Joao Sousa vs Dimitar Kuzmanov — Sofia Round of 32

Sofia · ATP · Round of 32
POR7
Joao Sousa
37 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLWWLLWWL
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 5 February 2018
hard
Dimitar Kuzmanov
BUL
Dimitar Kuzmanov
#394ATP
1431ELO
1425Hard ELO
32 yrs · 183 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWWLWWWW
Sousa J.
7-6 6-1
Kuzmanov D.
Sousa J.
7862
Kuzmanov D.
6610

Joao Sousa defeated Dimitar Kuzmanov 7-6 6-1 in the Sofia round of 32 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Dimitar Kuzmanov came in defending last year's round of 32.

Key context

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

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Sousa J.serving74% hold

wins 60% of points on serve vs Kuzmanov D.

Kuzmanov D.serving80% hold

wins 63% of points on serve vs Sousa J.

Serve advantage — Kuzmanov D.

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.Kuzmanov D.
1st serve in·Slight edge
62%
68%
1st serve points won·Even
69%
66%
2nd serve points won·Even
50%
52%
Service points won·Even
61%
61%
Return points won·Even
37%
40%
Break points saved·Even
59%
58%
Aces / match·Slight edge
3.4
2.6
Double faults / match·Even
2.0
1.8

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 197). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Sousa J.Kuzmanov D.
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
35
17
Break points saved·Dominant
91
61
Break points won·Clear edge
14
31
Deciding sets·Dominant
48
13
Tiebreaks·Slight edge
23
29

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

Freshness

Recent load
Sousa J.Kuzmanov D.
Freshness·
—
57

Kuzmanov D.: 1 day rest · 3 matches, 71 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast
Final
Basic M.
Copil M.
7-666-746-4
Semi-finals
Copil M.
Kovalik J.
6-46-2
Basic M.
Wawrinka S.[1]
7-666-4
Quarter-finals
Wawrinka S.[1]
Troicki V.[6]
6-17-63
Basic M.
Marterer M.
6-44-66-3
Kovalik J.
Baghdatis M.
7-626-4
Copil M.
Muller G.[3]
6-46-4
R16
Baghdatis M.
Mannarino A.[2]
6-746-36-1
Copil M.
Kavcic B.
6-26-2
Troicki V.[6]
Istomin D.
7-641-67-65
Wawrinka S.[1]
Klizan M.
4-66-26-3
Kovalik J.
Lacko L.
4-66-27-5
Basic M.
Kohlschreiber P.[4]
7-57-65
Marterer M.
Sousa J.[7]
7-57-66
Muller G.[3]
Seppi A.
4-67-657-62
R32
Marterer M.
Jaziri M.
7-636-4
Seppi A.
Youzhny M.
6-36-4
Basic M.
Mayer F.
6-46-1
Klizan M.
Donski A.
7-56-1
Lacko L.
Donskoy E.[8]
6-46-4
Istomin D.
Andreev A.
6-36-4
Kovalik J.
Albot R.
6-36-3
Copil M.
Haase R.[5]
7-656-4
Sousa J.[7]
Kuzmanov D.
7-666-1
Kavcic B.
Djere L.
6-46-4
Baghdatis M.
Caruso S.
7-646-3
Troicki V.[6]
Gulbis E.
6-36-726-3