Joao Sousa vs Zhizhen Zhang — Shanghai Masters Qualifying Round 1

Shanghai Masters · ATP · Qualifying Round 1
POR2
Joao Sousa
37 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLWWLLWWL
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 8 October 2018
hard
Zhizhen Zhang
CHN
Zhizhen Zhang
#156ATP
1682ELO
1642Hard ELO
$546kYTD
$4.6MCAREER
29 yrs · 193 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLWWWWWLW
Sousa J.
6-3 7-6
Zhang Z.
Sousa J.
6782
Zhang Z.
3660

Joao Sousa defeated Zhizhen Zhang 6-3 7-6 in the Shanghai Masters qualifying round 1 on hard. The result followed the form book — Joao Sousa came in defending last year's round of 64.

Key context

  • Match story: Joao Sousa closed it out in two sets, 6–3 7–6.

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Sousa J.serving83% hold

wins 65% of points on serve vs Zhang Z.

Zhang Z.serving86% hold

wins 67% 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

Serve & return on hard

Sousa J.Zhang Z.
—
Serve
24
—
Return
0

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

Statistics

This season
Sousa J.Zhang Z.
1st serve in·Even
62%
63%
1st serve points won·Even
69%
73%
2nd serve points won·Even
50%
52%
Service points won·Even
61%
65%
Return points won·Even
37%
35%
Break points saved·Even
59%
61%
Aces / match·Dominant
3.4
6.9
Double faults / match·Even
2.0
2.0

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Sousa J.Zhang Z.
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
35
56
Break points saved·Even
91
94
Break points won·Even
14
14
Deciding sets·Dominant
48
91
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
23
39

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

Freshness

Recent load
Sousa J.Zhang Z.
Freshness·
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86

Zhang Z.: 1 day rest · 1 match, 21 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast
Weather
25°COvercast
Wind 12 km/hHumidity 50%
Q2
Fritz T.[8]
Klizan M.[4]
3-66-36-4
Pospisil V.
Copil M.
6-756-47-5
Paire B.[9]
Sousa J.[2]
6-746-46-4
Mcdonald M.[14]
Albot R.
2-66-36-1
Hurkacz H.
Ramanathan R.
6-746-47-5
Kukushkin M.
Berrettini M.[6]
7-56-4
Klahn B.
Daniel T.[12]
7-657-63
Q1
Hurkacz H.
Lajovic D.[5]
4-66-03-0
Sousa J.[2]
Zhang Z.
6-37-66
Daniel T.[12]
Smyczek T.
6-776-46-4
Kukushkin M.
Lopez F.[11]
6-36-1
Klahn B.
Sandgren T.[7]
4-66-36-4
Mcdonald M.[14]
Donskoy E.
6-36-4
Albot R.
Millman J.[1]
6-46-4
Fritz T.[8]
Zeballos H.
6-36-2
Berrettini M.[6]
Wu D.
6-46-2
Paire B.[9]
Hua R.
3-66-36-4
Ramanathan R.
Norrie C.[13]
7-56-3
Klizan M.[4]
Te R.
6-36-4
Pospisil V.
Fabbiano T.
6-46-3
Copil M.
Kudla D.[10]
7-636-4