Joao Sousa vs Marcos Baghdatis — Auckland Semi-final

Auckland · ATP · Semi-final
POR
Joao Sousa
37 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLWWLLWWL
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 9 January 2017
hard
CYP8
Marcos Baghdatis
41 yrs · 183 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWLLWWWW
Sousa J.
6-1 7-5
Baghdatis M.
Sousa J.
672
Baghdatis M.
150

Joao Sousa defeated Marcos Baghdatis 6-1 7-5 in the Auckland semi-final on hard. The result followed the form book — Joao Sousa came in defending last year's round of 32.

Key context

  • Match story: Joao Sousa came through a tight passage before pulling clear — 6–1 7–5.

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Sousa J.serving78% hold

wins 62% of points on serve vs Baghdatis M.

Baghdatis M.serving85% hold

wins 66% of points on serve vs Sousa J.

Serve advantage — Baghdatis M.

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.Baghdatis M.
1st serve in·Slight edge
62%
55%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
69%
75%
2nd serve points won·Even
50%
50%
Service points won·Even
61%
64%
Return points won·Even
37%
38%
Break points saved·Even
59%
61%
Aces / match·Dominant
3.4
7.9
Double faults / match·Clear edge
2.0
3.2

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 105). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Sousa J.Baghdatis M.
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
35
59
Break points saved·Even
91
92
Break points won·Clear edge
14
36
Deciding sets·Clear edge
48
64
Tiebreaks·Dominant
23
81

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 21 km/hHumidity 53%
Final
Sock J.[4]
Sousa J.
6-35-76-3
Semi-finals
Sock J.[4]
Johnson S.[7]
6-46-3
Sousa J.
Baghdatis M.[8]
6-17-5
Quarter-finals
Johnson S.[7]
Isner J.[2]
6-35-77-63
Sock J.[4]
Chardy J.
5-76-46-3
Sousa J.
Haase R.
6-36-2
Baghdatis M.[8]
Vesely J.
6-26-4
R16
Isner J.[2]
Jaziri M.
6-33-67-66
Johnson S.[7]
Lu Y.
6-47-64
Sock J.[4]
Harrison R.
7-654-66-1
Sousa J.
Klein B.
6-36-4
Haase R.
Ferrer D.[3]
2-66-47-64
Baghdatis M.[8]
Brown D.
4-67-646-4
Vesely J.
Statham J.
6-767-56-3
Chardy J.
Lopez F.[6]
W/O
R32
Jaziri M.
Schwartzman D.
7-616-3
Lu Y.
Khachanov K.
4-67-657-69
Johnson S.[7]
Robert S.
6-46-3
Harrison R.
Garcia Lopez G.
6-16-2
Chardy J.
Sitak A.
6-46-2
Lopez F.[6]
Venus M.
3-66-46-3
Sousa J.
Ramos A.[5]
6-17-5
Klein B.
Bagnis F.
6-16-767-63
Haase R.
Tearney F.
6-47-5
Baghdatis M.[8]
Mannarino A.
6-46-4
Brown D.
Mmoh M.
7-643-66-4
Vesely J.
Zeballos H.
6-46-3