Jason Murray Kubler and Pedro Sousa will clash against each other in the qualifications of the French Open for the 3^rd time in their career. They are scheduled to compete on Thursday at 12:00 pm on Court 6. In this post, we analyze their head to head performance and prediction.

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The pick for Tennis Tonic is Jason Murray Kubler who should win in 5 sets.

As per the initial odds, Jason Murray Kubler is the pick to win this match.
Jason Murray Kubler -> 1.86
Pedro Sousa -> 1.94

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Prediction and head to head Jason Murray Kubler vs. Pedro Sousa

This will be the 3^rd time that Jason Murray Kubler and Pedro Sousa square off. The head to head is 1-1 for Murray Kubler and Sousa (see full H2H stats),but they are 1-1 on clay.

The last time that they competed against each other, Murray Kubler won 6-3 7-5 in the semifinal in USA F4 back in 1970.

Jason Murray Kubler

Ranked no. 161, Murray Kubler got to the qualifications after defeating Riccardo Bonadio 6-4 3-6 6-3 and Radu Albot 3-6 7-6⁵ 7-6⁴.

In the qualifications against Albot, Murray Kubler recovered from a 1-set down deficit before winning (3-6 7-6⁵ 7-6⁴).During the match, Murray Kubler scored less points (8) than Albot. In fact, the world no. 161 won 119 points vs Albot’s. That means that Murray Kubler was more focused during the important points. Jason was extremely aggressive to blast 59 winners.

Talking about the service games, Murray Kubler recorded 7 aces and he committed only 5 double faults. Jason Murray Kubler lost the serve 5 times and he saved 11 break points. Furthermore, Murray Kubler put 66% of his first serves in, winning 66% (59/90) of the points behind his 1st serve and 47% (22/47) on the 2nd serve. The Australian broke Albot 4 times after converting 67% of his break points (4/6).

Overall Performance in this tournament

Murray Kubler started his run at this tournament from the qualifications. In the main draw, he has surrendered 2 set in this competition to conquer 50% of the points he played.

Murray Kubler has a solid match record in the last 10 years having won 68% of his matches (272-129). 18-4 on clay in 2022. Talking about his performance on the same surface of this event, Murray Kubler has an overall 161-69 record in the last years on clay.

Jason’s best result of the year was reaching the final in M25 Canberra.

Jason has a composed 21-8 win-loss record in 2022, 18-4 on clay (See FULL STATS).

Previously at the French Open

Pedro Sousa

Ranked no. 287, Pedro got to the qualifications after defeating Max Purcell 6-7⁵ 6-4 7-6⁸ and Lorenzo Giustino 6-4 6-1.

In the qualifications, Sousa had a good straight sets win against Giustino (6-4 6-1). During the match Sousa scored 72 points vs Giustino’s 55. Pedro was very aggressive to blast 34 winners.

About the serving games, Sousa fired 2 aces and he committed only 2 double faults. Pedro Sousa lost the serve twice and he saved 6 break points. Furthermore, Sousa put 86% of his first serves in, winning 62% (34/55) of the points behind his 1st serve and 33% (3/9) on the 2nd serve. The Portuguese broke Giustino 6 times after converting 60% of his break points (6/10).

Overall Performance in this tournament

Pedro started his run at this tournament from the qualifications. In the main draw, he has conceded 1 set in the tournament to win 53% of the points he played.

The Portuguese has an overall 8-6 win-loss record in 2022, 8-6 on clay (See FULL STATS).

Previously at the French Open

Previously, his best result was reaching the qualifications in 2012 and 2017. See his history.

H2H Performance in the tournament

Matches, sets, games and points

Points	Murray Kubler	Sousa
Match played	2	2
Tot Set	6	5
Tot Games	63	53
Pts	206-206	192-171
Total Points	412	363
Winners	99	86
%Winners	48%	45%

Both Murray Kubler and Sousa played 2 matches. Also both players started their run from the qualifications.Both players lost a set in the event. Jason Murray Kubler dropped 2 sets, while Pedro Sousa lost 1 set. Murray Kubler has played 1 set more than Sousa (6 vs 5). Therefore, Murray Kubler played 10 games more than Sousa. The Australian scored 99 winners (48% of the total points). On the other side, Sousa blasted 86 winners (45%).

Serve Performance

Serve	Murray Kubler	Sousa
Aces	15	7
Avg per match	7.5	3.5
1st in	143/220	132/178
%1st in	65%	74%
1st pts	99/143	86/132
%1st pts	69%	65%
2nd pts	38/77	24/46
%2nd pts	49%	52%

Murray Kubler managed to score 15 aces (7.5 per match). Sousa scored 7 aces (3.5 per match). Murray Kubler won 69% points on his first serve. He quite strong on his second serve to win 49% of the points. On the other side, Sousa won 65% 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	Murray Kubler	Sousa
Won	7	11
Converted	7/10	11/20
% Converted	70%	55%
Conceded	21	16
Saved	14	10
% Saved	67%	63%
Times Broken	7	6

Murray Kubler broke his opponents 7 times with a 70% conversion rate. The Australian surrendered his serve 7 times and he saved 67% of the break points that he conceded. The Portuguese broke his opponents 11 times with a 55% conversion rate. The Portuguese conceded his serve 6 times and he saved 63% of the break points that he conceded.

Murray Kubler
	Q1 Bonadio	Q2 Albot	Total
Score	6-4 3-6 6-3	3-6 7-65 7-64
Tot Set	3	3	6
Tot Games	28	35	63
pts	87-79	119-127	206-206
Total points	166	246	412
Winners	40	59	99
%Winners	46%	50%	48%
SERVE
Aces	8	7	15
Double Faults	4	5	9
1st in	53/83	90/137	143/220
% 1st in	64%	66%	65%
1st pts	40/53	59/90	99/143
% 1st pts	75%	66%	69%
2nd pts	16/30	22/47	38/77
% 2nd pts	53%	47%	49%
Breaks
Won	3	4	7
Converted	3/4	4/6	7/10
Converted %	75%	67%	70%
Conceded	5	16	21
Saved	3/5	11/16	14
Saved %	60%	69%	65%
Times Broken	2	5	7

Sousa
	Q1 Purcell	Q2 Giustino	Total
Score	6-75 6-4 7-68	6-4 6-1
Tot Set	3	2	5
Tot Games	36	17	53
pts	120-116	72-55	192-171
Total points	236	127	363
Winners	52	34	86
%Winners	43%	47%	45%
SERVE
Aces	5	2	7
Double Faults	9	2	11
1st in	77/114	55/64	132/178
% 1st in	68%	86%	74%
1st pts	52/77	34/55	86/132
% 1st pts	68%	62%	65%
2nd pts	21/37	3/9	24/46
% 2nd pts	57%	33%	52%
Breaks
Won	5	6	11
Converted	5/10	6/10	11/20
Converted %	50%	60%	55%
Conceded	8	8	16
Saved	4/8	6/8	10
Saved %	50%	75%	63%
Times Broken	4	2	6

Tennis Scores – French Open

• Alexander RitschardRitschard – Fernando VerdascoVerdasco (6-2 3-6 6-3) – See score progression
• Alessandro GiannessiGiannessi – Thiago Agustin Tirante
  Agustin Tirante (7-5 6-2) – See score progression
• Norbert GombosGombos – Gabriel DebruDebru (6-4 7-6⁵) – See score progression
• Sebastian OfnerOfner – Aleksandar VukicVukic (6-2 6-4) – See score progression
• Tim Van RijthovenVan Rijthoven – Enzo CouacaudCouacaud (6-4 7-5) – See score progression
• Pedro CachinCachin – Gian Marco MoroniMarco Moroni (7-6⁰ 6-3) – See score progression
• Zsombor PirosPiros – Egor GerasimovGerasimov (6-4 6-4) – See score progression
• Camilo Ugo CarabelliUgo Carabelli – Ernesto EscobedoEscobedo (4-1 ret.) – See score progression
• Sean CueninCuenin – Ramkumar RamanathanRamanathan (7-6⁶ 6-4) – See score progression
• Juan Pablo VarillasPablo Varillas – Duje AjdukovicAjdukovic (6-2 6-1) – See score progression
• Juan Ignacio LonderoIgnacio Londero – Dominic Stephan StrickerStephan Stricker (7-5 4-6 6-0) – See score progression
• Nino SerdarusicSerdarusic – Andrea VavassoriVavassori (7-6⁴ 3-6 7-6⁸) – See score progression
• Pedro SousaSousa – Lorenzo GiustinoGiustino (6-4 6-1) – See score progression
• Nuno BorgesBorges – Felipe Meligeni Rodrigues AlvesMeligeni Rodrigues Alves (6-7⁵ 7-6³ 6-2) – See score progression
• Geoffrey BlancaneauxBlancaneaux – Liam BroadyBroady (6-1 6-7² 6-4) – See score progression
• Zdenek KolarKolar – Altug CelikbilekCelikbilek (6-4 6-7⁴ 6-1) – See score progression
• Santiago Fa Rodriguez TavernaFa Rodriguez Taverna – Timofey SkatovSkatov (7-5 6-1) – See score progression
• Andrey KuznetsovKuznetsov – Tennys SandgrenSandgren (6-1 7-6⁴) – See score progression
• Borna GojoGojo – Facundo MenaMena (6-3 6-3) – See score progression
• Dimitar KuzmanovKuzmanov – Flavio CobolliCobolli (6-3 3-6 6-3) – See score progression
• Cedrik-Marcel StebeStebe – Juan Manuel CerundoloManuel Cerundolo (7-6⁵ 6-3) – See score progression
• Jason Murray KublerMurray Kubler – Radu AlbotAlbot (3-6 7-6⁵ 7-6⁴) – See score progression
• Bernabe Zapata MirallesZapata Miralles – Gastao EliasElias (6-1 6-1) – See score progression
• Chun Hsin TsengHsin Tseng – Jason JungJung (7-5 6-4) – See score progression
• Franco AgamenoneAgamenone – Alexandre MullerMuller (7-6⁶ 6-2) – See score progression
• Bjorn FratangeloFratangelo – Juan Pablo FicovichPablo Ficovich (6-1 6-2) – See score progression
• Pavel KotovKotov – Jurij RodionovRodionov (7-6⁷ 6-4) – See score progression
• Luca NardiNardi – Paul JubbJubb (6-4 6-1) – See score progression
• Daniel MasurMasur – Jesper De JongDe Jong (4-6 6-4 7-6³) – See score progression
• Giulio ZeppieriZeppieri – Marius CopilCopil (6-2 6-3) – See score progression
• Nicolas JarryJarry – Salvatore CarusoCaruso (7-6³ 4-8 6-3) – See score progression
• Marco TrungellitiTrungelliti – Tomas Barrios VeraBarrios Vera (6-3 6-4) – See score progression
• Bjorn FratangeloFratangelo – Juan Pablo FicovichPablo Ficovich (6-1 6-2) – See score progression

Upcoming matches in the draw

• Alessandro GiannessiGiannessi – Sebastian OfnerOfner (1-0) – H2H and prediction
• Andrey KuznetsovKuznetsov – Marco TrungellitiTrungelliti (1-1) – H2H and prediction
• Jason Murray KublerMurray Kubler – Pedro SousaSousa (1-1) – H2H and prediction
• Dimitar KuzmanovKuzmanov – Santiago Fa Rodriguez TavernaFa Rodriguez Taverna (0-0) – H2H and prediction
• Norbert GombosGombos – Tim Van RijthovenVan Rijthoven (0-0) – H2H and prediction
• Franco AgamenoneAgamenone – Zdenek KolarKolar (0-1) – H2H and prediction
• Alexander RitschardRitschard – Camilo Ugo CarabelliUgo Carabelli (1-0) – H2H and prediction
• Pedro CachinCachin – Pavel KotovKotov (0-0) – H2H and prediction
• Daniel MasurMasur – Geoffrey BlancaneauxBlancaneaux (0-2) – H2H and prediction
• Juan Pablo VarillasPablo Varillas – Nicolas JarryJarry (1-3) – H2H and prediction
• Nino SerdarusicSerdarusic – Bjorn FratangeloFratangelo (0-1) – H2H and prediction
• Bernabe Zapata MirallesZapata Miralles – (0-0) – H2H and prediction
• Borna GojoGojo – Juan Ignacio LonderoIgnacio Londero (0-0) – H2H and prediction
• Zsombor PirosPiros – Nuno BorgesBorges (0-0) – H2H and prediction
• Chun Hsin TsengHsin Tseng – Cedrik-Marcel StebeStebe (0-0) – H2H and prediction