Joao Sousa vs Benoit Paire — Valencia Round of 16

Valencia · ATP · Round of 16
POR
Joao Sousa
37 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLWWLLWWL
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 26 October 2015
hard
FRA5
Benoit Paire
#1096ATP
1362ELO
1336Hard ELO
37 yrs · 196 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLLLLLLW
Sousa J.
6-3 2-6 6-3
Paire B.
Sousa J.
6262
Paire B.
3631

Joao Sousa defeated Benoit Paire 6-3 2-6 6-3 in the Valencia round of 16 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Benoit Paire came in leading the head-to-head 3–1, but Joao Sousa had been the form player, winning 2 of their last 5 on hard. Joao Sousa narrowed the head-to-head to 3–2.

Key context

  • Match story: Joao Sousa closed it out in three sets, 6–3 2–6 6–3.

Head to head

1–3
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2018-10-08Shanghai MastersQ2hardBenoit Paire6-7(4) 6-4 6-4
2017-10-16AntwerpR32hardJoao Sousa6-4 6-7(2) 7-5
2016-10-10Shanghai MastersR64hardBenoit Paire6-3 5-7 6-1
2016-04-11Monte Carlo MastersR32clayBenoit Paire6-4 6-3

Serve vs return

This season
Sousa J.serving78% hold

wins 62% of points on serve vs Paire B.

Paire B.serving76% hold

wins 61% 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.Paire B.
1st serve in·Slight edge
62%
52%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
69%
74%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
50%
43%
Service points won·Even
61%
59%
Return points won·Even
37%
38%
Break points saved·Even
59%
57%
Aces / match·Dominant
3.4
6.9
Double faults / match·Dominant
2.0
6.2

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Sousa J.Paire B.
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
35
48
Break points saved·Even
91
90
Break points won·Clear edge
14
31
Deciding sets·Slight edge
48
53
Tiebreaks·Dominant
23
58

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