Alessandro Giannessi vs Pedro Sousa — Poznan CH Round of 32

Poznan CH · CHALLENGER · Round of 32
ITA
Alessandro Giannessi
36 yrs · 185 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWLLLLWLW
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 4 June 2018
clay
POR4
Pedro Sousa
38 yrs · 180 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLLWWWWWW
Giannessi A.
6-2 6-3
Sousa P.
Giannessi A.
662
Sousa P.
230

Alessandro Giannessi defeated Pedro Sousa 6-2 6-3 in the Poznan CH round of 32 on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Pedro Sousa came in leading the head-to-head 1–0. Alessandro Giannessi claimed a first win over Pedro Sousa in two meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 1–1.

Key context

Head to head

0–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2017-07-03WimbledonQ1grassPedro Sousa4-6 6-3 6-4

Serve vs return

This season
Giannessi A.serving61% hold

wins 54% of points on serve vs Sousa P.

Sousa P.serving68% hold

wins 57% of points on serve vs Giannessi A.

Baseline battle — serve is shaky, expect plenty of breaks

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
Giannessi A.Sousa P.
1st serve in·Even
65%
65%
1st serve points won·Even
64%
65%
2nd serve points won·Even
49%
49%
Service points won·Even
59%
60%
Return points won·Even
39%
41%
Break points saved·Even
58%
57%
Aces / match·Even
2.4
2.4
Double faults / match·Even
3.0
2.7

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Giannessi A.Sousa P.
Clutch Rating·Slight edge
36
46
Break points saved·Clear edge
76
57
Break points won·Dominant
20
48
Deciding sets·Clear edge
62
79
Tiebreaks·Slight edge
25
32

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

Conditions

Court speed
Slowlow bounce, long rallies
SlowFast
Final
Hurkacz H.
Daniel T.[1]
6-16-1
Semi-finals
Daniel T.[1]
Halys Q.[6]
7-666-3
Hurkacz H.
Giannessi A.
6-43-66-3
Quarter-finals
Giannessi A.
Balazs A.
6-47-5
Halys Q.[6]
Arnaboldi A.
6-17-63
Hurkacz H.
Vatutin A.[8]
6-36-2
Daniel T.[1]
Bagnis F.
6-47-5
R16
Hurkacz H.
Donati M.
6-36-756-3
Vatutin A.[8]
Jahn J.
7-644-66-3
Giannessi A.
Estrella V.
4-66-36-3
Arnaboldi A.
Klizan M.[3]
6-36-3
Bagnis F.
Granollers M.[5]
6-17-64
Daniel T.[1]
Bourgue M.
6-46-2
Balazs A.
Laaksonen H.[7]
6-06-1
Halys Q.[6]
Escoffier A.
7-635-76-4
R32
Hurkacz H.
Andreozzi G.[2]
6-17-5
Donati M.
Dembek M.
7-646-3
Jahn J.
Majchrzak K.
6-32-66-0
Vatutin A.[8]
De Schepper K.
6-26-4
Giannessi A.
Sousa P.[4]
6-26-3
Estrella V.
Cias P.
6-31-66-4
Halys Q.[6]
Cornea V.
6-16-4
Escoffier A.
Santillan A.
6-46-3
Klizan M.[3]
Krueger M.
6-26-2
Bagnis F.
Kovalik J.
6-37-5
Daniel T.[1]
Kecmanovic M.
7-56-3
Granollers M.[5]
Quiroz R.
6-25-76-3
Arnaboldi A.
Otte O.
6-23-66-3
Balazs A.
Novak D.
6-36-2
Laaksonen H.[7]
Kubler J.
6-46-2
Bourgue M.
Brkic T.
6-16-4