Cristian Garin and Joao Sousa will square off in the 2nd round of the Cordoba Open for the 1st time in their career. They are scheduled to compete on Thursday at 2:00 pm on CANCHA 1. In this post, we analyze their head to head performance and prediction.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Cristian Garin who should win in 2 sets.
Cristian Garin -> 1.32
Joao Sousa -> 3.38
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Prediction and head to head Cristian Garin vs. Joao Sousa
There is no head to head record between Cristian Garin and Joao Sousa since this will be the first time that they will fight against each other in the main tour.
Cristian Garin
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 49-22 | 6-6 | 39-13 | 1-1 | 3-2 | 0-0 |
| 2024 | 21-24 | 3-6 | 13-14 | 1-1 | 4-3 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 41-25 | 22-12 | 18-12 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 18-23 | 4-5 | 9-11 | 1-4 | 4-3 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 21-18 | 2-6 | 15-9 | 1-2 | 3-1 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 103, the Chilean reached the 2nd round after beating Pedro Martinez Portero 7-63 2-6 6-0.
In the 1st round, The Chilean defeated Martinez Portero (7-63 2-6 6-0). During the match, Garin scored 91 points vs Martinez Portero’s 84. Christian was extremely aggressive to blast 31 winners.
Talking about the service games, Garin recorded 5 aces and he committed only 5 double faults. Cristian Garin lost the serve 4 times and he saved 3 break points. Furthermore, Garin put 54% of his first serves in, winning 69% (31/45) of the points behind his 1st serve and 54% (21/39) on the 2nd serve. Garin broke Martinez Portero 5 times after converting 36% of his break points (5/14).
Garin has a solid record in the last 10 years having won 61% of his matches (321-208). 2-1 on clay in 2023. In connection with his performance on the same surface of this tournament, Garin has a compiled 250-135 win-loss record in the last years on clay.
The Chilean’s best result of the season was getting to the semifinal in the Noumea Challenger.
The Chilean has an overall 5-3 win-loss record in 2023, 2-1 on clay (See FULL STATS).
Previously in Cordoba
Joao Sousa
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 6-5 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 4-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 23-33 | 6-8 | 10-20 | 5-4 | 0-0 | 2-1 |
| 2022 | 25-34 | 10-12 | 10-11 | 5-7 | 0-4 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 28-31 | 11-9 | 4-11 | 11-6 | 2-5 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 4-13 | 0-5 | 2-5 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 162, the Portuguese got to the 2nd round after defeating Tomas Martin Etcheverry 3-6 7-65 6-4.
In the 1st round against Martin Etcheverry, Joao recovered from a 1-set down deficit before winning (3-6 7-65 6-4).During the match Sousa scored less points (12) than Martin Etcheverry. In fact, the world no. 103 won 92 points vs Martin Etcheverry’s. That means that Sousa was more focused during the important points. Sousa was pretty aggressive to blast 46 winners.
About the serving games, Sousa blasted 6 aces and he committed only 2 double faults. Joao Sousa lost the serve 3 times and he saved 6 break points. Furthermore, Sousa put 58% of his first serves in, winning 78% (46/59) of the points behind his 1st serve and 37% (16/43) on the 2nd serve. Sousa broke Martin Etcheverry 3 times after converting 43% of his break points (3/7).
The Portuguese has a compiled 2-5 win-loss record in 2023, 1-2 on clay (See FULL STATS).
Previously in Cordoba
Previously, his best result was reaching the 1st round in 2021. See his history.
H2H Performance in the tournament
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Garin | Sousa |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 1 | 1 |
| Tot Set | 3 | 3 |
| Tot Games | 27 | 32 |
| Pts | 91-84 | 92-104 |
| Total Points | 175 | 196 |
| Winners | 31 | 46 |
| %Winners | 34% | 50% |
Both Garin and Sousa played 1 match. Both players lost a set in the event. Cristian Garin lost 1 set, while Joao Sousa surrendered 1 set. Talking about their workload, Garin and Sousa have played the same amount of sets 3. However, Garin played 5 games less than Sousa. The Chilean scored 31 winners (34% of the total points). On the other side, The Portuguese scored 46 winners (50%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Garin | Sousa |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 5 | 6 |
| Avg per match | 5 | 6 |
| 1st in | 45/84 | 59/102 |
| %1st in | 54% | 58% |
| 1st pts | 31/45 | 46/59 |
| %1st pts | 69% | 78% |
| 2nd pts | 21/39 | 16/43 |
| %2nd pts | 54% | 37% |
Garin recorded 5 aces . Sousa managed to score 6 aces . Garin won 69% points on his first serve. He very solid his second serve to win 54% of the points. On the other side, Sousa won 78% of the points on his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 37% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Garin | Sousa |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 5 | 3 |
| Converted | 5/14 | 3/7 |
| % Converted | 36% | 43% |
| Conceded | 7 | 9 |
| Saved | 3 | 6 |
| % Saved | 43% | 67% |
| Times Broken | 4 | 3 |
Garin broke his opponent 5 times with a 36% conversion rate. The Chilean lost his serve 4 times and he saved 43% of the break points that he conceded. Sousa broke his opponent 3 times with a 43% conversion rate. The Portuguese conceded his serve 3 times and he saved 67% of the break points that he conceded.
| Garin | |||
| R1 Martinez Portero | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 7-63 2-6 6-0 | ||
| Tot Set | 3 | 3 | |
| Tot Games | 27 | 27 | |
| pts | 91-84 | 91-84 | |
| Total points | 175 | 175 | |
| Winners | 31 | 31 | |
| %Winners | 34% | 34% | |
| SERVE | |||
| Aces | 5 | 5 | |
| Double Faults | 5 | 5 | |
| 1st in | 45/84 | 45/84 | |
| % 1st in | 54% | 54% | |
| 1st pts | 31/45 | 31/45 | |
| % 1st pts | 69% | 69% | |
| 2nd pts | 21/39 | 21/39 | |
| % 2nd pts | 54% | 54% | |
| Breaks | |||
| Won | 5 | 5 | |
| Converted | 5/14 | 5/14 | |
| Converted % | 36% | 36% | |
| Conceded | 7 | 7 | |
| Saved | 3/7 | 3 | |
| Saved % | 43% | 43% | |
| Times Broken | 4 | 4 | |
| Sousa | |||
| R1 Martin | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 3-6 7-65 6-4 | ||
| Tot Set | 3 | 3 | |
| Tot Games | 32 | 32 | |
| pts | 92-104 | 92-104 | |
| Total points | 196 | 196 | |
| Winners | 46 | 46 | |
| %Winners | 50% | 50% | |
| SERVE | |||
| Aces | 6 | 6 | |
| Double Faults | 2 | 2 | |
| 1st in | 59/102 | 59/102 | |
| % 1st in | 58% | 58% | |
| 1st pts | 46/59 | 46/59 | |
| % 1st pts | 78% | 78% | |
| 2nd pts | 16/43 | 16/43 | |
| % 2nd pts | 37% | 37% | |
| Breaks | |||
| Won | 3 | 3 | |
| Converted | 3/7 | 3/7 | |
| Converted % | 43% | 43% | |
| Conceded | 9 | 9 | |
| Saved | 6/9 | 6 | |
| Saved % | 67% | 67% | |
| Times Broken | 3 | 3 | |
Tennis Scores in Cordoba
- Sebastian BaezBaez – Luciano DarderiDarderi (6-3 6-4) – Stats, scores, rankings
- Tomas Barrios VeraBarrios Vera – Bernabe Zapata MirallesZapata Miralles (5-7 6-4 6-3) – Stats, scores, rankings
Upcoming matches in the draw
- Guido PellaPella – Hugo DellienDellien (3-0) – H2H and prediction
- Federico DelbonisDelbonis – Francisco CerundoloCerundolo (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- Dusan LajovicLajovic – Albert Ramos-VinolasRamos-Vinolas (2-2) – H2H and prediction
- Diego Sebastian SchwartzmanSebastian Schwartzman – Juan Manuel CerundoloManuel Cerundolo (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- Federico CoriaCoria – Marco CecchinatoCecchinato (2-2) – H2H and prediction
- Christian GarinGarin – Joao SousaSousa (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- Sebastian BaezBaez – Marcelo Tomas Barrios VeraTomas Barrios Vera (3-0) – H2H and prediction