Alexander Zverev vs Joao Sousa, Nice 2016, Semifinal

ATP 250 · Semifinal · Clay · Fri 20 May

Final

Alexander Zverev

WinnerRank #21.6260%

Zverev won in 3 sets · 2h 14m

2–1

Set 16–4

Set 24–6

Set 36–2

Joao Sousa

LostRank #9542.4540%

Venue

Nice Lawn Tennis Club

Nice, FRA· Clay

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

Slow

0.4vs last year

Wind

12 km/h

Light

Humidity

57%

Moderate

Temperature

24°C

Warm

Altitude

36 m

Sea level

Historical daily weather

Set statistics

Final statistics

Service

8Aces0

8Double faults2

63/10262%1st serve %64%55/86

31/3979%2nd serve %94%29/31

41/6365%1st serve points won67%37/55

18/3946%2nd serve points won42%13/31

6/967%Break points saved55%6/11

14Service games played14

Return

18/5533%1st serve return points35%22/63

18/3158%2nd serve return points54%21/39

5/1145%Break points converted33%3/9

14Return games played14

Points

59Service points won50

36Receiver points won43

5Max points in a row9

Games

3Max games in a row3

Zverev6

Sousa2

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Zverev5

Sousa2

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Zverev4

Sousa2

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Zverev3

Sousa2

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Zverev3

Sousa1

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Zverev2

Sousa1

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Zverev1

Sousa1

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Zverev0

Sousa1

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Head to head

1Zverev

1Sousa

2 meetings

Clay 1–0Hard 0–1

NiceSemifinal · 20 May 2016ClayThis match
Alexander Zverev
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 4Set 3: 6
Joao Sousa
Sets won: 1Set 1: 4Set 2: 6Set 3: 2
Indian Wells MastersRound of 64 · 11 Mar 2018Hard
Joao Sousa
Sets won: 2Set 1: 7Set 2: 5Set 3: 6
Alexander Zverev
Sets won: 1Set 1: 5Set 2: 7Set 3: 4

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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Alexander Zverev vs Joao Sousa, Nice 2016, Semifinal

Final score

Venue and conditions

Set statistics

Service

Return

Points

Games

Point by point

Head to head

Match research