Joao Sousa vs Alexander Zverev — Indian Wells Masters Round of 64

Indian Wells Masters · ATP · Round of 64
POR
Joao Sousa
37 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLWWLLWWL
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 5 March 2018
hard
Alexander Zverev
GER4
Alexander Zverev
#2ATP
2100ELO
2042Hard ELO
$6.5MYTD
$66MCAREER
29 yrs · 198 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWWWWLWW
Sousa J.
7-5 5-7 6-4
Zverev A.
Sousa J.
7562
Zverev A.
5741

Joao Sousa defeated Alexander Zverev 7-5 5-7 6-4 in the Indian Wells Masters round of 64 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Alexander Zverev came in leading the head-to-head 1–0, defending last year's round of 32. Joao Sousa claimed a first win over Alexander Zverev in two meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 1–1.

Key context

Head to head

0–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2016-05-16NiceSFclayAlexander Zverev6-4 4-6 6-2
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Serve vs return

This season
Sousa J.serving78% hold

wins 62% of points on serve vs Zverev A.

Zverev A.serving91% hold

wins 71% of points on serve vs Sousa J.

Serve advantage — Zverev A.

Each player's serve crossed against the other's return, converted to expected hold of serve. Recent completed matches, ATP, WTA & Challenger. About

Serve & return on hard

Sousa J.Zverev A.
—
Serve
71
—
Return
42

Per-surface Serve / Return Rating (0–100, percentile within the hard field, opponent-adjusted over 52 weeks). About

Statistics

This season
Sousa J.Zverev A.
1st serve in·Slight edge
62%
72%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
69%
75%
2nd serve points won·Even
50%
54%
Service points won·Slight edge
61%
69%
Return points won·Even
37%
38%
Break points saved·Slight edge
59%
64%
Aces / match·Dominant
3.4
8.5
Double faults / match·Even
2.0
1.9

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 199). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Sousa J.Zverev A.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
35
94
Break points saved·Slight edge
91
100
Break points won·Dominant
14
90
Deciding sets·Dominant
48
99
Tiebreaks·Dominant
23
100

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

Freshness

Recent load
Sousa J.Zverev A.
Freshness·
—
39

Zverev A.: 1 day rest · 4 matches, 148 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
SlowFast
Weather
19°CClear
Wind 13 km/hHumidity 10%
Final
del Potro J.[6]
Federer R.[1]
6-46-787-62
Semi-finals
del Potro J.[6]
Raonic M.[32]
6-26-3
Federer R.[1]
Coric B.
5-76-46-4
Quarter-finals
Raonic M.[32]
Querrey S.[18]
7-52-66-3
Federer R.[1]
Chung H.[23]
7-56-1
Coric B.
Anderson K.[7]
2-66-47-63
del Potro J.[6]
Kohlschreiber P.[31]
3-66-36-4
R16
Kohlschreiber P.[31]
Herbert P.
6-47-61
Querrey S.[18]
Lopez F.[28]
6-36-4
Anderson K.[7]
Carreno Busta P.[11]
4-66-37-66
Coric B.
Fritz T.
6-26-766-4
Chung H.[23]
Cuevas P.[30]
6-16-3
Federer R.[1]
Chardy J.
7-56-4
Raonic M.[32]
Baghdatis M.
W/O
del Potro J.[6]
Mayer L.
3-67-626-3
R32
Anderson K.[7]
Kicker N.
7-617-63
del Potro J.[6]
Ferrer D.[29]
6-47-63
Kohlschreiber P.[31]
Cilic M.[2]
6-46-4
Mayer L.
Daniel T.
6-46-1
Raonic M.[32]
Sousa J.
7-54-66-2
Baghdatis M.
Sela D.
7-656-4
Carreno Busta P.[11]
Medvedev D.
6-17-5
Coric B.
Bautista Agut R.[13]
6-16-3
Fritz T.
Verdasco F.
4-66-27-61
Chung H.[23]
Berdych T.[12]
6-46-4
Chardy J.
Mannarino A.[20]
7-54-66-1
Federer R.[1]
Krajinovic F.[25]
6-26-1
Herbert P.
Monfils G.
6-23-1
Cuevas P.[30]
Thiem D.[5]
3-66-44-2
Lopez F.[28]
Sock J.[8]
7-664-66-4
Querrey S.[18]
Bhambri Y.
6-746-46-4
R64
Federer R.[1]
Delbonis F.
6-37-66
Herbert P.
Muller G.[24]
6-37-5
Monfils G.
Isner J.[15]
6-757-637-5
Daniel T.
Djokovic N.[10]
7-634-66-1
Mayer L.
Bemelmans R.
6-46-1
Ferrer D.[29]
Sandgren T.
6-27-63
del Potro J.[6]
De Minaur A.
6-26-1
Sousa J.
Zverev A.[4]
7-55-76-4
Raonic M.[32]
Auger Aliassime F.
6-46-4
Sela D.
Edmund K.[21]
6-46-4
Bhambri Y.
Pouille L.[9]
6-46-4
Querrey S.[18]
Zverev M.
6-47-5
Lopez F.[28]
Escobedo E.
6-46-3
Sock J.[8]
Fabbiano T.
6-27-5
Kicker N.
Dzumhur D.[26]
4-66-26-1
Medvedev D.
Berrettini M.
6-767-56-4
Bautista Agut R.[13]
Donaldson J.
6-46-2
Coric B.
Ramos A.[19]
6-06-3
Fritz T.
Rublev A.[27]
6-47-64
Verdasco F.
Dimitrov G.[3]
7-644-66-3
Thiem D.[5]
Tsitsipas S.
6-23-66-3
Cuevas P.[30]
Shapovalov D.
7-646-3
Chung H.[23]
Lajovic D.
6-796-36-3
Berdych T.[12]
Marterer M.
6-16-4
Chardy J.
Fognini F.[16]
4-67-626-4
Mannarino A.[20]
Polansky P.
6-16-4
Krajinovic F.[25]
Krueger M.
6-26-2
Baghdatis M.
Schwartzman D.[14]
7-56-4
Anderson K.[7]
Donskoy E.
7-56-4
Kohlschreiber P.[31]
Smyczek T.
1-66-46-4
Carreno Busta P.[11]
Zeballos H.
3-66-37-63
Cilic M.[2]
Fucsovics M.
7-56-3
R128
Auger Aliassime F.
Pospisil V.
6-27-64
Fucsovics M.
Troicki V.
7-636-1
Herbert P.
Simon G.
6-787-656-3
Monfils G.
Ebden M.
6-36-3
Daniel T.
Norrie C.
6-31-66-1
De Minaur A.
Struff J.
3-67-637-65
Sousa J.
Youzhny M.
4-66-47-64
Zverev M.
Kukushkin M.
6-34-66-1
Fabbiano T.
Klahn B.
6-46-4
Donskoy E.
Khachanov K.
6-31-67-64
Kicker N.
Vesely J.
7-56-3
Medvedev D.
Johnson S.
7-606-4
Zeballos H.
Sugita Y.
6-756-47-64
Donaldson J.
King E.
6-14-66-4
Fritz T.
Opelka R.
4-67-666-4
Lajovic D.
Lacko L.
6-46-4
Marterer M.
Karlovic I.
6-7137-646-3
Krueger M.
Paire B.
6-41-66-4
Delbonis F.
Harrison R.
6-24-67-5
Bhambri Y.
Mahut N.
7-56-3
Sandgren T.
Basilashvili N.
6-32-1
Polansky P.
Copil M.
7-636-757-612
Shapovalov D.
Berankis R.
6-36-4
Chardy J.
Benneteau J.
6-47-69
Mayer L.
Estrella V.
4-66-46-1
Smyczek T.
Djere L.
6-36-2
Sela D.
Gojowczyk P.
6-46-4
Baghdatis M.
Nishioka Y.
7-53-67-5
Escobedo E.
Tiafoe F.
7-56-3
Coric B.
Young D.
6-06-2
Verdasco F.
Pella G.
6-21-66-2
Tsitsipas S.
Albot R.
7-626-2