Salvatore Caruso vs Pedro Sousa — Barcelona CH Quarter-final

Barcelona CH · CHALLENGER · Quarter-final
ITA4
Salvatore Caruso
33 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWWWLWLWL
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 30 September 2019
clay
POR7
Pedro Sousa
38 yrs · 180 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLLWWWWWW
Caruso S.
6-1 6-4
Sousa P.
Caruso S.
662
Sousa P.
140

Salvatore Caruso defeated Pedro Sousa 6-1 6-4 in the Barcelona CH quarter-final on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Pedro Sousa came in leading the head-to-head 1–0, defending last year's quarter-final. Salvatore Caruso 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
2020-02-10Buenos AiresQ1clayPedro Sousa6-4 7-5

Serve vs return

This season
Caruso S.serving61% hold

wins 54% of points on serve vs Sousa P.

Sousa P.serving66% hold

wins 56% of points on serve vs Caruso S.

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
Caruso S.Sousa P.
1st serve in·Even
60%
64%
1st serve points won·Even
66%
65%
2nd serve points won·Even
50%
49%
Service points won·Even
59%
59%
Return points won·Even
39%
41%
Break points saved·Even
57%
56%
Aces / match·Even
2.7
2.4
Double faults / match·Even
2.6
2.7

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 165). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Caruso S.Sousa P.
Clutch Rating·Slight edge
41
46
Break points saved·Slight edge
65
57
Break points won·Clear edge
30
48
Deciding sets·Even
80
79
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
18
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
Caruso S.[4]
Kovalik J.
6-46-2
Semi-finals
Caruso S.[4]
Munar J.[2]
6-47-5
Kovalik J.
Giannessi A.[14]
6-37-65
Quarter-finals
Giannessi A.[14]
Baldi F.[10]
5-76-06-1
Munar J.[2]
Safwat M.
6-46-746-4
Caruso S.[4]
Sousa P.[7]
6-16-4
Kovalik J.
Taberner C.
6-12-67-65
R16
Caruso S.[4]
Robredo T.
3-66-46-1
Munar J.[2]
Molleker R.[16]
W/O
Kovalik J.
Carballes Baena R.[1]
5-77-53-0
Giannessi A.[14]
Horansky F.
7-666-776-4
Safwat M.
Martinez P.[9]
6-45-76-3
Sousa P.[7]
Diez S.[12]
6-37-5
Baldi F.[10]
Pla Malfeito J.
6-46-1
Taberner C.
Gaio F.[11]
6-27-65
R32
Robredo T.
Ramanathan R.[15]
7-56-4
Carballes Baena R.[1]
Barranco Cosano J.
6-46-2
Sousa P.[7]
Lopez Perez E.
6-36-3
Munar J.[2]
Munoz de la Nava D.
6-26-3
Molleker R.[16]
Moro Canas A.
7-56-1
Martinez P.[9]
Cervantes Huegun I.
4-66-27-611
Safwat M.
Pavic A.
6-47-63
Caruso S.[4]
Domingues J.
6-26-4
Diez S.[12]
Roca Batalla O.
6-04-66-1
Pla Malfeito J.
Lorenzi P.[6]
6-41-66-2
Baldi F.[10]
Ehrat S.
6-36-3
Giannessi A.[14]
Nedelko I.
6-16-4
Horansky F.
Davidovich Fokina A.[3]
6-24-67-60
Taberner C.
Giustino L.[8]
6-46-0
Gaio F.[11]
Kavcic B.
6-16-0
Kovalik J.
Coppejans K.[13]
2-66-36-3
R64
Taberner C.
Slobodchikov R.
6-06-2
Domingues J.
Pellegrino A.
6-12-0
Roca Batalla O.
Zapata Miralles B.
6-40-0
Pla Malfeito J.
Brancaccio R.
6-04-3
Safwat M.
Brkic T.
6-06-3
Kovalik J.
Moroni G.
3-66-26-4
Nedelko I.
Granollers G.
3-66-36-2
Kavcic B.
Kotov P.
6-05-76-4
Barranco Cosano J.
Gimeno Traver D.
6-36-0
Munoz de la Nava D.
Choinski J.
6-37-65
Moro Canas A.
Eriksson M.
6-36-2
Cervantes Huegun I.
Andrews M.
6-36-0
Robredo T.
Cachin P.
5-76-26-2
Lopez Perez E.
Okala J.
6-36-4
Ehrat S.
Quinzi G.
6-46-1
Horansky F.
Bonadio R.
7-56-2