Alexander Zverev vs Joao Sousa — Nice Semi-final

Nice · ATP · Semi-final
Alexander Zverev
GER8
Alexander Zverev
#2ATP
2100ELO
2051Clay ELO
$6.5MYTD
$66MCAREER
29 yrs · 198 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWWWWLWW
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 16 May 2016
clay
POR5
Joao Sousa
37 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLWWLLWWL
Zverev A.
6-4 4-6 6-2
Sousa J.
Zverev A.
6462
Sousa J.
4621

Alexander Zverev defeated Joao Sousa 6-4 4-6 6-2 in the Nice semi-final on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Joao Sousa came in leading the head-to-head 1–0. Alexander Zverev claimed a first win over Joao Sousa in two meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 1–1.

Key context

Head to head

0–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2018-03-05Indian Wells MastersR64hardJoao Sousa7-5 5-7 6-4
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Serve vs return

This season
Zverev A.serving88% hold

wins 68% of points on serve vs Sousa J.

Sousa J.serving72% hold

wins 59% of points on serve vs Zverev A.

Serve advantage — Zverev A.

Each player's serve crossed against the other's return, converted to expected hold of serve. Recent completed matches, ATP, WTA & Challenger. About

Serve & return on clay

Zverev A.Sousa J.
64
Serve
—
57
Return
—

Per-surface Serve / Return Rating (0–100, percentile within the clay field, opponent-adjusted over 52 weeks). About

Statistics

This season
Zverev A.Sousa J.
1st serve in·Slight edge
72%
62%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
75%
69%
2nd serve points won·Even
54%
50%
Service points won·Slight edge
69%
61%
Return points won·Even
38%
37%
Break points saved·Slight edge
64%
59%
Aces / match·Dominant
8.5
3.4
Double faults / match·Even
1.9
2.0

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (199 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Zverev A.Sousa J.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
94
35
Break points saved·Slight edge
100
91
Break points won·Dominant
90
14
Deciding sets·Dominant
99
48
Tiebreaks·Dominant
100
23

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

Freshness

Recent load
Zverev A.Sousa J.
Freshness·
39
—

Zverev A.: 1 day rest · 4 matches, 148 games (7d). Higher means fresher. 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