Joao Sousa vs N Sriram Balaji — Villena CH Round of 16

Villena CH · CHALLENGER · Round of 16
POR8
Joao Sousa
37 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 11 October 2021
hard
IND
N Sriram Balaji
36 yrs · 180 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWWWLLLL
Sousa J.
6-2 3-6 6-4
Balaji N.
Sousa J.
6362
Balaji N.
2641

Joao Sousa defeated N Sriram Balaji 6-2 3-6 6-4 in the Villena CH round of 16 on hard.

Key context

  • Match story: Joao Sousa closed it out in three sets, 6–2 3–6 6–4.

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Sousa J.serving86% hold

wins 67% of points on serve vs Balaji N.

Balaji N.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

Statistics

This season
Sousa J.Balaji N.
1st serve in·Even
62%
58%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
69%
76%
2nd serve points won·Even
50%
49%
Service points won·Even
62%
65%
Return points won·Even
37%
34%
Break points saved·Even
59%
63%
Aces / match·Dominant
3.3
6.8
Double faults / match·Dominant
2.0
3.9

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (177 vs 14). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Sousa J.Balaji N.
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
35
20
Break points saved·Clear edge
91
78
Break points won·Slight edge
14
19
Deciding sets·Dominant
48
21
Tiebreaks·Even
23
20

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

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
Sousa J.
6.1
Even matchUmpiry ScorePartial · surface data limited
Balaji N.
3.9
Heavy underdogUmpiry ScorePartial · surface data limited
  • Extended break: 763 days (−1.5)
Form & Matchup
5.0No prior meetings
H2H
5.0
5.2
Surface form
3.5
0.0
Win streak
0.0Lost last 2
Fatigue & Travel
5.7
Minutes 14d
4.0
3-set count
7.0
Prev. match
Context
5.0
Defending pts
5.0

The Umpiry Score combines match-context factors — matchup, form, fatigue, travel and motivation — into a single 0–10 score, updated daily. Read how it works.

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
SlowFast
Final
Lestienne C.
Grenier H.
6-46-3
Semi-finals
Grenier H.
Otte O.[3]
6-36-736-4
Lestienne C.
Sousa J.[8]
6-47-65
Quarter-finals
Lestienne C.
Miedler L.
7-656-4
Sousa J.[8]
Ferreira Silva F.
3-66-36-4
Otte O.[3]
Yevseyev D.
7-686-1
Grenier H.
Borges N.
6-43-66-4
R16
Lestienne C.
Verdasco F.[2]
5-77-647-5
Miedler L.
Zuk K.[6]
7-56-3
Ferreira Silva F.
Zverev M.
6-26-0
Sousa J.[8]
Balaji N.
6-23-66-4
Yevseyev D.
Istomin D.
7-56-4
Otte O.[3]
Fabbiano T.
6-16-4
Grenier H.
Lopez F.[1]
6-37-5
Borges N.
Vilella Martinez M.[7]
3-66-36-1
R32
Yevseyev D.
Popko D.[5]
7-656-4
Verdasco F.[2]
Kuhn N.
6-46-3
Lestienne C.
Gojo B.
6-47-5
Miedler L.
Rodriguez Taverna S.
7-56-3
Zuk K.[6]
Gabashvili T.
5-77-616-3
Zverev M.
Orlov V.
6-26-1
Balaji N.
Alvarez Varona N.
5-76-46-4
Sousa J.[8]
Viola M.
6-17-65
Fabbiano T.
Ramanathan R.
6-43-66-3
Otte O.[3]
Menendez Maceiras A.
6-26-3
Vilella Martinez M.[7]
Kravchenko G.
6-36-2
Borges N.
Geerts M.
6-36-756-1
Grenier H.
Nava E.
7-636-4
Lopez F.[1]
Marcora R.
6-36-1
Ferreira Silva F.
Halys Q.[4]
6-737-647-66
Istomin D.
Jacquet K.
6-24-63-2