Joao Sousa vs Gilles Muller — Valencia Round of 32

Valencia · ATP · Round of 32
POR
Joao Sousa
37 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 26 October 2015
hard
LUX
Gilles Muller
43 yrs · 193 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWLLWLWLL
Sousa J.
7-6 6-3
Muller G.
Sousa J.
71162
Muller G.
6930

Joao Sousa defeated Gilles Muller 7-6 6-3 in the Valencia round of 32 on hard. The result followed the form book — Joao Sousa came in defending last year's round of 32.

Key context

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

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Sousa J.serving88% hold

wins 68% of points on serve vs Muller G.

Muller G.serving91% hold

wins 71% 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.Muller G.
1st serve in·Even
62%
61%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
69%
80%
2nd serve points won·Even
50%
51%
Service points won·Slight edge
61%
69%
Return points won·Slight edge
37%
32%
Break points saved·Slight edge
59%
69%
Aces / match·Dominant
3.4
14.5
Double faults / match·Dominant
2.0
3.9

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 197). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Sousa J.Muller G.
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
35
57
Break points saved·Slight edge
91
97
Break points won·Slight edge
14
4
Deciding sets·Dominant
48
76
Tiebreaks·Dominant
23
87

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

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
SlowFast
Final
Sousa J.
Bautista Agut R.[7]
3-66-36-4
Semi-finals
Sousa J.
Pospisil V.
6-46-4
Bautista Agut R.[7]
Johnson S.
4-66-37-68
Quarter-finals
Pospisil V.
Brands D.
6-36-3
Sousa J.
Cuevas P.
6-46-4
Bautista Agut R.[7]
Zverev M.
6-46-3
Johnson S.
Garcia Lopez G.[6]
7-56-4
R16
Brands D.
Montanes A.
6-26-2
Pospisil V.
Bedene A.
6-36-4
Cuevas P.
Tomic B.[3]
3-66-36-4
Sousa J.
Paire B.[5]
6-32-66-3
Zverev M.
Fognini F.[4]
6-27-63
Johnson S.
Lopez F.[2]
6-47-63
Bautista Agut R.[7]
Rublev A.
6-26-3
Garcia Lopez G.[6]
Daniel T.
6-36-4
R32
Bautista Agut R.[7]
Almagro N.
7-614-66-4
Pospisil V.
Giraldo S.
6-46-3
Bedene A.
Chardy J.[8]
3-66-26-1
Sousa J.
Muller G.
7-696-3
Paire B.[5]
Gombos N.
3-66-36-4
Rublev A.
Granollers M.
6-46-4
Johnson S.
Klizan M.
6-36-4
Zverev M.
Bellucci T.
7-646-727-65
Cuevas P.
Carreno Busta P.
6-26-3
Brands D.
Kyrgios N.
6-42-67-63
Daniel T.
Przysiezny M.
4-67-626-3
Garcia Lopez G.[6]
Verdasco F.
6-43-66-3