Altug Celikbilek vs Joao Sousa — Bratislava 2 CH Round of 32

Bratislava 2 CH · CHALLENGER · Round of 32
TUR
Altug Celikbilek
29 yrs · 183 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWLLWWWL
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 8 November 2021
hard
POR
Joao Sousa
37 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLWWLLWWL
Celikbilek A.
7-6 6-7 7-6
Sousa J.
Celikbilek A.
7863772
Sousa J.
6677621

Altug Celikbilek defeated Joao Sousa 7-6 6-7 7-6 in the Bratislava 2 CH round of 32 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Joao Sousa came in leading the head-to-head 1–0, but Altug Celikbilek had been the form player, winning 3 of their last 5 on hard. Altug Celikbilek claimed a first win over Joao Sousa in two meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 1–1.

Key context

Head to head

0–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2021-10-04Indian Wells MastersQ2hardJoao Sousa6-3 7-5

Serve vs return

This season
Celikbilek A.serving78% hold

wins 62% of points on serve vs Sousa J.

Sousa J.serving80% hold

wins 63% of points on serve vs Celikbilek A.

Even serve battle

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
Celikbilek A.Sousa J.
1st serve in·Slight edge
57%
62%
1st serve points won·Even
71%
69%
2nd serve points won·Even
48%
50%
Service points won·Even
61%
62%
Return points won·Even
38%
38%
Break points saved·Even
60%
59%
Aces / match·Clear edge
6.2
3.3
Double faults / match·Dominant
3.7
1.9

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (191 vs 177). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Celikbilek A.Sousa J.
Clutch Rating·Slight edge
40
35
Break points saved·Clear edge
73
91
Break points won·Clear edge
38
14
Deciding sets·Slight edge
57
48
Tiebreaks·Even
26
23

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

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
Celikbilek A.
6.0
Even matchUmpiry ScorePartial · surface data limited
Sousa J.
7.2
Strong advantageUmpiry ScorePartial · surface data limited
Form & Matchup
0.0
H2H
10.0
5.2
Surface form
7.9
Fatigue & Travel
6.1
Minutes 14d
0.3
7.0
3-set count
4.0
9.0
Prev. match
9.0
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
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast
Final
Griekspoor T.[2]
Piros Z.
6-36-2
Semi-finals
Griekspoor T.[2]
Molcan A.[5]
6-756-36-4
Piros Z.
Travaglia S.[1]
7-653-2
Quarter-finals
Travaglia S.[1]
Marterer M.
7-616-1
Molcan A.[5]
Dzumhur D.
6-14-66-3
Griekspoor T.[2]
Lehecka J.
7-636-4
Piros Z.
Ferreira Silva F.
6-06-4
R16
Ferreira Silva F.
Svrcina D.
6-47-5
Marterer M.
Broady L.[7]
6-47-66
Molcan A.[5]
Kamke T.
6-26-2
Piros Z.
Lacko L.
6-26-4
Lehecka J.
Zuk K.
2-66-36-2
Travaglia S.[1]
Ilkel C.
6-46-2
Dzumhur D.
Celikbilek A.
6-46-4
Griekspoor T.[2]
Kalenichenko D.
7-627-61
R32
Griekspoor T.[2]
Pokorny L.
7-646-1
Lehecka J.
Stakhovsky S.
6-47-5
Zuk K.
Mochizuki S.
7-656-3
Dzumhur D.
Gombos N.[4]
6-36-3
Kamke T.
Forejtek J.
6-26-4
Molcan A.[5]
Ramanathan R.
6-37-67
Piros Z.
Machac T.[8]
7-53-66-4
Lacko L.
Karol M.
6-46-3
Svrcina D.
Horansky F.
2-67-656-1
Ferreira Silva F.
Taberner C.[3]
6-27-65
Broady L.[7]
Marchenko I.
6-26-1
Marterer M.
Rodionov J.
4-66-16-4
Ilkel C.
Shevchenko A.
6-46-716-3
Travaglia S.[1]
Kolar Z.
7-646-3
Kalenichenko D.
Palovic L.
7-647-65
Celikbilek A.
Sousa J.
7-666-737-62