Ruben Bemelmans vs Joao Sousa, Antwerp 2017, Quarterfinal

ATP 250 · Quarterfinal · Hard · Fri 20 Oct

Final

Ruben Bemelmans

WinnerRank #10922.5139%Upset

Bemelmans won in 3 sets · 2h 21m

2–1

Set 14–6

Set 27–6²

Set 36–4

Joao Sousa

LostRank #9541.6161%

Venue

Lotto Arena

Antwerp, BEL· Hard· Center Court

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

1.7vs last year

Altitude

18 m

Above sea level

Indoor venue, weather not factored

Sea level

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Set statistics

Final statistics

Service

8Aces4

0Double faults6

69/10864%1st serve %54%52/97

39/39100%2nd serve %87%39/45

50/6972%1st serve points won75%39/52

25/3964%2nd serve points won62%28/45

7/888%Break points saved67%2/3

16Service games played16

Return

13/5225%1st serve return points28%19/69

17/4538%2nd serve return points36%14/39

1/333%Break points converted13%1/8

16Return games played16

Points

75Service points won67

30Receiver points won33

6Max points in a row8

Games

3Max games in a row3

1Tiebreaks0

No tape

Bemelmans6

Sousa4

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Bemelmans5

Sousa4

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Sousa3

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Bemelmans4

Sousa3

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Bemelmans3

Sousa3

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Bemelmans2

Sousa3

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Sousa2

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Bemelmans1

Sousa2

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Sousa1

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Bemelmans0

Sousa1

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Head to head

3Bemelmans

1Sousa

4 meetings

AntwerpQuarterfinal · 20 Oct 2017HardThis match
Ruben Bemelmans
Sets won: 2Set 1: 4Set 2: 7⁷Set 3: 6
Joao Sousa
Sets won: 1Set 1: 6Set 2: 6²Set 3: 4
Orleans ChallengerRound of 32 · 28 Sept 2021Hard
Ruben Bemelmans
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 4Set 3: 6
Joao Sousa
Sets won: 1Set 1: 4Set 2: 6Set 3: 4
MontpellierRound of 32 · 2 Feb 2016Hard
Ruben Bemelmans
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 3Set 3: 6
Joao Sousa
Sets won: 1Set 1: 4Set 2: 6Set 3: 4
Recanati ChallengerRound of 32 · 19 Jul 2010Hard
Joao Sousa
Sets won: 2Set 1: 7⁷Set 2: 3Set 3: 6
Ruben Bemelmans
Sets won: 1Set 1: 6⁵Set 2: 6Set 3: 2

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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Ruben Bemelmans vs Joao Sousa, Antwerp 2017, Quarterfinal

Final score

Venue and conditions

Set statistics

Service

Return

Points

Games

Point by point

Head to head

Match research