Fabiano De Paula vs Gilles de Sousa, Pretoria 2009, Round of 16

FUTURES · Round of 16 · Hard

Final

Fabiano De Paula

WinnerRank #1403

Paula won in 2 sets

2–0

Set 16–4

Set 27–5

Gilles de Sousa

LostUnranked

Venue

Groenkloof Tennis Stadium

Pretoria, RSA· Hard

Court speed

What is court speed?

How much the court helps the server, judged from aces and serve points won and adjusted for who played. 100 is the average ATP tournament court that season.

Very slow< 92Monte Carlo, Rome
Slow92–97Roland Garros, Indian Wells
Average97–103US Open, Dubai
Fast103–108Wimbledon, Shanghai
Very fast108+Basel

Challenger and ITF courts usually read lower: partly the venues, partly the balls and conditions at those levels.

How court speed works

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Wind

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Humidity

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Temperature

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Altitude

1380 m

High

Head to head

1Paula

0Sousa

1 meeting

PretoriaRound of 16 · 2009HardThis match
Fabiano De Paula
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 7
Gilles de Sousa
Sets won: 0Set 1: 4Set 2: 5

Form and path

Fabiano De Paula3–3

Rio de JaneiroHard

Rio De Janeiro CHClay

Bogota CHClay

LQualifying R3
Mauricio Echazu
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6
Fabiano De Paula
Sets won: 0Set 1: 3Set 2: 4

Gilles de Sousa3–3

Thu Dau Mot CityHard

WQualifying R1
Gilles de Sousa
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6
Kavan Somu Kumar
Sets won: 0Set 1: 3Set 2: 2

Thu Dau Mot CityHard

LQualifying R1
Jesse Delaney
Sets won: 2Set 1: 7Set 2: 7⁷
Gilles de Sousa
Sets won: 0Set 1: 5Set 2: 6³

CastelldefelsClay

LRound of 32
Gerard Granollers
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6
Gilles de Sousa
Sets won: 0Set 1: 2Set 2: 2
WQualifying R3
Gilles de Sousa
Sets won: 2Set 1: 7Set 2: 6
Ignasi De Rueda De Genover
Sets won: 0Set 1: 5Set 2: 2
WQualifying R2
Gilles de Sousa
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6
David Subira Taboada
Sets won: 0Set 1: 0Set 2: 3

Sant Cugat del VallèsClay

LQualifying R1
Alessandro Luisi
Sets won: 2Set 1: 1Set 2: 6Set 3: 7
Gilles de Sousa
Sets won: 1Set 1: 6Set 2: 2Set 3: 5

Match research

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Everything that shapes this match: each player’s run-in and travel, records side by side, and results against similar opponents and in similar conditions. Better information, better-informed decisions.

Run-inEvery match in the last 28 days, rest days and travel between venues.
Tale of the tapeRecords and serve numbers side by side, filtered by period and surface.
Record by opponent rankingHow each player does against the top 10, top 50 or any ranking range.
Similar conditionsResults in comparable heat, humidity, wind and altitude before scheduled matches.

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Fabiano De Paula vs Gilles de Sousa, Pretoria 2009, Round of 16

Final score

Venue and conditions

Head to head

Form and path

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