Pedro Sousa vs Ernests Gulbis — Bordeaux CH Qualifying Round 2

Bordeaux CH · CHALLENGER · Qualifying Round 2
POR
Pedro Sousa
38 yrs · 180 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLLWWWWWW
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 9 May 2022
clay
LAT
Ernests Gulbis
37 yrs · 190 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
WLWLWWWLLL
Sousa P.
7-5 6-3
Gulbis E.
Sousa P.
762
Gulbis E.
530

Pedro Sousa defeated Ernests Gulbis 7-5 6-3 in the Bordeaux CH qualifying round 2 on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Ernests Gulbis came in leading the head-to-head 1–0. Pedro Sousa claimed a first win over Ernests Gulbis in two meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 1–1.

Key context

  • Match story: Pedro Sousa closed it out in two sets, 7–5 6–3.

Head to head

0–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2018-12-31PuneR32hardErnests Gulbis6-4 4-6 6-4

Serve vs return

This season
Sousa P.serving66% hold

wins 57% of points on serve vs Gulbis E.

Gulbis E.serving68% hold

wins 58% of points on serve vs Sousa P.

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
Sousa P.Gulbis E.
1st serve in·Slight edge
65%
55%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
64%
72%
2nd serve points won·Even
49%
45%
Service points won·Even
59%
60%
Return points won·Even
39%
39%
Break points saved·Even
55%
56%
Aces / match·Dominant
2.3
5.5
Double faults / match·Dominant
3.0
4.8

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (43 vs 52). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Sousa P.Gulbis E.
Clutch Rating·Even
46
48
Break points saved·Dominant
57
91
Break points won·Dominant
48
16
Deciding sets·Slight edge
79
88
Tiebreaks·Dominant
32
6

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

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
Sousa P.
6.0
Even matchUmpiry ScorePartial · surface data limited
Gulbis E.
6.1
Even matchUmpiry ScorePartial · surface data limited
Form & Matchup
5.0
H2H
5.0
3.8
Surface form
3.4
0.0
Win streak
Fatigue & Travel
9.3
Minutes 14d
8.0
9.0
Prev. match
8.0
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
Slowlow bounce, long rallies
SlowFast
Q2
Sousa P.
Gulbis E.
7-56-3
Benchetrit E.
Caruso S.[3]
W/O
Hemery C.
Coppejans K.[10]
6-26-4
Pellegrino A.[7]
Bourgue M.
6-26-3
Menezes J.[9]
Ramanathan R.[2]
6-47-5
Cuevas M.
Martineau M.
6-737-56-4
Q1
Caruso S.[3]
Mpetshi Perricard G.
6-717-666-2
Ramanathan R.[2]
Delage P.
7-56-4
Bourgue M.
Pucinelli De Almeida M.[4]
6-26-2
Gulbis E.
Cazaux A.[12]
4-66-46-4
Sousa P.
Hoang A.[6]
6-767-56-4
Coppejans K.[10]
De Schepper K.
5-77-656-4
Hemery C.
Jung J.[5]
3-66-36-4
Pellegrino A.[7]
Debru G.
7-57-5
Benchetrit E.
Janvier M.[11]
7-687-5
Menezes J.[9]
Van Assche L.
6-26-4
Cuevas M.
Tabur C.
7-56-4
Martineau M.
Giannessi A.[1]
6-24-66-4