Joao Sousa and Martin Damm will face off in the quarter of the Oeiras 2 Challenger for the 2nd time in their career. They are scheduled to compete on Thursday at 3:30 pm on COURT 1. Here the head to head stats and relative prediction.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Joao Sousa who should win in 3 sets.
Joao Sousa -> 1.6
Martin Damm -> 2.21
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Prediction and head to head Joao Sousa vs. Martin Damm
This will be the 2nd time that Joao Sousa and Martin Damm play each other. The head to head is 1-0 for Damm (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on indoor hard courts.
The last time that they fought against each other, Damm won 6-3 6-7(4) 6-1 in the qualifications in the Bratislava 2 Challenger back in 2023.
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. 244, Sousa got to the quarter after defeating Samuel Vincent Ruggeri 7-65 3-6 7-65 and Lorenzo Giustino 6-3 6-1.
In the 2nd round, Sousa had a good straight sets win against Giustino (6-3 6-1). During the match, Sousa scored 60 points vs Giustino’s 41. Joao was exceptionally aggressive to blast 26 winners.
Regarding the service games, Sousa managed to score 8 aces and he was quite solid in conceding no double faults. Joao Sousa was very efficient on serve to win 79% (26/33) of his 1st serve and 57% (8/14) on the second serve. This was the main reason for not conceding a single break during the match. Joao broke Giustino 4 times after converting 40% of his break points (4/10).
Overall Performance in this tournament
The Portuguese has lost 1 set in this event to win 54% of the points he played.
Sousa has a losing win-loss record in the last 10 years having won only 47% of his matches (241-272). 4-1 on indoor hard courts in 2024. . Talking about his performance on the same surface of this tournament, Sousa has a composed 62-51 record in the last years on indoor hard courts.
The Portuguese has an overall 4-1 win-loss record in 2024, 4-1 on indoor hard courts (See FULL STATS).
Previously in the Oeiras 2 Challenger
Martin Damm
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 15-20 | 7-7 | 1-5 | 7-8 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 52-29 | 30-14 | 9-8 | 13-7 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 32-23 | 17-12 | 10-6 | 5-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 28-22 | 7-4 | 16-12 | 5-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 5-11 | 3-6 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 255 (career-high), the American reached the quarter after defeating Michael Geerts 7-61 6-4 and Paul Jubb 6-2 3-6 7-5.
In the 2nd round, Martin defeated Jubb (6-2 3-6 7-5). During the match Damm scored 92 points vs Jubb’s 87. The American was quite aggressive to blast 45 winners.
About the serving games, Damm submerged his opponent with 23 aces and he committed only 7 double faults. Martin Damm lost the serve twice and he saved 5 break points. Furthermore, Damm put 60% of his first serves in, winning 80% (45/56) of the points behind his 1st serve and 43% (16/37) on the 2nd serve. Damm broke Jubb 3 times after converting 38% of his break points (3/8).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Damm has conceded 1 set in the tournament to win 53% of the points he played.
The American has an overall 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 | Damm |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 2 | 2 |
| Tot Set | 5 | 5 |
| Tot Games | 51 | 52 |
| Pts | 164-142 | 168-149 |
| Total Points | 306 | 317 |
| Winners | 67 | 78 |
| %Winners | 41% | 46% |
Both Sousa and Damm played 2 matches. Both players lost a set in the event. Joao Sousa surrendered 1 set, while Martin Damm dropped 1 set. Talking about their workload, Sousa and Damm have played the same amount of sets 5. However, Sousa played 1 game less than Damm. Joao scored 67 winners (41% of the total points). On the other side, Damm struck 78 winners (46%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Sousa | Damm |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 9 | 37 |
| Avg per match | 4.5 | 18.5 |
| 1st in | 86/148 | 98/163 |
| %1st in | 58% | 60% |
| 1st pts | 67/86 | 78/98 |
| %1st pts | 78% | 80% |
| 2nd pts | 39/62 | 36/65 |
| %2nd pts | 63% | 55% |
Sousa bagged 9 aces (4.5 per match). Damm scored 37 aces (18.5 per match). Sousa won 78% points behind his first serve. He quite strong on his second serve to win 63% of the points. On the other side, Damm won 80% of the points behind his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 55% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Sousa | Damm |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 6 | 4 |
| Converted | 6/12 | 4/10 |
| % Converted | 50% | 40% |
| Conceded | 8 | 8 |
| Saved | 5 | 6 |
| % Saved | 63% | 75% |
| Times Broken | 3 | 2 |
Sousa broke his opponents 6 times with a 50% conversion rate. Joao dropped his serve 3 times and he saved 63% of the break points that he conceded. Damm broke his opponents 4 times with a 40% conversion rate. Martin conceded his serve twice and he saved 75% of the break points that he conceded.
| Sousa | ||||
| R1 Vincent | R2 Giustino | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 7-65 3-6 7-65 | 6-3 6-1 | ||
| Tot Set | 3 | 2 | 5 | |
| Tot Games | 35 | 16 | 51 | |
| pts | 104-101 | 60-41 | 164-142 | |
| Total points | 205 | 101 | 306 | |
| Winners | 41 | 26 | 67 | |
| %Winners | 39% | 43% | 41% | |
| SERVE | ||||
| Aces | 1 | 8 | 9 | |
| Double Faults | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
| 1st in | 53/101 | 33/47 | 86/148 | |
| % 1st in | 52% | 70% | 58% | |
| 1st pts | 41/53 | 26/33 | 67/86 | |
| % 1st pts | 77% | 79% | 78% | |
| 2nd pts | 31/48 | 8/14 | 39/62 | |
| % 2nd pts | 65% | 57% | 63% | |
| Breaks | ||||
| Won | 2 | 4 | 6 | |
| Converted | 2/2 | 4/10 | 6/12 | |
| Converted % | 100% | 40% | 50% | |
| Conceded | 8 | 0 | 8 | |
| Saved | 5/8 | 0/0 | 5 | |
| Saved % | 63% | – | 32% | |
| Times Broken | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
| Damm | ||||
| R1 Geerts | R2 Jubb | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 7-61 6-4 | 6-2 3-6 7-5 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 3 | 5 | |
| Tot Games | 23 | 29 | 52 | |
| pts | 76-62 | 92-87 | 168-149 | |
| Total points | 138 | 179 | 317 | |
| Winners | 33 | 45 | 78 | |
| %Winners | 43% | 49% | 46% | |
| SERVE | ||||
| Aces | 14 | 23 | 37 | |
| Double Faults | 1 | 7 | 8 | |
| 1st in | 42/70 | 56/93 | 98/163 | |
| % 1st in | 60% | 60% | 60% | |
| 1st pts | 33/42 | 45/56 | 78/98 | |
| % 1st pts | 79% | 80% | 80% | |
| 2nd pts | 20/28 | 16/37 | 36/65 | |
| % 2nd pts | 71% | 43% | 55% | |
| Breaks | ||||
| Won | 1 | 3 | 4 | |
| Converted | 1/2 | 3/8 | 4/10 | |
| Converted % | 50% | 38% | 40% | |
| Conceded | 1 | 7 | 8 | |
| Saved | 1/1 | 5/7 | 6 | |
| Saved % | 100% | 71% | 86% | |
| Times Broken | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
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