Joao Sousa vs Vasek Pospisil — Chengdu Round of 16

Chengdu · ATP · Round of 16
POR7
Joao Sousa
37 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 24 September 2018
hard
CAN
Vasek Pospisil
36 yrs · 193 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLLWLLLL
Sousa J.
6-7 6-4 7-6
Pospisil V.
Sousa J.
646772
Pospisil V.
774601

Joao Sousa defeated Vasek Pospisil 6-7 6-4 7-6 in the Chengdu round of 16 on hard. The result followed the form book — Joao Sousa came in leading the head-to-head 3–2. Joao Sousa extended the head-to-head to 4–2.

Key context

Head to head

3–2
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2020-01-13AucklandR32hardVasek Pospisil6-4 6-2
2019-10-07Shanghai MastersR32hardVasek Pospisil6-3 7-5
2016-03-21Miami MastersR64hardJoao Sousa6-7(1) 7-6(5) 6-2
2015-10-26ValenciaSFhardJoao Sousa6-4 6-4
2015-05-24Roland GarrosR128clayJoao Sousa6-3 7-6(5) 6-1

Serve vs return

This season
Sousa J.serving83% hold

wins 65% of points on serve vs Pospisil V.

Pospisil V.serving88% hold

wins 68% of points on serve vs Sousa J.

Serve-dominated — both hold easily, expect tiebreaks

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.Pospisil V.
1st serve in·Even
62%
58%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
69%
78%
2nd serve points won·Even
50%
49%
Service points won·Slight edge
61%
66%
Return points won·Even
37%
35%
Break points saved·Slight edge
59%
66%
Aces / match·Dominant
3.4
9.9
Double faults / match·Dominant
2.0
3.8

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Sousa J.Pospisil V.
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
35
49
Break points saved·Slight edge
91
96
Break points won·Slight edge
14
7
Deciding sets·Clear edge
48
62
Tiebreaks·Dominant
23
72

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

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast
Final
Tomic B.
Fognini F.[1]
6-13-67-67
Semi-finals
Fognini F.[1]
Fritz T.
6-756-06-3
Tomic B.
Sousa J.[7]
6-46-4
Quarter-finals
Fognini F.[1]
Ebden M.[6]
6-46-2
Tomic B.
Auger Aliassime F.
6-26-4
Sousa J.[7]
Jaziri M.
6-13-66-3
Fritz T.
Querrey S.
7-617-5
R16
Ebden M.[6]
Berrettini M.
6-33-67-63
Querrey S.
Basilashvili N.[3]
6-16-4
Tomic B.
Harris L.
7-652-67-66
Auger Aliassime F.
Chung H.[2]
7-625-76-4
Jaziri M.
Mannarino A.[4]
6-37-65
Sousa J.[7]
Pospisil V.
6-746-47-60
Fognini F.[1]
Bemelmans R.
6-47-62
Fritz T.
Kukushkin M.
7-56-1
R32
Bemelmans R.
Zverev M.
6-32-0
Jaziri M.
Baghdatis M.
7-671-66-2
Harris L.
Monfils G.[5]
3-66-26-1
Fritz T.
Tseng C.
3-66-36-4
Berrettini M.
Gunneswaran P.
6-36-4
Ebden M.[6]
Donskoy E.
6-36-4
Sousa J.[7]
Smyczek T.
7-616-776-3
Pospisil V.
Albot R.
6-36-4
Auger Aliassime F.
Wu Y.
6-36-726-1
Querrey S.
Pella G.
7-666-1
Tomic B.
Klahn B.
6-767-636-2
Kukushkin M.
Sandgren T.[8]
6-46-3