Dusan Lajovic vs Joao Sousa — Valencia Round of 32

Valencia · ATP · Round of 32
Dusan Lajovic
SRB
Dusan Lajovic
#146ATP
1620ELO
1559Hard ELO
$208kYTD
$11MCAREER
36 yrs · 183 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLWLWWWL
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 20 October 2014 ·
hard
POR
Joao Sousa
37 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLWWLLWLW
Lajovic D.
6-3 7-6
Sousa J.
Lajovic D.
672
Sousa J.
360

Dusan Lajovic defeated Joao Sousa 6-3 7-6 in the Valencia round of 32 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Joao Sousa came in leading the head-to-head 2–1, defending last year's round of 16, but Dusan Lajovic had been the form player, winning 3 of their last 5 on hard. Dusan Lajovic narrowed the head-to-head to 2–2.

Key context

  • Match story: Dusan Lajovic closed it out in two sets, 6–3 7–6.

Head to head

1–2
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2023-04-10Monte Carlo MastersQ1clayDusan Lajovic6-2 6-4
2014-07-07BastadQFclayJoao Sousa6-4 6-4
2012-05-22Roland GarrosQ128clayJoao Sousa6-3 7-6(8)

Statistics

This season
Lajovic D.Sousa J.
1st serve in·Slight edge
68%
62%
1st serve points won·Even
68%
69%
2nd serve points won·Even
50%
50%
Service points won·Even
62%
62%
Return points won·Even
38%
37%
Break points saved·Even
58%
59%
Aces / match·Slight edge
3.0
3.8
Double faults / match·Slight edge
1.3
2.0

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Lajovic D.Sousa J.
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
42
22
Break points saved·Clear edge
87
74
Break points won·Clear edge
18
5
Deciding sets·Even
57
60
Tiebreaks·Dominant
66
8

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

Freshness

Recent load
Lajovic D.Sousa J.
Freshness·
54
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Lajovic D.: 2 days rest · 4 matches, 94 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
SlowFast

Draw