Benoit Paire vs Joao Sousa — Shanghai Masters Round of 64

Shanghai Masters · ATP · Round of 64
FRA
Benoit Paire
#1096ATP
1362ELO
1336Hard ELO
37 yrs · 196 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLLLLLLW
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 10 October 2016
hard
POR
Joao Sousa
37 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLWWLLWWL
Paire B.
6-3 5-7 6-1
Sousa J.
Paire B.
6562
Sousa J.
3711

Benoit Paire defeated Joao Sousa 6-3 5-7 6-1 in the Shanghai Masters round of 64 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Joao Sousa came in defending last year's round of 64. Benoit Paire extended the head-to-head to 3–2.

Key context

  • Match story: Benoit Paire came through a tight passage before pulling clear — 6–3 5–7 6–1.

Head to head

2–2
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2018-10-08Shanghai MastersQ2hardBenoit Paire6-7(4) 6-4 6-4
2017-10-16AntwerpR32hardJoao Sousa6-4 6-7(2) 7-5
2016-04-11Monte Carlo MastersR32clayBenoit Paire6-4 6-3
2015-10-26ValenciaR16hardJoao Sousa6-3 2-6 6-3

Serve vs return

This season
Paire B.serving76% hold

wins 61% of points on serve vs Sousa J.

Sousa J.serving78% hold

wins 62% of points on serve vs Paire B.

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
Paire B.Sousa J.
1st serve in·Slight edge
52%
62%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
74%
69%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
43%
50%
Service points won·Even
59%
61%
Return points won·Even
38%
37%
Break points saved·Even
57%
59%
Aces / match·Dominant
6.9
3.4
Double faults / match·Dominant
6.2
2.0

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Paire B.Sousa J.
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
48
35
Break points saved·Even
90
91
Break points won·Clear edge
31
14
Deciding sets·Slight edge
53
48
Tiebreaks·Dominant
58
23

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
21°COvercast
Wind 20 km/hHumidity 57%
Final
Murray A.[2]
Bautista Agut R.[15]
7-616-1
Semi-finals
Murray A.[2]
Simon G.
6-46-3
Bautista Agut R.[15]
Djokovic N.[1]
6-46-4
Quarter-finals
Murray A.[2]
Goffin D.[11]
6-26-2
Bautista Agut R.[15]
Tsonga J.[9]
6-36-4
Simon G.
Sock J.
4-66-47-65
Djokovic N.[1]
Zverev M.
3-67-646-3
R16
Simon G.
Wawrinka S.[3]
6-46-4
Djokovic N.[1]
Pospisil V.
6-46-4
Goffin D.[11]
Monfils G.[6]
4-66-46-2
Murray A.[2]
Pouille L.[13]
6-16-3
Sock J.
Raonic M.[5]
0-66-47-68
Tsonga J.[9]
Zverev A.
6-746-27-5
Bautista Agut R.[15]
Troicki V.
6-36-3
Zverev M.
Granollers M.
6-746-46-1
R32
Granollers M.
Berdych T.[7]
7-647-61
Murray A.[2]
Johnson S.
6-36-2
Pouille L.[13]
Almagro N.
6-47-610
Sock J.
Lopez F.
6-34-66-4
Raonic M.[5]
Lorenzi P.
6-26-4
Zverev M.
Kyrgios N.[12]
6-36-1
Wawrinka S.[3]
Edmund K.
6-36-4
Goffin D.[11]
Paire B.
6-17-60
Monfils G.[6]
Anderson K.
7-646-3
Tsonga J.[9]
Tipsarevic J.
6-37-66
Simon G.
Wu D.
6-26-2
Zverev A.
Cilic M.[8]
3-66-36-2
Bautista Agut R.[15]
Fritz T.
6-46-4
Troicki V.
Nadal R.[4]
6-37-63
Djokovic N.[1]
Fognini F.
6-36-3
Pospisil V.
Dimitrov G.
7-57-62
R64
Almagro N.
Youzhny M.
3-66-26-2
Goffin D.[11]
del Potro J.
4-66-37-5
Paire B.
Sousa J.
6-35-76-1
Anderson K.
Li Z.
6-16-3
Edmund K.
Delbonis F.
6-35-76-4
Lopez F.
Ferrer D.[10]
7-634-67-64
Sock J.
Pella G.
7-637-5
Zverev A.
Isner J.
6-46-2
Tsonga J.[9]
Mayer F.
6-36-2
Troicki V.
Rosol L.
6-26-4
Granollers M.
Sugita Y.
7-57-62
Dimitrov G.
Gasquet R.[14]
6-46-4
Bautista Agut R.[15]
Tomic B.
6-33-0
Zverev M.
Zhang Z.
6-16-2
Kyrgios N.[12]
Querrey S.
6-46-4
Johnson S.
Klizan M.
6-46-3
Pouille L.[13]
Verdasco F.
6-36-3
Simon G.
Carreno Busta P.
6-06-3
Wu D.
Cuevas P.[16]
6-34-67-62
Lorenzi P.
Garcia Lopez G.
5-77-626-3
Tipsarevic J.
Kohlschreiber P.
6-26-4
Fritz T.
Robert S.
7-622-66-3
Pospisil V.
Karlovic I.
7-656-4
Fognini F.
Ramos A.
7-56-3