Pedro Sousa vs Nicolas Kicker — Liberec CH Round of 16

Liberec CH · CHALLENGER · Round of 16
POR
Pedro Sousa
38 yrs · 180 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLLWWWWWW
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 1 August 2016
clay
Nicolas Kicker
ARG3
Nicolas Kicker
#322ATP
1385ELO
1373Clay ELO
33 yrs · 178 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLWLWWWL
Sousa P.
6-4 6-4
Kicker N.
Sousa P.
662
Kicker N.
440

Pedro Sousa defeated Nicolas Kicker 6-4 6-4 in the Liberec CH round of 16 on clay.

Key context

  • Match story: Pedro Sousa edged a tight contest from start to finish — 6–4 6–4.

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Sousa P.serving63% hold

wins 55% of points on serve vs Kicker N.

Kicker N.serving61% hold

wins 54% of points on serve vs Sousa P.

Baseline battle — serve is shaky, expect plenty of breaks

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 P.Kicker N.
1st serve in·Even
65%
68%
1st serve points won·Even
65%
64%
2nd serve points won·Even
49%
50%
Service points won·Even
60%
59%
Return points won·Even
41%
41%
Break points saved·Even
57%
58%
Aces / match·Slight edge
2.4
1.3
Double faults / match·Slight edge
2.6
1.9

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Sousa P.Kicker N.
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
46
30
Break points saved·Even
57
56
Break points won·Even
48
45
Deciding sets·Dominant
79
30
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
32
51

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

Freshness

Recent load
Sousa P.Kicker N.
Freshness·
—
100

Kicker N.: 18 days rest. Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
SlowFast
Final
De Greef A.[7]
Darcis S.[2]
7-646-3
Semi-finals
Darcis S.[2]
Safranek V.
7-646-0
De Greef A.[7]
De Loore J.
6-46-4
Quarter-finals
Safranek V.
Gigounon G.
5-76-46-4
De Loore J.
Bellotti R.
6-17-61
Darcis S.[2]
Bourgue M.
7-657-63
De Greef A.[7]
Sousa P.
W/O
R16
Darcis S.[2]
Melzer J.
6-36-2
Gigounon G.
Giraldo S.[4]
6-46-3
Safranek V.
Coppejans K.[5]
6-32-66-3
De Greef A.[7]
Vatutin A.
6-26-4
Sousa P.
Kicker N.[3]
6-46-4
De Loore J.
Popko D.
6-36-2
Bellotti R.
Ungur A.
2-67-56-3
Bourgue M.
Laaksonen H.[6]
6-33-66-3
R32
Darcis S.[2]
Gombos N.
6-33-66-3
Melzer J.
Ilhan M.
3-66-36-2
Coppejans K.[5]
Kolar Z.
2-66-37-5
Vatutin A.
Zekic M.
6-36-3
Sousa P.
Ghem A.
7-56-727-64
Kicker N.[3]
Eriksson M.
6-26-4
Bellotti R.
Stanek R.
7-56-756-4
Ungur A.
Pavlasek A.[1]
4-66-43-0
De Loore J.
Lestienne C.[8]
4-66-47-62
Bourgue M.
Soderlund C.
4-66-27-66
Laaksonen H.[6]
Majchrzak K.
6-46-4
Giraldo S.[4]
Michon A.
6-26-4
Gigounon G.
Samper Montana J.
6-36-2
Safranek V.
Jankovic M.
4-66-26-3
De Greef A.[7]
Kellovsky D.
7-664-66-2
Popko D.
Novak D.
1-66-46-0