Casper Ruud vs Joao Sousa — Rio de Janeiro Round of 16

Rio de Janeiro · ATP · Round of 16
Casper Ruud
NOR
Casper Ruud
#13ATP
1983ELO
1973Clay ELO
$2.0MYTD
$29MCAREER
27 yrs · 183 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWWWLWWWL
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 18 February 2019
clay
POR5
Joao Sousa
37 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLWWLLWWL
Ruud C.
6-3 3-6 6-4
Sousa J.
Ruud C.
6362
Sousa J.
3641

Casper Ruud defeated Joao Sousa 6-3 3-6 6-4 in the Rio de Janeiro round of 16 on clay. The result followed the form book — Casper Ruud came in leading the head-to-head 3–0, defending last year's round of 32. Casper Ruud extended the head-to-head to 4–0.

Key context

  • Match story: Casper Ruud closed it out in three sets, 6–3 3–6 6–4.

Head to head

3–0
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2023-04-03EstorilR16clayCasper Ruud4-6 6-2 6-2
2022-05-16GenevaFclayCasper Ruud7-6(3) 4-6 7-6(1)
2019-02-25Sao PauloR16clayCasper Ruud6-3 6-4
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Serve vs return

This season
Ruud C.serving84% hold

wins 65% of points on serve vs Sousa J.

Sousa J.serving74% hold

wins 60% of points on serve vs Ruud C.

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

Ruud C.Sousa J.
54
Serve
—
69
Return
—

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

Statistics

This season
Ruud C.Sousa J.
1st serve in·Even
65%
62%
1st serve points won·Even
72%
69%
2nd serve points won·Even
54%
50%
Service points won·Slight edge
66%
61%
Return points won·Even
37%
37%
Break points saved·Slight edge
66%
59%
Aces / match·Clear edge
5.7
3.4
Double faults / match·Even
2.3
2.0

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Ruud C.Sousa J.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
91
35
Break points saved·Slight edge
99
91
Break points won·Dominant
75
14
Deciding sets·Dominant
99
48
Tiebreaks·Dominant
97
23

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

Freshness

Recent load
Ruud C.Sousa J.
Freshness·
98
—

Ruud C.: 14 days rest · 1 match (14d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
SlowFast
Weather
27°CRain
Wind 14 km/hHumidity 90%
Final
Djere L.
Auger Aliassime F.
6-37-5
Semi-finals
Auger Aliassime F.
Cuevas P.
6-33-66-3
Djere L.
Bedene A.
W/O
Quarter-finals
Cuevas P.
Ramos A.
6-33-66-3
Djere L.
Ruud C.
6-47-5
Bedene A.
Dellien H.
4-66-26-3
Auger Aliassime F.
Munar J.
6-46-3
R16
Djere L.
Daniel T.
6-46-2
Ruud C.
Sousa J.[5]
6-33-66-4
Bedene A.
Monteiro T.
6-36-4
Dellien H.
Carballes Baena R.
7-56-4
Ramos A.
Delbonis F.
3-67-56-3
Cuevas P.
Londero J.
6-16-4
Munar J.
Norrie C.
7-665-77-64
Auger Aliassime F.
Garin C.
7-56-4
R32
Djere L.
Thiem D.[1]
6-36-3
Sousa J.[5]
Pella G.
6-43-66-4
Bedene A.
Cecchinato M.[3]
7-57-61
Dellien H.
Andreozzi G.
6-46-4
Carballes Baena R.
Jarry N.[8]
6-36-757-66
Delbonis F.
Jaziri M.[7]
6-37-5
Norrie C.
Lajovic D.[6]
6-26-1
Garin C.
Marterer M.
7-56-3
Auger Aliassime F.
Fognini F.[2]
6-26-3
Ruud C.
Berlocq C.
6-16-2
Daniel T.
Seyboth Wild T.
3-66-36-2
Cuevas P.
Schwartzman D.[4]
6-14-1
Londero J.
Ymer E.
2-67-56-2
Ramos A.
Sonego L.
7-676-3
Munar J.
Mayer L.
7-656-4
Monteiro T.
Sousa P.
6-36-2