Joao Sousa vs Kevin Anderson — Nice Quarter-final

Nice · ATP · Quarter-final
POR5
Joao Sousa
37 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLWWLLWWL
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 16 May 2016
clay
RSA3
Kevin Anderson
40 yrs · 203 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLLWWLLWW
Sousa J.
7-5 7-5
Anderson K.
Sousa J.
772
Anderson K.
550

Joao Sousa defeated Kevin Anderson 7-5 7-5 in the Nice quarter-final on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Kevin Anderson came in leading the head-to-head 1–0. Joao Sousa claimed a first win over Kevin Anderson in two meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 1–1.

Key context

Head to head

0–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2019-03-18Miami MastersR32hardKevin Anderson6-4 7-6(6)

Serve vs return

This season
Sousa J.serving80% hold

wins 63% of points on serve vs Anderson K.

Anderson K.serving89% hold

wins 69% of points on serve vs Sousa J.

Serve advantage — Anderson K.

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.Anderson K.
1st serve in·Even
62%
64%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
69%
79%
2nd serve points won·Even
50%
53%
Service points won·Slight edge
61%
70%
Return points won·Even
37%
34%
Break points saved·Slight edge
59%
67%
Aces / match·Dominant
3.4
15.5
Double faults / match·Clear edge
2.0
2.9

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Sousa J.Anderson K.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
35
63
Break points saved·Slight edge
91
98
Break points won·Even
14
10
Deciding sets·Dominant
48
84
Tiebreaks·Dominant
23
93

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

Conditions

Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
SlowFast
Final
Thiem D.[1]
Zverev A.[8]
6-43-66-0
Semi-finals
Zverev A.[8]
Sousa J.[5]
6-44-66-2
Thiem D.[1]
Mannarino A.
6-16-3
Quarter-finals
Thiem D.[1]
Seppi A.[7]
6-36-3
Zverev A.[8]
Simon G.[2]
6-36-767-61
Sousa J.[5]
Anderson K.[3]
7-57-5
Mannarino A.
Pella G.
5-77-646-1
R16
Zverev A.[8]
Granollers M.
7-56-736-2
Sousa J.[5]
Estrella V.
3-66-46-4
Pella G.
Young D.
6-36-0
Seppi A.[7]
Mathieu P.
4-66-26-4
Thiem D.[1]
Mayer L.
6-36-0
Anderson K.[3]
Schwartzman D.
7-646-3
Mannarino A.
Paire B.[4]
6-36-0
Simon G.[2]
Fritz T.
6-46-4
R32
Zverev A.[8]
Edmund K.
5-77-50-0
Mathieu P.
Chung H.
7-636-3
Estrella V.
Kudla D.
6-36-2
Young D.
Fognini F.[6]
4-66-36-3
Pella G.
Medvedev D.
6-16-747-65
Seppi A.[7]
Munoz de la Nava D.
6-747-56-4
Granollers M.
Baker B.
6-36-1
Fritz T.
Marchenko I.
7-646-4
Schwartzman D.
Verdasco F.
7-656-1
Mayer L.
Vesely J.
7-653-66-3
Mannarino A.
Haase R.
6-746-36-4
Sousa J.[5]
Halys Q.
5-76-46-4