousa6-2 6-4 1-6 7-5
2015-06-15Queen's ClubR32grassFeliciano Lopez6-3 6-4
2013-05-27Roland GarrosR64clayFeliciano Lopez3-6 6-3 6-4 6-4

Serve vs return

This season
Sousa J.serving88% hold

wins 68% of points on serve vs Lopez F.

Lopez F.serving88% hold

wins 68% of points on serve vs Sousa J.

Serve-dominated — both hold easily, expect tiebreaks

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.Lopez F.
1st serve in·Slight edge
62%
57%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
69%
78%
2nd serve points won·Even
50%
50%
Service points won·Slight edge
61%
66%
Return points won·Slight edge
37%
32%
Break points saved·Slight edge
59%
65%
Aces / match·Dominant
3.4
11.7
Double faults / match·Dominant
2.0
4.2

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Sousa J.Lopez F.
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
35
51
Break points saved·Slight edge
91
98
Break points won·Clear edge
14
2
Deciding sets·Clear edge
48
65
Tiebreaks·Dominant
23
79

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
Weather
16°COvercast
Wind 12 km/hHumidity 65%
Final
Wawrinka S.[1]
Paire B.
6-26-4
Semi-finals
Wawrinka S.[1]
Muller G.
6-47-65
Paire B.
Nishikori K.[2]
1-66-46-2
Quarter-finals
Wawrinka S.[1]
Krajicek A.
6-36-4
Muller G.
Simon G.[3]
6-36-4
Paire B.
Kyrgios N.
3-66-46-1
Nishikori K.[2]
Cilic M.[6]
3-67-56-3
R16
Wawrinka S.[1]
Ito T.
6-32-66-4
Krajicek A.
Sousa J.
2-66-46-3
Simon G.[3]
Vesely J.
6-46-2
Paire B.
Baghdatis M.
6-32-67-5
Cilic M.[6]
Johnson S.
6-36-3
Nishikori K.[2]
Querrey S.
7-636-3
Muller G.
Chardy J.
7-637-65
Kyrgios N.
Bautista Agut R.
6-46-2
R32
Chardy J.
Groth S.
6-32-0
Nishikori K.[2]
Coric B.
2-66-16-2
Kyrgios N.
Ramos A.
6-736-36-3
Wawrinka S.[1]
Stepanek R.
7-56-3
Ito T.
Nishioka Y.
3-66-07-5
Krajicek A.
Ebden M.
5-77-647-65
Sousa J.
Lopez F.[7]
6-44-66-1
Simon G.[3]
Youzhny M.
6-46-4
Vesely J.
Uchiyama Y.
6-46-4
Muller G.
Anderson K.[5]
6-26-3
Paire B.
Dimitrov G.[8]
6-43-66-1
Baghdatis M.
Verdasco F.
7-56-1
Bautista Agut R.
Gasquet R.[4]
6-46-1
Cilic M.[6]
Young D.
7-55-76-4
Querrey S.
Dolgopolov A.
7-656-4
Johnson S.
Tomic B.
6-32-1