Joao Sousa and Maks Kasnikowski will play each other in the quarter of the Oeiras 1 Challenger for the 1st time in their career. They are scheduled to compete on Friday at 5:30 pm on COURT 1. In the following paragraphs, you can find the head to head analysis 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 -> 1.76
Maks Kasnikowski -> 1.97
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Prediction and head to head Joao Sousa vs. Maks Kasnikowski
There is no head to head record between Joao Sousa and Maks Kasnikowski since this will be the first time that they will face off in the main tour.
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. 249, Sousa got to the quarter after defeating Samuel Vincent Ruggeri 6-4 6-2 and Paul Jubb 7-66 6-4.
In the 2nd round, Joao had a good straight sets win against Jubb (7-66 6-4). During the match, Sousa scored 84 points vs Jubb’s 79. Joao was exceptionally aggressive to blast 35 winners.
Talking about the service games, Sousa struck 4 aces and he was exceptionally consistent in conceding no double faults. Joao Sousa lost the serve once and he saved 8 break points. Furthermore, Sousa put 60% of his first serves in, winning 67% (35/52) of the points behind his 1st serve and 60% (21/35) on the 2nd serve. The Portuguese broke Jubb twice after converting 33% of his break points (2/6).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Sousa hasn’t dropped yet a set in this tournament to conquer 55% of the points he played.
Sousa has a unfavourable win-loss record in the last 10 years having won only 47% of his matches (239-271). 2-0 on indoor hard courts in 2024. . Regarding his performance on the same surface of this competition, Sousa has a composed 60-50 record in the last years on indoor hard courts.
Joao has a compiled 2-0 win-loss record in 2024, 2-0 on indoor hard courts (See FULL STATS).
Previously in the Oeiras 1 Challenger
Maks Kasnikowski
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 16-12 | 3-4 | 4-5 | 9-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 40-25 | 13-6 | 22-14 | 5-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 44-19 | 16-7 | 20-10 | 8-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 11-11 | 7-5 | 4-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 1-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 324, Kasnikowski got to the quarter after beating Adrian Andreev 3-6 7-610 6-3 and Joao Domingues 7-5 6-4.
In the 2nd round, Kasnikowski had a good straight sets win against Domingues (7-5 6-4). During the match Kasnikowski scored 82 points vs Domingues’s 69. The Pole was exceptionally aggressive to blast 26 winners.
Talking about serving, Kasnikowski bagged 4 aces and he committed only 1 double fault for the entire match. Maks Kasnikowski lost the serve twice and he saved 1 break points. Furthermore, Kasnikowski put 49% of his first serves in, winning 79% (26/33) of the points behind his 1st serve and 50% (17/34) on the 2nd serve. The Pole broke Domingues 4 times after converting 36% of his break points (4/11).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Kasnikowski has conceded 1 set in the tournament to win 52% of the points he played.
The Pole has a compiled 2-0 win-loss record in 2024, 2-0 on indoor hard courts (See FULL STATS).
H2H Performance in the tournament (main draw)
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Sousa | Kasnikowski |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 2 | 2 |
| Tot Set | 4 | 5 |
| Tot Games | 41 | 53 |
| Pts | 151-123 | 193-177 |
| Total Points | 274 | 370 |
| Winners | 60 | 74 |
| %Winners | 40% | 38% |
Both Sousa and Kasnikowski played 2 matches. At the moment, Maks Kasnikowski surrendered 1 set while Joao Sousa hasn’t dropped a set so far. Sousa has played 1 set(s) less than Kasnikowski (4 vs 5). Therefore, Sousa played 12 games less than Kasnikowski. Joao scored 60 winners (40% of the total points). On the other side, Maks struck 74 winners (38%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Sousa | Kasnikowski |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 4 | 10 |
| Avg per match | 2 | 5 |
| 1st in | 82/133 | 95/170 |
| %1st in | 62% | 56% |
| 1st pts | 60/82 | 74/95 |
| %1st pts | 73% | 78% |
| 2nd pts | 33/51 | 35/75 |
| %2nd pts | 65% | 47% |
Sousa recorded 4 aces (2 per match). Kasnikowski struck 10 aces (5 per match). Sousa won 73% points behind his first serve. He quite strong on his second serve to win 65% of the points. On the other side, Kasnikowski won 78% of the points on his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 47% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Sousa | Kasnikowski |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 5 | 6 |
| Converted | 5/11 | 6/25 |
| % Converted | 45% | 24% |
| Conceded | 10 | 8 |
| Saved | 9 | 3 |
| % Saved | 90% | 38% |
| Times Broken | 1 | 5 |
Joao broke his opponents 5 times with a 45% conversion rate. Joao conceded his serve once and he saved 90% of the break points that he conceded. The Pole broke his opponents 6 times with a 24% conversion rate. The Pole conceded his serve 5 times and he saved 38% of the break points that he conceded.
| Sousa | ||||
| R1 Vincent |
R2 Jubb |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-4 6-2 | 7-66 6-4 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 2 | 4 | |
| Tot Games | 18 | 23 | 41 | |
| pts | 67-44 | 84-79 | 151-123 | |
| Total points | 111 | 163 | 274 | |
| Winners | 25 | 35 | 60 | |
| %Winners | 37% | 42% | 40% | |
| SERVE | ||||
| Aces | 0 | 4 | 4 | |
| Double Faults | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1st in | 30/46 | 52/87 | 82/133 | |
| % 1st in | 65% | 60% | 62% | |
| 1st pts | 25/30 | 35/52 | 60/82 | |
| % 1st pts | 83% | 67% | 73% | |
| 2nd pts | 12/16 | 21/35 | 33/51 | |
| % 2nd pts | 75% | 60% | 65% | |
| Breaks | ||||
| Won | 3 | 2 | 5 | |
| Converted | 3/5 | 2/6 | 5/11 | |
| Converted % | 60% | 33% | 45% | |
| Conceded | 1 | 9 | 10 | |
| Saved | 1/1 | 8/9 | 9 | |
| Saved % | 100% | 89% | 95% | |
| Times Broken | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Kasnikowski | ||||
| R1 Andreev |
R2 Domingues |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 3-6 7-610 6-3 | 7-5 6-4 | ||
| Tot Set | 3 | 2 | 5 | |
| Tot Games | 31 | 22 | 53 | |
| pts | 111-108 | 82-69 | 193-177 | |
| Total points | 219 | 151 | 370 | |
| Winners | 48 | 26 | 74 | |
| %Winners | 43% | 32% | 38% | |
| SERVE | ||||
| Aces | 6 | 4 | 10 | |
| Double Faults | 2 | 1 | 3 | |
| 1st in | 62/103 | 33/67 | 95/170 | |
| % 1st in | 60% | 49% | 56% | |
| 1st pts | 48/62 | 26/33 | 74/95 | |
| % 1st pts | 77% | 79% | 78% | |
| 2nd pts | 18/41 | 17/34 | 35/75 | |
| % 2nd pts | 44% | 50% | 47% | |
| Breaks | ||||
| Won | 2 | 4 | 6 | |
| Converted | 2/14 | 4/11 | 6/25 | |
| Converted % | 14% | 36% | 24% | |
| Conceded | 5 | 3 | 8 | |
| Saved | 2/5 | 1/3 | 3 | |
| Saved % | 40% | 33% | 37% | |
| Times Broken | 3 | 2 | 5 | |
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