Vasek Pospisil vs Joao Sousa — Shanghai Masters Round of 32

Shanghai Masters · ATP · Round of 32
CAN
Vasek Pospisil
36 yrs · 193 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLLWLLLL
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 7 October 2019
hard
POR
Joao Sousa
37 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLWWLLWWL
Pospisil V.
6-3 7-5
Sousa J.
Pospisil V.
672
Sousa J.
350

Vasek Pospisil defeated Joao Sousa 6-3 7-5 in the Shanghai Masters round of 32 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Joao Sousa came in leading the head-to-head 4–1. Vasek Pospisil narrowed the head-to-head to 4–2.

Key context

Head to head

1–4
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2020-01-13AucklandR32hardVasek Pospisil6-4 6-2
2018-09-24ChengduR16hardJoao Sousa6-7(4) 6-4 7-6(0)
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
Pospisil V.serving88% hold

wins 68% of points on serve vs Sousa J.

Sousa J.serving85% hold

wins 66% of points on serve vs Pospisil V.

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

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

Clutch

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

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
Weather
24°COvercast
Wind 16 km/hHumidity 74%
Final
Medvedev D.[3]
Zverev A.[5]
6-46-1
Semi-finals
Medvedev D.[3]
Tsitsipas S.[6]
7-657-5
Zverev A.[5]
Berrettini M.[11]
6-36-4
Quarter-finals
Tsitsipas S.[6]
Djokovic N.[1]
3-67-56-3
Medvedev D.[3]
Fognini F.[10]
6-37-64
Berrettini M.[11]
Thiem D.[4]
7-686-4
Zverev A.[5]
Federer R.[2]
6-36-776-3
R16
Fognini F.[10]
Khachanov K.[7]
6-37-5
Djokovic N.[1]
Isner J.[16]
7-56-3
Tsitsipas S.[6]
Hurkacz H.
7-53-67-65
Berrettini M.[11]
Bautista Agut R.[8]
7-656-4
Thiem D.[4]
Basilashvili N.[15]
6-36-4
Zverev A.[5]
Rublev A.
6-07-64
Federer R.[2]
Goffin D.[13]
7-676-4
Medvedev D.[3]
Pospisil V.
7-677-5
R32
Zverev A.[5]
Chardy J.
7-6137-63
Djokovic N.[1]
Shapovalov D.
6-36-3
Isner J.[16]
Pouille L.
7-56-3
Hurkacz H.
Monfils G.[9]
6-27-61
Pospisil V.
Sousa J.
6-37-5
Fognini F.[10]
Murray A.
7-642-67-62
Khachanov K.[7]
Fritz T.
6-26-4
Bautista Agut R.[8]
Opelka R.
6-47-5
Berrettini M.[11]
Garin C.
6-36-3
Basilashvili N.[15]
Paire B.
6-41-66-1
Thiem D.[4]
Carreno Busta P.
7-636-3
Rublev A.
Millman J.
6-26-0
Federer R.[2]
Ramos A.
6-27-65
Tsitsipas S.[6]
Auger Aliassime F.
7-637-63
Goffin D.[13]
Kukushkin M.
6-23-0
Medvedev D.[3]
Norrie C.
6-36-1
R64
Shapovalov D.
Tiafoe F.
6-46-2
Pouille L.
Li Z.
6-746-46-4
Monfils G.[9]
Sonego L.
7-56-716-3
Hurkacz H.
Zhang Z.
7-656-4
Norrie C.
Simon G.
7-56-2
Sousa J.
Krajinovic F.
2-66-47-65
Pospisil V.
Schwartzman D.[14]
7-626-2
Fognini F.[10]
Querrey S.
6-46-2
Murray A.
Londero J.
2-66-26-3
Garin C.
Cuevas P.
6-16-4
Berrettini M.[11]
Struff J.
6-26-1
Basilashvili N.[15]
Albot R.
4-66-16-3
Paire B.
Cecchinato M.
6-27-5
Chardy J.
Edmund K.
6-47-63
Goffin D.[13]
Gasquet R.
6-26-3
Kukushkin M.
Kecmanovic M.
7-646-4
Ramos A.
Cilic M.
6-46-4
Auger Aliassime F.
Bublik A.
7-654-0
Rublev A.
Coric B.[12]
6-47-64
Millman J.
Pella G.
6-37-5
Carreno Busta P.
Zhang Z.
6-32-66-4
Isner J.[16]
De Minaur A.
7-616-4
Fritz T.
Verdasco F.
7-626-756-4
Opelka R.
Lajovic D.
6-36-4