Gilles De Sousa vs Bogdan Leonte — Rwanda F1 Semi-final
Rwanda F1 · ITF · Semi-final
FRAGilles De Sousa
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 14 September 2009 ·
clay
ROUBogdan Leonte
Last 10 · pre-match
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De Sousa G.7-6 7-6
Leonte B.
De Sousa G.
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Leonte B.
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Gilles De Sousa defeated Bogdan Leonte 7-6 7-6 in the Rwanda F1 semi-final on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Bogdan Leonte came in leading the head-to-head 4–1, but Gilles De Sousa had been the form player, winning 6 of their last 10 on clay. Gilles De Sousa narrowed the head-to-head to 4–2.
Key context
- Match story: Gilles De Sousa won all two sets in tiebreaks against Bogdan Leonte.
Head to head
1–4| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009-09-28 | Kenya F1 | R16 | clay | Bogdan Leonte | 7-6(5) 6-3 |
| 2009-09-21 | Uganda F1 | R32 | clay | Bogdan Leonte | 6-2 7-6(5) |
| 2009-07-27 | Latvia F1 | QF | clay | Gilles De Sousa | 6-1 6-0 |
| 2009-07-13 | Georgia F1 | R16 | clay | Bogdan Leonte | 6-4 7-6(6) |
| 2006-10-16 | Botswana F1 | R32 | hard | Bogdan Leonte | 6-3 6-2 |