Federico Gaio and Joao Sousa will play each other in the quarter of the Brest Challenger for the 1st time in their career. They are scheduled to compete on Friday at 4:30 pm on 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.
Joao Sousa -> 1.88
Federico Gaio -> 1.92
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Prediction and head to head Federico Gaio vs. Joao Sousa
There is no head to head record between Federico Gaio and Joao Sousa since this will be the first time that they will fight against each other in the main tour.
Federico Gaio
Ranked no. 151, Gaio got to the quarter after beating Pierre-Hugues Herbert 6-4 3-6 6-3 and Frederico Ferreira Silva 4-6 7-63 6-2.
In the 2nd round against Ferreira Silva, Federico recovered from a 1-set down deficit before winning (4-6 7-63 6-2). During the match, Gaio scored 100 points vs Ferreira Silva’s 92. Federico was very aggressive to blast 47 winners.
Talking about the service games, Gaio bagged 11 aces and he committed only 3 double faults. Federico Gaio lost the serve 3 times and he saved 5 break points. Furthermore, Gaio put 65% of his first serves in, winning 78% (47/60) of the points behind his 1st serve and 39% (13/33) on the 2nd serve. Gaio broke Ferreira Silva 4 times after converting 44% of his break points (4/9).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Federico started his run at this tournament from the qualifications. In the main draw, he has surrendered 2 set in this event to win 51% of the points he played.
Gaio has a winning win-loss record in the last 10 years having won 56% of his matches (380-300). 11-6 on indoor hard courts in 2021. Talking about his performance on the same surface of this tournament, Gaio has a compiled 37-40 record in the last years on indoor hard courts.
The Italian’s best result of the current year was reaching the final in the Todi Challenger.
The Italian has a compiled 34-32 win-loss record in 2021, 11-6 on indoor hard courts (See FULL STATS).
Previously in the Brest Challenger
The Italian has never competed in this tournament before.
Joao Sousa
Ranked no. 173, Sousa reached the quarter after defeating Hugo Grenier 6-4 6-1 and Kenny de Schepper 6-4 7-66.
In the 2nd round, Joao had a good straight sets win against de Schepper (6-4 7-66). During the match Sousa scored 84 points vs de Schepper’s 77. The Portuguese was pretty aggressive to blast 39 winners.
Talking about serving, Sousa recorded 4 aces and he committed only 2 double faults. Overall, Joao Sousa was exceptionally efficient on serve to win 71% (39/55) of his 1st serve and 52% (15/29) on the second serve. However, this didn’t prevent his to concede the serve once. The Portuguese broke de Schepper twice after converting 33% of his break points (2/6).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Joao started his run at this tournament from the qualifications. In the main draw, he hasn’t surrendered yet a set in this tournament to conquer 56% of the points he played.
The Portuguese’s best result of the year was reaching the semifinal in the Alicante Challenger.
The Portuguese has a compiled 20-27 win-loss record in 2021, 5-3 on indoor hard courts (See FULL STATS).
H2H Performance in the tournament
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Gaio | Sousa |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 2 | 2 |
| Tot Set | 6 | 4 |
| Tot Games | 59 | 40 |
| Pts | 176-169 | 149-117 |
| Total Points | 345 | 266 |
| Winners | 78 | 67 |
| %Winners | 44% | 45% |
Both Gaio and Sousa played 2 matches. At the moment, Federico Gaio dropped 2 sets while Joao Sousa hasn’t surrendered a set so far. Gaio has played 2 sets more than Sousa (6 vs 4). Therefore, Gaio played 19 games more than Sousa. Gaio scored 78 winners (44% of the total points). On the other side, The Portuguese bagged 67 winners (45%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Gaio | Sousa |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 15 | 13 |
| Avg per match | 7.5 | 6.5 |
| 1st in | 104/172 | 88/130 |
| %1st in | 60% | 68% |
| 1st pts | 78/104 | 67/88 |
| %1st pts | 75% | 76% |
| 2nd pts | 38/68 | 25/42 |
| %2nd pts | 56% | 60% |
Gaio blasted 15 aces (7.5 per match). Sousa struck 13 aces (6.5 per match). Gaio won 75% points behind his first serve. He was rock solid on his second serve to win 56% of the points. On the other side, Sousa won 76% of the points behind his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 60% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Gaio | Sousa |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 6 | 5 |
| Converted | 6/15 | 5/11 |
| % Converted | 40% | 45% |
| Conceded | 11 | 7 |
| Saved | 7 | 6 |
| % Saved | 64% | 86% |
| Times Broken | 4 | 1 |
Gaio broke his opponents 6 times with a 40% conversion rate. Federico surrendered his serve 4 times and he saved 64% of the break points that he conceded. The Portuguese broke his opponents 5 times with a 45% conversion rate. The Portuguese conceded his serve once and he saved 86% of the break points that he conceded.
| Gaio | ||||
| R1 Herbert | R2 Ferreira Silva | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-4 3-6 6-3 | 4-6 7-63 6-2 | ||
| Tot Set | 3 | 3 | 6 | |
| Tot Games | 28 | 31 | 59 | |
| pts | 76-77 | 100-92 | 176-169 | |
| Total points | 153 | 192 | 345 | |
| Winners | 31 | 47 | 78 | |
| %Winners | 41% | 47% | 44% | |
| SERVE | ||||
| Aces | 4 | 11 | 15 | |
| Double Faults | 1 | 3 | 4 | |
| 1st in | 44/79 | 60/93 | 104/172 | |
| % 1st in | 56% | 65% | 60% | |
| 1st pts | 31/44 | 47/60 | 78/104 | |
| % 1st pts | 70% | 78% | 75% | |
| 2nd pts | 25/35 | 13/33 | 38/68 | |
| % 2nd pts | 71% | 39% | 56% | |
| Breaks | ||||
| Won | 2 | 4 | 6 | |
| Converted | 2/6 | 4/9 | 6/15 | |
| Converted % | 33% | 44% | 40% | |
| Conceded | 3 | 8 | 11 | |
| Saved | 2/3 | 5/8 | 7 | |
| Saved % | 67% | 63% | 65% | |
| Times Broken | 1 | 3 | 4 | |
| Sousa | ||||
| R1 Grenier | R2 de Schepper | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-4 6-1 | 6-4 7-66 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 2 | 4 | |
| Tot Games | 17 | 23 | 40 | |
| pts | 65-40 | 84-77 | 149-117 | |
| Total points | 105 | 161 | 266 | |
| Winners | 28 | 39 | 67 | |
| %Winners | 43% | 46% | 45% | |
| SERVE | ||||
| Aces | 9 | 4 | 13 | |
| Double Faults | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 1st in | 33/46 | 55/84 | 88/130 | |
| % 1st in | 72% | 65% | 68% | |
| 1st pts | 28/33 | 39/55 | 67/88 | |
| % 1st pts | 85% | 71% | 76% | |
| 2nd pts | 10/13 | 15/29 | 25/42 | |
| % 2nd pts | 77% | 52% | 60% | |
| Breaks | ||||
| Won | 3 | 2 | 5 | |
| Converted | 3/5 | 2/6 | 5/11 | |
| Converted % | 60% | 33% | 45% | |
| Conceded | 1 | 6 | 7 | |
| Saved | 1/1 | 5/6 | 6 | |
| Saved % | 100% | 83% | 92% | |
| Times Broken | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Tennis Scores in Brest Challenger
- Sadio Doumbia/Fabien ReboulDoumbia/Fabien Reboul – Liam Broady/Luke JohnsonBroady/Luke Johnson (4-6 7-67 10-7) – Stats, scores, rankings
Upcoming matches in the draw
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