R32 Paris Masters 2018

Novak Djokovic #2 def. Joao Sousa #48

7-5 6-1

Novak Djokovic defeated Joao Sousa 7-5 6-1 in the 2018 Paris Masters second round on hard courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatNovak DjokovicJoao Sousa
Serving
AcesServes that land in and are not touched by the returner.
64
Double faultsService points lost by missing both first and second serve.
32
First serve %Percentage of service points where the first serve landed in.
56.8%61.4%
First serve points won %Percentage of points won after making a first serve.
73.8%71.4%
Second serve points won %Percentage of second-serve points won, including points lost through double faults.
50.0%27.3%
Break points saved %Percentage of break points won by the server.
90.0%50.0%
Service points won %Percentage of all points won while serving.
63.5%54.4%
Returning
Break points converted %Percentage of break-point chances won by the returner.
50.0%10.0%
Return points won %Percentage of all points won while returning.
45.6%36.5%
Overall
Total points won %Percentage of all completed points won.
55.7%44.3%
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.
-0.4-9.5
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.
+9.5+0.4

* Match Serve+ and Match Return+ compare this match with the ATP 2018 average from available match stats. Zero is average; +5 means five percentage points above average. No opponent adjustment.

Player Comparison

FieldNovak DjokovicJoao Sousa
Country SRB POR
Birth dateMay 22, 1987Mar 30, 1989
Age3129
Height188 cm185 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed BackhandTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)248
Ranking points (entering)7,4451,017
Elo (entering)2,3421,783
Current career W-L1,141–231190–250
Current career earnings$194,691,590$8,340,548
Pre-match H2H
Novak Djokovic #2 5 0 Joao Sousa #48

Path

Novak Djokovic's path

No prior matches in this tournament.

Novak Djokovic's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Damir Dzumhur #526-1 2-1 (ret.)WH2HMatch dataNov 2, 2018R16

Joao Sousa's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Marco Cecchinato #207-5 6-3WH2HMatch dataOct 31, 2018R64
Tennys Sandgren #626-7(1) 6-3 6-4WH2HMatch dataOct 29, 2018Q2
Gregoire Barrere #1416-7(2) 6-0 6-2WH2HMatch dataOct 29, 2018Q1