Stephane Robert vs Joao Sousa, Chennai 2012, Qualifying R1

ATP 250 · Qualifying R1 · Hard · Sat 31 Dec

Final

Stephane Robert

LostRank #1486

Sousa won in 3 sets · 2h 12m

1–2

Set 16–4

Set 22–6

Set 36–7⁸

Joao Sousa

WinnerRank #954

Venue

SDAT Tennis Stadium

Chennai, IND· 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

Average

1.6vs last year

Wind

15 km/h

Gentle

Humidity

88%

Very humid

Temperature

27°C

Warm

Altitude

12 m

Sea level

Historical daily weather

Match stats

2h 12m

5Aces5

8Double faults3

64Service points won58

15Service games played15

10Service games won11

15Return games played15

5/1050%Break points saved33%2/6

4/667%Break points converted50%5/10

Head to head

2Robert

2Sousa

4 meetings

Hard 0–1Clay 2–1

ChennaiQualifying R1 · 31 Dec 2011HardThis match
Joao Sousa
Sets won: 2Set 1: 4Set 2: 6Set 3: 7¹⁰
Stephane Robert
Sets won: 1Set 1: 6Set 2: 2Set 3: 6⁸
Poznan ChallengerQuarterfinal · 19 Jul 2013Clay
Stephane Robert
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6⁴Set 2: 6Set 3: 6
Joao Sousa
Sets won: 1Set 1: 7⁷Set 2: 2Set 3: 4
Trnava ChallengerQuarterfinal · 21 Sept 2012Clay
Joao Sousa
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6³Set 2: 6Set 3: 7
Stephane Robert
Sets won: 1Set 1: 7⁷Set 2: 3Set 3: 5
Rabat ChallengerRound of 16 · 14 Mar 2012Clay
Stephane Robert
Sets won: 2Set 1: 7Set 2: 7⁷
Joao Sousa
Sets won: 0Set 1: 5Set 2: 6³

Match research

Pro

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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Stephane Robert vs Joao Sousa, Chennai 2012, Qualifying R1

Final score

Venue and conditions

Match stats

Head to head

Match research