Joao Sousa and Constant Lestienne will fight against each other in the semifinal of the Alicante Challenger for the 1st time in their career. They are scheduled to compete on Saturday at 11:00 am on PISTA CENTRAL. In this post, we analyze their head to head performance and 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 -> 1.84
Constant Lestienne -> 1.96
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Prediction and head to head Joao Sousa vs. Constant Lestienne
There is no head to head record between Joao Sousa and Constant Lestienne since this will be the first time that they will clash against each other in the main tour.
Joao Sousa
Ranked no. 182, the Portuguese reached the semifinal after defeating Matteo Viola 6-1 7-65, N.Sriram Balaji 6-2 3-6 6-4 and Frederico Ferreira Silva 3-6 6-3 6-4.
In the quarter against Ferreira Silva, The Portuguese recovered from a 1-set down deficit before winning (3-6 6-3 6-4).-100) than Ferreira Silva. In fact, the world no. 182 won 100 points vs Ferreira Silva’s. That means that Sousa was more focused during the important points. Sousa was pretty aggressive to blast 48 winners.
Talking about the service games, Sousa recorded 9 aces and he committed only 5 double faults. Joao Sousa lost the serve 3 times and he saved 8 break points. Furthermore, Sousa put 65% of his first serves in, winning 67% (48/72) of the points behind his 1st serve and 44% (17/39) on the 2nd serve. The Portuguese broke Ferreira Silva 4 times after converting 50% of his break points (4/8).
Overall Performance in this tournament
The Portuguese started his run at this tournament from the qualifications. In the main draw, he has surrendered 2 set in this competition to conquer 52% of the points he played.
Sousa has a winning match record in the last 10 years having won 51% of his matches (306-295). 9-7 on hard in 2021. Regarding his performance on the same surface of this tournament, Sousa has an aggregate 79-95 win-loss record in the last years on hard.
The Portuguese has an overall 18-26 win-loss record in 2021, 9-7 on hard (See FULL STATS).
Previously in the Alicante Challenger
Sousa has never competed in this tournament before.
Constant Lestienne
Ranked no. 258, Lestienne reached the semifinal after beating Borna Gojo 6-4 7-5, Fernando Verdasco 5-7 7-64 7-5 and Lucas Miedler 7-65 6-4.
In the quarter, Constant had a good straight sets win against Miedler (7-65 6-4). During the match Lestienne scored 83 points vs Miedler’s 70. Constant was quite aggressive to blast 34 winners.
About the serving games, Lestienne made 3 aces and he committed only 2 double faults. Constant Lestienne lost the serve 3 times and he saved 5 break points. Furthermore, Lestienne put 58% of his first serves in, winning 76% (34/45) of the points behind his 1st serve and 45% (15/33) on the 2nd serve. Lestienne broke Miedler 4 times after converting 44% of his break points (4/9).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Constant started his run at this tournament from the qualifications. In the main draw, he has conceded 1 set in the tournament to win 52% of the points he played.
The French player has an overall 22-19 win-loss record in 2021, 8-3 on hard (See FULL STATS).
H2H Performance in the tournament (main draw)
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Sousa | Lestienne |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 3 | 3 |
| Tot Set | 8 | 7 |
| Tot Games | 75 | 82 |
| Pts | 273-253 | 280-255 |
| Total Points | 526 | 535 |
| Winners | 109 | 107 |
| %Winners | 40% | 38% |
Both Sousa and Lestienne played 3 matches. Both players lost a set in the event. Joao Sousa lost 2 sets, while Constant Lestienne lost 1 set. Sousa has played 1 set more than Lestienne (8 vs 7). However, it’s interesting to notice that Sousa played 7 games less than Lestienne. The Portuguese scored 109 winners (40% of the total points). On the other side, Constant made 107 winners (38%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Sousa | Lestienne |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 15 | 16 |
| Avg per match | 5 | 5.3 |
| 1st in | 160/258 | 148/265 |
| %1st in | 62% | 56% |
| 1st pts | 109/160 | 107/148 |
| %1st pts | 68% | 72% |
| 2nd pts | 49/98 | 61/117 |
| %2nd pts | 50% | 52% |
Sousa fired 15 aces (5 per match). Lestienne recorded 16 aces (5.3 per match). Sousa won 68% points on his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 50% of the points. On the other side, Lestienne won 72% of the points on his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 52% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Sousa | Lestienne |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 13 | 12 |
| Converted | 13/35 | 12/24 |
| % Converted | 37% | 50% |
| Conceded | 28 | 21 |
| Saved | 21 | 12 |
| % Saved | 75% | 57% |
| Times Broken | 7 | 9 |
Sousa broke his opponents 13 times with a 37% conversion rate. The Portuguese conceded his serve 7 times and he saved 75% of the break points that he conceded. Lestienne broke his opponents 12 times with a 50% conversion rate. Constant conceded his serve 9 times and he saved 57% of the break points that he conceded.
| Sousa | |||||
| R1 Viola |
R2 Balaji |
1/4 Ferreira Silva |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-1 7-65 | 6-2 3-6 6-4 | 3-6 6-3 6-4 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 | |
| Tot Games | 20 | 27 | 28 | 75 | |
| pts | 82-67 | 91-84 | 100-102 | 273-253 | |
| Total points | 149 | 175 | 202 | 526 | |
| Winners | 27 | 34 | 48 | 109 | |
| %Winners | 33% | 37% | 48% | 40% | |
| SERVE | |||||
| Aces | 2 | 4 | 9 | 15 | |
| Double Faults | 1 | 4 | 5 | 10 | |
| 1st in | 40/70 | 48/77 | 72/111 | 160/258 | |
| % 1st in | 57% | 62% | 65% | 62% | |
| 1st pts | 27/40 | 34/48 | 48/72 | 109/160 | |
| % 1st pts | 68% | 71% | 67% | 68% | |
| 2nd pts | 15/30 | 17/29 | 17/39 | 49/98 | |
| % 2nd pts | 50% | 59% | 44% | 50% | |
| Breaks | |||||
| Won | 5 | 4 | 4 | 13 | |
| Converted | 5/16 | 4/11 | 4/8 | 13/35 | |
| Converted % | 31% | 36% | 50% | 37% | |
| Conceded | 10 | 7 | 11 | 28 | |
| Saved | 8/10 | 5/7 | 8/11 | 21 | |
| Saved % | 80% | 71% | 73% | 75% | |
| Times Broken | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | |
| Lestienne | |||||
| R1 Gojo |
R2 Verdasco |
1/4 Miedler |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-4 7-5 | 5-7 7-64 7-5 | 7-65 6-4 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 | |
| Tot Games | 22 | 37 | 23 | 82 | |
| pts | 82-69 | 115-116 | 83-70 | 280-255 | |
| Total points | 151 | 231 | 153 | 535 | |
| Winners | 28 | 45 | 34 | 107 | |
| %Winners | 34% | 39% | 41% | 38% | |
| SERVE | |||||
| Aces | 6 | 7 | 3 | 16 | |
| Double Faults | 6 | 6 | 2 | 14 | |
| 1st in | 37/74 | 66/113 | 45/78 | 148/265 | |
| % 1st in | 50% | 58% | 58% | 56% | |
| 1st pts | 28/37 | 45/66 | 34/45 | 107/148 | |
| % 1st pts | 76% | 68% | 76% | 72% | |
| 2nd pts | 19/37 | 27/47 | 15/33 | 61/117 | |
| % 2nd pts | 51% | 57% | 45% | 52% | |
| Breaks | |||||
| Won | 4 | 4 | 4 | 12 | |
| Converted | 4/8 | 4/7 | 4/9 | 12/24 | |
| Converted % | 50% | 57% | 44% | 50% | |
| Conceded | 8 | 5 | 8 | 21 | |
| Saved | 6/8 | 1/5 | 5/8 | 12 | |
| Saved % | 75% | 20% | 63% | 53% | |
| Times Broken | 2 | 4 | 3 | 9 | |
Head 2 Head
LLLLWLLLLL Tennis Scores in Alicante Challenger
- Constant LestienneLestienne – Lucas MiedlerMiedler (7-65 6-4) – See score progression
- Joao SousaSousa – Frederico Ferreira SilvaFerreira Silva (3-6 6-3 6-4) – See score progression
- Hugo GrenierGrenier – Nuno BorgesBorges (6-4 3-6 6-4) – See score progression
- Oscar OtteOtte – Denis YevseyevYevseyev (7-68 6-1) – See score progression
- Hugo GrenierGrenier – Nuno BorgesBorges (6-4 3-6 6-4) – See score progression
Upcoming matches in the draw
- Joao SousaSousa – Constant LestienneLestienne (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- Hugo GrenierGrenier – Oscar OtteOtte (0-0) – H2H and prediction
