Roberto Bautista Agut defeated Joao Sousa 4-6 6-1 6-2 in the St. Petersburg quarter-final on carpet. The result followed the form book — Roberto Bautista Agut came in leading the head-to-head 3–2, defending last year's semi-final. Roberto Bautista Agut extended the head-to-head to 4–2.
Bautista-Agut R. came through in three sets.
Bautista-Agut R. and Sousa J. faced 7 of the same opponents in the last 12 months. Bautista-Agut R. went 4–5 (44%) against them, Sousa J. 5–3 (63%). Results against comparable opponents are close (1 : 2 better-results split).
Carpet: Bautista-Agut R. leads 1–0 · Hard: level 1–1 · Clay: Bautista-Agut R. leads 2–1
Roberto Bautista Agut beat Joao Sousa 4-6 6-1 6-2. Umpiry, "Roberto Bautista Agut vs Joao Sousa — St. Petersburg Quarter-final", https://umpiry.com/match/2016-09-19/agut-vs-sousa-st-petersburg-qf?utm_source=cite (as of 19 September 2016).