SF Nice 2016

Alexander Zverev #48 def. Joao Sousa #28

6-4 4-6 6-2

Alexander Zverev defeated Joao Sousa 6-4 4-6 6-2 in the 2016 Nice semifinal on clay courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatAlexander ZverevJoao Sousa
Serving
AcesServes that land in and are not touched by the returner.
71
Double faultsService points lost by missing both first and second serve.
82
First serve %Percentage of service points where the first serve landed in.
61.8%64.0%
First serve points won %Percentage of points won after making a first serve.
65.1%65.5%
Second serve points won %Percentage of second-serve points won, including points lost through double faults.
46.2%45.2%
Break points saved %Percentage of break points won by the server.
66.7%54.5%
Service points won %Percentage of all points won while serving.
57.8%58.1%
Returning
Break points converted %Percentage of break-point chances won by the returner.
45.5%33.3%
Return points won %Percentage of all points won while returning.
41.9%42.2%
Overall
Total points won %Percentage of all completed points won.
50.5%49.5%
Match Serve+This match’s service points won percentage minus the tour’s season average, in percentage points. Zero is average; +5 means five points above average. Match-weighted available stats; no opponent adjustment.
-5.8-5.5
Match Return+This match’s return points won percentage minus the tour’s season average, in percentage points. Zero is average; +5 means five points above average. Match-weighted available stats; no opponent adjustment.
+5.5+5.8

* Match Serve+ and Match Return+ compare this match with the ATP 2016 average from available match stats. Zero is average; +5 means five percentage points above average. No opponent adjustment.

Player Comparison

FieldAlexander ZverevJoao Sousa
Country GER POR
Birth dateApr 20, 1997Mar 30, 1989
Age1927
Height198 cm185 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed BackhandTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)4828
Ranking points (entering)9301,335
Elo (entering)1,9351,869
Current career W-L546–218190–250
Current career earnings$68,557,475$8,340,548
Pre-match H2H
Alexander Zverev #48 0 0 Joao Sousa #28

Path

Alexander Zverev's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Gilles Simon #186-3 6-7(6) 7-6(1)WH2HMatch dataMay 21, 2016QF
Marcel Granollers #587-5 6-7(3) 6-2WH2HMatch dataMay 20, 2016R16
Kyle Edmund #845-7 7-5 0-0 (ret.)WH2HMatch dataMay 19, 2016R32

Alexander Zverev's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Dominic Thiem #154-6 6-3 0-6LH2HMatch dataMay 22, 2016F

Joao Sousa's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Kevin Anderson #207-5 7-5WH2HMatch dataMay 21, 2016QF
Victor Estrella 3-6 6-4 6-4WMatch dataMay 20, 2016R16
Quentin Halys #1545-7 6-4 6-4WH2HMatch dataMay 19, 2016R32