Pedro Sousa vs Casper Ruud — Braga CH Final

Braga CH · CHALLENGER · Final
POR4
Pedro Sousa
38 yrs · 180 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLLWWWWWW
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 7 May 2018
clay
Casper Ruud
NOR8
Casper Ruud
#13ATP
1983ELO
1973Clay ELO
$2.0MYTD
$29MCAREER
27 yrs · 183 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWWWLWWWL
Sousa P.
6-0 3-6 6-3
Ruud C.
Sousa P.
6362
Ruud C.
0631

Pedro Sousa defeated Casper Ruud 6-0 3-6 6-3 in the Braga CH final on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Casper Ruud came in leading the head-to-head 1–0. Pedro Sousa claimed a first win over Casper Ruud in two meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 1–1.

Key context

Head to head

0–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2020-02-10Buenos AiresFclayCasper Ruud6-1 6-4
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Serve vs return

This season
Sousa P.serving72% hold

wins 59% of points on serve vs Ruud C.

Ruud C.serving76% hold

wins 61% of points on serve vs Sousa P.

Serve advantage — Ruud C.

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 clay

Sousa P.Ruud C.
—
Serve
58
—
Return
70

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

Statistics

This season
Sousa P.Ruud C.
1st serve in·Even
65%
65%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
65%
72%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
49%
54%
Service points won·Slight edge
60%
66%
Return points won·Even
41%
37%
Break points saved·Slight edge
57%
66%
Aces / match·Dominant
2.4
5.7
Double faults / match·Slight edge
2.7
2.3

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Sousa P.Ruud C.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
46
91
Break points saved·Dominant
57
99
Break points won·Dominant
48
75
Deciding sets·Clear edge
79
99
Tiebreaks·Dominant
32
97

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

Freshness

Recent load
Sousa P.Ruud C.
Freshness·
—
100

Ruud C.: 15 days rest. Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Slowlow bounce, long rallies
SlowFast
Final
Sousa P.[4]
Ruud C.[8]
6-03-66-3
Semi-finals
Sousa P.[4]
Elias G.[1]
6-00-0
Ruud C.[8]
De Minaur A.[2]
6-36-2
Quarter-finals
Ruud C.[8]
Hanfmann Y.[3]
6-26-2
Elias G.[1]
Gutierrez Ferrol S.
6-36-2
Sousa P.[4]
Domingues J.
6-16-2
De Minaur A.[2]
Auger Aliassime F.[6]
3-66-16-2
R16
Sousa P.[4]
Munoz de la Nava D.
7-646-4
Auger Aliassime F.[6]
Oliveira G.
6-36-1
Elias G.[1]
Bourgue M.
4-66-37-5
Gutierrez Ferrol S.
Sakharov G.[7]
6-36-4
De Minaur A.[2]
Giustino L.
7-55-76-2
Domingues J.
Robert S.[5]
7-56-3
Hanfmann Y.[3]
Martinez P.
6-26-2
Ruud C.[8]
Novak D.
6-46-2
R32
De Minaur A.[2]
Cacao T.
2-66-26-3
Domingues J.
Satral J.
6-36-2
Gutierrez Ferrol S.
Nagal S.
6-46-0
Oliveira G.
Vega Hernandez D.
7-624-66-2
Hanfmann Y.[3]
Griekspoor T.
6-36-0
Munoz de la Nava D.
Cabral F.
6-26-2
Auger Aliassime F.[6]
Hoang A.
6-37-5
Novak D.
Ferreira Silva F.
6-47-5
Bourgue M.
Collarini A.
6-36-3
Ruud C.[8]
Furness E.
6-46-3
Sousa P.[4]
Heyman C.
6-26-2
Sakharov G.[7]
Monteiro J.
2-66-36-2
Robert S.[5]
Kamke T.
7-647-5
Giustino L.
Griekspoor S.
4-66-36-3
Elias G.[1]
Gigounon G.
6-46-4
Martinez P.
Gil F.
3-66-16-1