Joao Sousa vs Benoit Paire, Valencia 2015, Round of 16

ATP 250 · Round of 16 · Hard · Thu 29 Oct

Final

Joao Sousa

WinnerRank #9542.0348%Upset

Sousa won in 3 sets · 1h 46m

2–1

Set 16–3

Set 22–6

Set 36–3

Benoit Paire

LostRank #10961.8852%

Venue

L'Agora, Ciudad de las Artes y las Ciencias

Valencia, ESP· 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

3.0vs last year

Altitude

4 m

Above sea level

Indoor venue, weather not factored

Sea level

Match stats

1h 46m

0Aces11

2Double faults10

47Service points won57

13Service games played13

9Service games won8

13Return games played13

5/956%Break points saved72%13/18

5/1828%Break points converted44%4/9

Head to head

3Sousa

4Paire

7 meetings

Hard 3–2Clay 0–2

ValenciaRound of 16 · 29 Oct 2015HardThis match
Joao Sousa
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 2Set 3: 6
Benoit Paire
Sets won: 1Set 1: 3Set 2: 6Set 3: 3
Drummondville ChallengerRound of 16 · 15 Nov 2023Hard
Joao Sousa
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 7⁷
Benoit Paire
Sets won: 0Set 1: 1Set 2: 6⁴
Shanghai MastersQualifying R2 · 7 Oct 2018Hard
Benoit Paire
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6⁴Set 2: 6Set 3: 6
Joao Sousa
Sets won: 1Set 1: 7⁷Set 2: 4Set 3: 4
AntwerpRound of 32 · 17 Oct 2017Hard
Joao Sousa
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6²Set 3: 7
Benoit Paire
Sets won: 1Set 1: 4Set 2: 7⁷Set 3: 5
Shanghai MastersRound of 64 · 10 Oct 2016Hard
Benoit Paire
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 5Set 3: 6
Joao Sousa
Sets won: 1Set 1: 3Set 2: 7Set 3: 1
Monte Carlo MastersRound of 32 · 13 Apr 2016Clay
Benoit Paire
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6
Joao Sousa
Sets won: 0Set 1: 4Set 2: 3

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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Joao Sousa vs Benoit Paire, Valencia 2015, Round of 16

Final score

Venue and conditions

Match stats

Head to head

Match research