Joao Sousa and Lukas Lacko will face off in the qualifications of the Noventi Open for the 2nd time in their career. They are scheduled to compete on Sunday at 1:30 pm on COURT 2. Here the head to head stats and relative prediction.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Joao Sousa who should win in 3 sets.
As per the initial odds, Joao Sousa is the pick to win this match.
Joao Sousa -> 1.66
Lukas Lacko -> 2.22
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Prediction and head to head Joao Sousa vs. Lukas Lacko
This will be the 2nd time that Joao Sousa and Lukas Lacko fight against each other. The head to head is 1-0 for Sousa (see full H2H stats), but they have never played each other on grass.
The last time that they played each other, Sousa won 6-4 6-4 6-3 in the Rubber 2 in 1 back in 2012.
Joao Sousa
Ranked no. 114, Sousa reached the qualifications after defeating Gregoire Barrere 3-6 7-65 6-4.
In the qualifications against Barrere, Sousa recovered from a 1-set down deficit before winning (3-6 7-65 6-4).-93) than Barrere. In fact, the world no. 114 won 93 points vs Barrere’s. That means that Sousa was more focused during the important points. Sousa was exceptionally aggressive to blast 56 winners.
Regarding the service games, Sousa managed to score 9 aces and he committed only 2 double faults. Overall, Joao Sousa was very efficient on serve to win 79% (56/71) of his 1st serve and 52% (12/23) on the second serve. However, this didn’t prevent his to concede the serve once. Sousa broke Barrere once after converting 25% of his break points (1/4).
Sousa has a winning record in the last 10 years having won 51% of his matches (295-283). 1-1 on grass in 2021. Regarding his performance on the same surface of this event, Sousa has a composed 22-23 record in the last years on grass.
Sousa has a composed 7-14 win-loss record in 2021, 1-1 on grass (See FULL STATS).
Previously in Halle
Previously, his best result was reaching the 2nd round in 2014 and 2019. See his history.
Lukas Lacko
Ranked no. 213, Lacko reached the qualifications after beating Egor Gerasimov 6-4 7-5.
In the qualifications, The Slovakian had a good straight sets win against Gerasimov (6-4 7-5). During the match Lacko scored 67 points vs Gerasimov’s 57. Lukas was quite aggressive to blast 34 winners.
Talking about serving, Lacko recorded 4 aces and he committed only 1 double fault for the entire match. Overall, Lukas Lacko was pretty effective on serve to win 81% (34/42) of his 1st serve and 59% (10/17) on the second serve. However, this didn’t prevent his to concede the serve once. The Slovakian broke Gerasimov 3 times after converting 50% of his break points (3/6).
The Slovakian’s best result of the season was getting to the semifinal in the Quimper 2 Challenger.
Lacko has an aggregate 6-13 win-loss record in 2021, 1-0 on grass (See FULL STATS).
Previously in Halle
Previously, his best result was reaching the quarter in 2010. See his history.
H2H Performance in the tournament (main draw)
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Sousa | Lacko |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 1 | 1 |
| Tot Set | 3 | 2 |
| Tot Games | 32 | 22 |
| Pts | 93-95 | 67-57 |
| Total Points | 188 | 124 |
| Winners | 56 | 34 |
| %Winners | 60% | 51% |
Both Sousa and Lacko played 1 match. Also both players started their run from the qualifications.At the moment, Joao Sousa surrendered 1 set while Lukas Lacko hasn’t conceded a set so far. Sousa has played 1 set more than Lacko (3 vs 2). Therefore, Sousa played 10 games more than Lacko. The Portuguese scored 56 winners (60% of the total points). On the other side, Lacko made 34 winners (51%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Sousa | Lacko |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 9 | 4 |
| Avg per match | 9 | 4 |
| 1st in | 71/94 | 42/59 |
| %1st in | 76% | 71% |
| 1st pts | 56/71 | 34/42 |
| %1st pts | 79% | 81% |
| 2nd pts | 12/23 | 10/17 |
| %2nd pts | 52% | 59% |
Sousa managed to score 9 aces . Lacko struck 4 aces . Sousa won 79% points on his first serve. He pretty solid on his second serve to win 52% of the points. On the other side, Lacko won 81% of the points behind his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 59% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Sousa | Lacko |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 1 | 3 |
| Converted | 1/4 | 3/6 |
| % Converted | 25% | 50% |
| Conceded | 5 | 2 |
| Saved | 4 | 1 |
| % Saved | 80% | 50% |
| Times Broken | 1 | 1 |
The Portuguese broke his opponent once with a 25% conversion rate. Joao conceded his serve once and he saved 80% of the break points that he conceded. Lukas broke his opponent 3 times with a 50% conversion rate. The Slovakian conceded his serve once and he saved 50% of the break points that he conceded.
| Sousa | |||
| Q1 Barrere |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 3-6 7-65 6-4 | ||
| Tot Set | 3 | 3 | |
| Tot Games | 32 | 32 | |
| pts | 93-95 | 93-95 | |
| Total points | 188 | 188 | |
| Winners | 56 | 56 | |
| %Winners | 60% | 60% | |
| SERVE | |||
| Aces | 9 | 9 | |
| Double Faults | 2 | 2 | |
| 1st in | 71/94 | 71/94 | |
| % 1st in | 76% | 76% | |
| 1st pts | 56/71 | 56/71 | |
| % 1st pts | 79% | 79% | |
| 2nd pts | 12/23 | 12/23 | |
| % 2nd pts | 52% | 52% | |
| Breaks | |||
| Won | 1 | 1 | |
| Converted | 1/4 | 1/4 | |
| Converted % | 25% | 25% | |
| Conceded | 5 | 5 | |
| Saved | 4/5 | 4 | |
| Saved % | 80% | 80% | |
| Times Broken | 1 | 1 | |
| Lacko | |||
| Q1 Gerasimov |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-4 7-5 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 2 | |
| Tot Games | 22 | 22 | |
| pts | 67-57 | 67-57 | |
| Total points | 124 | 124 | |
| Winners | 34 | 34 | |
| %Winners | 51% | 51% | |
| SERVE | |||
| Aces | 4 | 4 | |
| Double Faults | 1 | 1 | |
| 1st in | 42/59 | 42/59 | |
| % 1st in | 71% | 71% | |
| 1st pts | 34/42 | 34/42 | |
| % 1st pts | 81% | 81% | |
| 2nd pts | 10/17 | 10/17 | |
| % 2nd pts | 59% | 59% | |
| Breaks | |||
| Won | 3 | 3 | |
| Converted | 3/6 | 3/6 | |
| Converted % | 50% | 50% | |
| Conceded | 2 | 2 | |
| Saved | 1/2 | 1 | |
| Saved % | 50% | 50% | |
| Times Broken | 1 | 1 | |
Head 2 Head
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