Joao Sousa vs Evgeny Donskoy — St. Petersburg Round of 32

St. Petersburg · ATP · Round of 32
POR
Joao Sousa
37 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLWWLLWWL
0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 18 September 2017
carpet
RUS
Evgeny Donskoy
36 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
WWLLWLWLLL
Sousa J.
7-6 6-3
Donskoy E.
Sousa J.
7762
Donskoy E.
623–

Joao Sousa defeated Evgeny Donskoy 7-6 6-3 in the St. Petersburg round of 32 on carpet. The upset overturned the form book — Evgeny Donskoy came in leading the head-to-head 1–0, defending last year's round of 32. Joao Sousa claimed a first win over Evgeny Donskoy in two meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 1–1.

Key context

  • Match story: Joao Sousa closed it out in two sets, 7–6 6–3.

Head to head

0–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2014-09-12Davis Cup G1 PO: RUS vs PORRRhardEvgeny Donskoy7-6(7) 6-4 3-6 6-1

Serve vs return

This season
Sousa J.serving82% hold

wins 64% of points on serve vs Donskoy E.

Donskoy E.serving83% hold

wins 65% 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.Donskoy E.
1st serve in·Slight edge
62%
57%
1st serve points won·Even
69%
72%
2nd serve points won·Even
50%
51%
Service points won·Even
61%
63%
Return points won·Even
37%
36%
Break points saved·Even
59%
62%
Aces / match·Slight edge
3.4
4.2
Double faults / match·Slight edge
2.0
2.6

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Sousa J.Donskoy E.
Clutch Rating·Slight edge
35
25
Break points saved·Even
91
89
Break points won·Slight edge
14
5
Deciding sets·Dominant
48
10
Tiebreaks·Dominant
23
65

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

Conditions

Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
SlowFast

Draw

Final
Dzumhur D.
Fognini F.
3-66-46-2
Semi-finals
Dzumhur D.
Struff J.
6-37-5
Fognini F.
Bautista Agut R.
2-67-677-65
Quarter-finals
Fognini F.
Berankis R.
6-36-0
Bautista Agut R.
Troicki V.
6-16-2
Struff J.
Tsonga J.
3-66-36-2
Dzumhur D.
Broady L.
6-32-66-4
R16
Berankis R.
Kohlschreiber P.
W/O
Struff J.
Fabbiano T.
6-16-4
Broady L.
Mannarino A.
2-66-46-0
Bautista Agut R.
Dutra Silva R.
6-44-66-0
Troicki V.
Pella G.
7-634-66-4
Tsonga J.
Sousa J.
7-613-66-2
Fognini F.
Youzhny M.
6-44-66-4
Dzumhur D.
Baghdatis M.
6-47-64
R32
Troicki V.
Kuznetsov A.
7-667-62
Dutra Silva R.
Albot R.
2-66-26-2
Sousa J.
Donskoy E.
7-626-3
Kohlschreiber P.
Tiurnev E.
6-16-3
Fabbiano T.
Medvedev D.
7-647-5
Struff J.
Coric B.
3-66-26-4
Berankis R.
Masur D.
3-66-36-2
Baghdatis M.
Zeballos H.
7-56-4
Youzhny M.
Smith J.
7-666-4
Broady L.
Gulbis E.
6-36-0
Pella G.
Lajovic D.
7-646-3
Dzumhur D.
Lorenzi P.
7-57-5