Joao Sousa upsets Nikoloz Basilashvili 6-4 6-3 in the 2nd round in Geneva on Wednesday. Sousa will play against Ilya Ivashka in the quarter. The match lasted 1 hour and 23 minutes. His most significant achievement in this competition was reaching the final in 2015. Here you can see his history at this event.
The Portuguese added to his prize money € 6,780 after winning this match. He has won already € 16,160 after this win. If he wins the next match, the Portuguese will add € 11,725 to his earnings to get in total € 27,885 in total.
Highlights Joao Sousa vs. Nikoloz Basilashvili Gonet Geneva Open – Geneva
Stats: aces, double faults, breaks, winners
1h:23
At the end of the match, Sousa scored 68 points vs. Nikoloz’s 50.
Sousa
Sousa didn’t lose the focus when converting 60% of the break points that he procured (3/5).
Basilashvili
On the other side, Nikoloz was pretty focused in converting 50% of the break points that he conquered points (1/2). Nevertheless, that was not enough to win the encounter.
After this match, the head to head between Sousa and Basilashvili is 2-0 for Joao.
Draw and next match H2H: Joao Sousa vs. Ilya Ivashka – stats
Sousa will take on Ivashka in the quarter.
This will be the 3rd time that Joao Sousa and Ilya Ivashka fight against each other. The head to head is 2-0 for Sousa (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on clay.
Live score progression and stats
Joao won the set after recovering from 1 break down. In fact, after dropping his serve in the 3rd (1-2) game, The Portuguese broke back in the 4th (2-2) and in the 10th game to win the set 6-4.
The Portuguese converted 66% of his break points (2/3). He had 3 break points opportunities in the 1st (0-0 40-A), the 4th (1-2 30-40) and the 10th game (5-4 30-40). On the other side, Nikoloz was clinical in converting the only break point that he conquered in the 3rd game (1-1 40-A).
They played 67 points. Sousa won 7 more points than Nikoloz (37-30). Joao conceded 10 points on serve (19-10). On the other side, Nikoloz conceded 18 points on serve (20-18).
The set was even with both players refusing to concede anything to the opposition. Eventually, the only discrepancy was one break that Sousa clinched in the 6th game (4-2) just before ultimately winning the set (6-3).
The Portuguese converted 50% of his break points (1/2). He had 2 break points opportunities in the 5th game (3-2 0-40 and 15-40). On the other side, Nikoloz wasn’t able to convert 1 break point in the 0th game (0-1 40-A).
They played 51 points. The Portuguese won 11 points more than the Georgean (31-20). Joao conceded 7 points on serve (22-7). on the other side of the court, Nikoloz conceded 9 points on serve (13-9).
Tennis Scores in Geneva
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- Casper RuudRuud – Benoit PairePaire (6-3 6-1) – Stats and score progression
- Joao SousaSousa – Nikoloz BasilashviliBasilashvili (6-4 6-3) – Stats and score progression
- Ilya IvashkaIvashka – Denis ShapovalovShapovalov (6-4 6-72 6-3) – Stats and score progression
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Upcoming matches
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- Ilya IvashkaIvashka – Joao SousaSousa (0-2) – H2H details and stats
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