Joao Sousa vs Martin Klizan — Tokyo Round of 32

Tokyo · ATP · Round of 32
POR
Joao Sousa
37 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLWWLLWWL
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 3 October 2016
hard
SVK
Martin Klizan
#1164ATP
37 yrs · 191 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
WWLWLWWWWL
Sousa J.
4-6 6-3 6-3
Klizan M.
Sousa J.
4662
Klizan M.
6331

Joao Sousa defeated Martin Klizan 4-6 6-3 6-3 in the Tokyo round of 32 on hard. The result followed the form book — Joao Sousa came in leading the head-to-head 2–1, defending last year's round of 16. Joao Sousa extended the head-to-head to 3–1.

Key context

Head to head

2–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2015-01-19Australian OpenR64hardJoao Sousa4-6 7-6(4) 6-4 1-0 RET
2012-09-14Davis Cup G1 PO: SVK vs PORRRhardMartin Klizan6-2 7-5 6-7(9) 6-1
2011-03-04Davis Cup G1 R1: POR vs SVKRRclayJoao Sousa6-2 4-1 RET

Serve vs return

This season
Sousa J.serving78% hold

wins 62% of points on serve vs Klizan M.

Klizan M.serving80% hold

wins 63% 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.Klizan M.
1st serve in·Even
62%
58%
1st serve points won·Even
69%
69%
2nd serve points won·Even
50%
50%
Service points won·Even
61%
61%
Return points won·Even
37%
38%
Break points saved·Even
59%
59%
Aces / match·Even
3.4
3.8
Double faults / match·Clear edge
2.0
3.1

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Sousa J.Klizan M.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
35
71
Break points saved·Slight edge
91
84
Break points won·Dominant
14
63
Deciding sets·Dominant
48
82
Tiebreaks·Dominant
23
74

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

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast
Weather
25°CDrizzle
Wind 16 km/hHumidity 88%
Final
Kyrgios N.[6]
Goffin D.[5]
4-66-37-5
Semi-finals
Kyrgios N.[6]
Monfils G.[2]
6-46-4
Goffin D.[5]
Cilic M.[4]
7-56-4
Quarter-finals
Kyrgios N.[6]
Muller G.
6-46-2
Cilic M.[4]
Monaco J.
7-56-1
Goffin D.[5]
Sousa J.
1-67-56-2
Monfils G.[2]
Karlovic I.[7]
7-667-66
R16
Kyrgios N.[6]
Stepanek R.
W/O
Sousa J.
Nishikori K.[1]
3-4
Goffin D.[5]
Vesely J.
6-37-5
Karlovic I.[7]
Tipsarevic J.
7-697-65
Monfils G.[2]
Simon G.
6-16-4
Muller G.
Baghdatis M.
6-36-4
Monaco J.
Duckworth J.
7-636-3
Cilic M.[4]
Verdasco F.
4-67-57-5
R32
Karlovic I.[7]
Delbonis F.
7-666-767-65
Tipsarevic J.
Daniel T.
6-26-4
Muller G.
Berdych T.[3]
7-676-1
Verdasco F.
Soeda G.
6-726-36-3
Goffin D.[5]
Nishioka Y.
7-56-2
Sousa J.
Klizan M.
4-66-36-3
Nishikori K.[1]
Young D.
4-66-26-2
Vesely J.
Anderson K.
3-66-06-4
Duckworth J.
Lopez F.[8]
6-757-644-2
Monaco J.
Fritz T.
7-627-65
Baghdatis M.
Granollers M.
6-13-66-3
Cilic M.[4]
Paire B.
6-04-66-3
Monfils G.[2]
Sugita Y.
6-36-1
Simon G.
Kohlschreiber P.
7-54-66-0
Stepanek R.
Robert S.
6-26-1
Kyrgios N.[6]
Harrison R.
7-56-2