Radu Albot vs Joao Sousa — Australian Open Qualifying Round of 32
Radu Albot defeated Joao Sousa 6-4 6-4 in the Australian Open qualifying round of 32 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Joao Sousa came in leading the head-to-head 3–2, but Radu Albot had been the form player, winning 3 of their last 5 on hard. Radu Albot narrowed the head-to-head to 3–3.
Key context
- Match story: Radu Albot edged a tight contest from start to finish — 6–4 6–4.
How the match was decided
Auto-generatedAlbot R. took it in straight sets.
Common opponents
3 shared · last 12 monthsAlbot R. and Sousa J. faced 3 of the same opponents in the last 12 months. Albot R. went 2–2 (50%) against them, Sousa J. 2–1 (67%). Results against comparable opponents are close (1 : 2 better-results split).
2–250%Albot R. · better vs 1Record vs common opponents2–167%Sousa J. · better vs 2
Vs common opponents · derived from scorelines
6–4Sets4–3
51–52Games41–38
2–0Tiebreaks1–1
0–1Deciding sets1–0
Only 3 common opponents — small sample, treat as indicative.
vs Oconnell C.#127W6-2 7-5 7-6Australian Open · hardW7-6 6-7 7-5Miami Masters · hard
vs Monteiro T.#225L2-6 2-6Belgrade 2 · clayW7-5 6-2Monte Carlo Masters · clay
vs Ruusuvuori E.#890W7-6 6-4Stuttgart · grassL5-7 3-6Stuttgart · grass
Head-to-head
6 meetings · level 3–333
Hard: Albot R. leads 2–1 · Grass: Albot R. leads 1–0 · Carpet: Sousa J. leads 2–0
- Albot R.January 2022Australian OpenThis matchHard6-4 6-4
- Albot R.June 2017AntalyaGrass7-6 6-2
- Sousa J.September 2016St. PetersburgCarpet3-6 6-4 7-5
- Sousa J.September 2015St. PetersburgHard3-6 7-5 6-4
- Sousa J.September 2015St. PetersburgCarpet3-6 7-5 6-4
Closing odds
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Player context
Before the matchAlbot R.Sousa J.1 711ELO1 7011 629Hard ELO1 6387–3Last 104–632Age32175 cmHeight185 cmRightPlaysRight