Joao Sousa and Gabriel Debru will fight against each other in the semifinal of the Prague 3 Challenger for the 1st time in their career. They are scheduled to play on Friday at 1:30 pm on CENTRE COURT. In the following lines you can find the head to head analysis and prediction.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Gabriel Debru who should win in 3 sets.
As per the initial odds, Gabriel Debru is the pick to win this match.
Gabriel Debru -> 1.88
Joao Sousa -> 1.88
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Prediction and head to head Joao Sousa vs. Gabriel Debru
There is no head to head record between Joao Sousa and Gabriel Debru since this will be the first time that they will clash against each other in the main tour.
Joao Sousa
Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
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2024 | 6-5 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 4-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
2023 | 23-33 | 6-8 | 10-20 | 5-4 | 0-0 | 2-1 |
2022 | 25-34 | 10-12 | 10-11 | 5-7 | 0-4 | 0-0 |
2021 | 28-31 | 11-9 | 4-11 | 11-6 | 2-5 | 0-0 |
2020 | 4-13 | 0-5 | 2-5 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 269, Joao got to the semifinal after beating Valentin Royer 6-4 6-1, Jonas Forejtek 6-0 4-6 6-4 and Luciano Darderi 7-5 3-6 7-63.
In the quarter, Sousa defeated Darderi (7-5 3-6 7-63).During the match, Sousa scored less points (5) than Darderi. In fact, the world no. 269 won 102 points vs Darderi’s. That means that Sousa was more focused during the important points. Joao was pretty aggressive to blast 46 winners.
Regarding the service games, Sousa couldn’t to score even 1 ace during the encounter and he committed only 3 double faults. Overall, Joao Sousa was exceptionally effective on serve to win 71% (46/65) of his 1st serve and 59% (24/41) on the second serve. However, this didn’t prevent his to concede the serve twice. Sousa broke Darderi twice after converting 40% of his break points (2/5).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Joao has surrendered 2 set in this tournament to win 53% of the points he played.
Sousa has a weak record in the last 10 years having won only 46% of his matches (252-296). 7-16 on clay in 2023. . Talking about his performance on the same surface of this tournament, Sousa has a compiled 95-111 match record in the last years on clay.
Sousa’s best result of the current season was reaching the final in the Porto Challenger.
Sousa has a composed 12-22 win-loss record in 2023, 7-16 on clay (See FULL STATS).
Previously in the Prague 3 Challenger
The Portuguese has never competed in this tournament before.
Gabriel Debru
Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
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2024 | 32-24 | 6-4 | 25-16 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
2023 | 44-26 | 4-2 | 31-13 | 9-11 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
2022 | 19-18 | 5-3 | 11-9 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
2021 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 3-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 355 (career-high), Gabriel reached the semifinal after defeating Aleksandre Metreveli 6-2 7-5, Niki Kaliyanda Poonacha 6-1 6-0, Lukas Neumayer 2-6 6-3 6-4, Jakub Nicod 7-5 6-1 and Toby Alex Kodat 7-64 6-73 6-4.
In the quarter, The French player defeated Alex Kodat (7-64 6-73 6-4). During the match Debru scored 119 points vs Alex Kodat’s 109. Debru was extremely aggressive to blast 43 winners.
About the serving games, Debru managed to score 3 aces and he committed only 8 double faults. Gabriel Debru lost the serve 6 times and he saved 6 break points. Furthermore, Debru put 65% of his first serves in, winning 63% (43/68) of the points behind his 1st serve and 50% (18/36) on the 2nd serve. Debru broke Alex Kodat 7 times after converting 41% of his break points (7/17).
Overall Performance in this tournament
The French player started his run at this tournament from the qualifications. In the main draw, he has conceded 2 set in the tournament to win 55% of the points he played.
The French player best result of the season was getting to the final in M15 Gubbio.
Gabriel has an aggregate 37-17 win-loss record in 2023, 29-11 on clay (See FULL STATS).
H2H Performance in the tournament (main draw)
Matches, sets, games and points
Points | Sousa | Debru |
---|---|---|
Match played | 3 | 5 |
Tot Set | 8 | 12 |
Tot Games | 77 | 115 |
Pts | 272-242 | 403-335 |
Total Points | 514 | 738 |
Winners | 103 | 146 |
%Winners | 38% | 36% |
Sousa played 3 matches while Debru competed in 5 matches. Debru started his run from the qualifications while Sousa had a direct access to the main draw. Both players lost a set in the event. Joao Sousa surrendered 2 sets, while Gabriel Debru conceded 2 sets. Sousa has played 4 set(s) less than Debru (8 vs 12). Therefore, Sousa played 38 games less than Debru. Sousa scored 103 winners (38% of the total points). On the other side, The French player managed to score 146 winners (36%).
Serve Performance
Serve | Sousa | Debru |
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Aces | 1 | 11 |
Avg per match | 0.3 | 2.2 |
1st in | 142/243 | 220/362 |
%1st in | 58% | 61% |
1st pts | 103/142 | 146/220 |
%1st pts | 73% | 66% |
2nd pts | 53/101 | 76/142 |
%2nd pts | 52% | 54% |
Sousa made 1 ace (0.3 per match). Debru also fired 11 aces (2.2 per match). Sousa won 73% points on his first serve. He pretty solid on his second serve to win 52% of the points. On the other side, Debru won 66% of the points behind his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 54% of the points.
How they played the important points
Breaks | Sousa | Debru |
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Won | 14 | 26 |
Converted | 14/31 | 26/50 |
% Converted | 45% | 52% |
Conceded | 18 | 30 |
Saved | 11 | 16 |
% Saved | 61% | 53% |
Times Broken | 7 | 14 |
Sousa broke his opponents 14 times with a 45% conversion rate. Sousa lost his serve 7 times and he saved 61% of the break points that he conceded. The French player broke his opponents 26 times with a 52% conversion rate. Debru conceded his serve 14 times and he saved 53% of the break points that he conceded.
Sousa | |||||
R1 Royer |
R2 Forejtek |
1/4 Darderi |
Total | ||
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Score | 6-4 6-1 | 6-0 4-6 6-4 | 7-5 3-6 7-63 | ||
Tot Set | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 | |
Tot Games | 17 | 26 | 34 | 77 | |
pts | 63-42 | 107-93 | 102-107 | 272-242 | |
Total points | 105 | 200 | 209 | 514 | |
Winners | 24 | 33 | 46 | 103 | |
%Winners | 38% | 31% | 45% | 38% | |
SERVE | |||||
Aces | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
Double Faults | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | |
1st in | 28/42 | 49/95 | 65/106 | 142/243 | |
% 1st in | 67% | 52% | 61% | 58% | |
1st pts | 24/28 | 33/49 | 46/65 | 103/142 | |
% 1st pts | 86% | 67% | 71% | 73% | |
2nd pts | 8/14 | 21/46 | 24/41 | 53/101 | |
% 2nd pts | 57% | 46% | 59% | 52% | |
Breaks | |||||
Won | 5 | 7 | 2 | 14 | |
Converted | 5/11 | 7/15 | 2/5 | 14/31 | |
Converted % | 45% | 47% | 40% | 45% | |
Conceded | 2 | 11 | 5 | 18 | |
Saved | 1/2 | 7/11 | 3/5 | 11 | |
Saved % | 50% | 64% | 60% | 58% | |
Times Broken | 1 | 4 | 2 | 7 |
Debru | |||||||
Q1 Metreveli |
Q3 Kaliyanda |
R1 Neumayer |
R2 Nicod |
1/4 Alex |
Total | ||
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Score | 6-2 7-5 | 6-1 6-0 | 2-6 6-3 6-4 | 7-5 6-1 | 7-64 6-73 6-4 | ||
Tot Set | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 12 | |
Tot Games | 20 | 13 | 27 | 19 | 36 | 115 | |
pts | 71-57 | 59-33 | 83-84 | 71-52 | 119-109 | 403-335 | |
Total points | 128 | 92 | 167 | 123 | 228 | 738 | |
Winners | 23 | 19 | 31 | 30 | 43 | 146 | |
%Winners | 32% | 32% | 37% | 42% | 36% | 36% | |
SERVE | |||||||
Aces | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 11 | |
Double Faults | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 17 | |
1st in | 33/53 | 27/48 | 51/92 | 41/65 | 68/104 | 220/362 | |
% 1st in | 62% | 56% | 55% | 63% | 65% | 61% | |
1st pts | 23/33 | 19/27 | 31/51 | 30/41 | 43/68 | 146/220 | |
% 1st pts | 70% | 70% | 61% | 73% | 63% | 66% | |
2nd pts | 11/20 | 14/21 | 20/41 | 13/24 | 18/36 | 76/142 | |
% 2nd pts | 55% | 67% | 49% | 54% | 50% | 54% | |
Breaks | |||||||
Won | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 26 | |
Converted | 5/9 | 5/7 | 5/8 | 4/9 | 7/17 | 26/50 | |
Converted % | 56% | 71% | 63% | 44% | 41% | 52% | |
Conceded | 2 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 12 | 30 | |
Saved | 0/2 | 2/2 | 4/9 | 4/5 | 6/12 | 16 | |
Saved % | 0% | 100% | 44% | 80% | 50% | 91% | |
Times Broken | 2 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 14 |
Head 2 Head
Tennis Scores in Prague 3 Challenger
- Rudolf MollekerMolleker – Federico Agustin GomezAgustin Gomez (6-3 6-3) – See score progression
- Filip Bergevi/Mick VeldheerBergevi/Mick Veldheer – Jonas Forejtek/Michael VrbenskyForejtek/Michael Vrbensky (7-5 6-1) – See score progression
- Valentin VacherotVacherot – Andrew PaulsonPaulson (7-65 6-2) – See score progression
- Gabriel DebruDebru – Toby Alex KodatAlex Kodat (7-64 6-73 6-4) – See score progression
- Joao SousaSousa – Luciano DarderiDarderi (7-5 3-6 7-63) – See score progression
Upcoming matches in the draw
- Rudolf MollekerMolleker – Valentin VacherotVacherot (1-0) – H2H and prediction