Linz · SF · Hard · 6 Oct 2014
Anna Lena Friedsam v Karolina Pliskova
88–91 in points · Karolina Pliskova won
Why it went the way it did
Karolina Pliskova won 2.5 more points than Anna Lena Friedsam relative to what the serve alone predicted. Anna Lena Friedsam's biggest leaks: slice shot selection −3.6, touch shot selection −1.8, slice execution −1.1.
Each shot moves its hitter's chance of winning the point. Those moves are split into direction choice, shot selection and execution, and summed here. Read both columns together: one player's gain is the other's loss.
| Shot | Anna Lena Friedsam | Karolina Pliskova | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dir | Sel | Exec | Total | Dir | Sel | Exec | Total | |
| Serve 1st | −0.2 | ±0.0 | +2.8 | +2.6 | +0.6 | ±0.0 | +4.7 | +5.3 |
| Serve 2nd | −0.1 | ±0.0 | +0.9 | +0.8 | ±0.0 | ±0.0 | −0.2 | −0.2 |
| Return | +0.2 | −0.3 | +2.1 | +2.0 | +0.3 | −0.3 | +3.8 | +3.8 |
| Forehand | +0.3 | +2.4 | +2.4 | +5.1 | +1.1 | +1.2 | +1.7 | +4.1 |
| Backhand | −0.1 | +1.1 | +3.9 | +4.9 | +0.1 | +0.8 | −0.5 | +0.4 |
| Slice | +0.3 | −3.6 | −1.1 | −4.3 | +0.1 | −3.1 | +0.1 | −2.9 |
| Net | +0.4 | +0.7 | −0.6 | +0.5 | −0.2 | +0.6 | +0.7 | +1.0 |
| Touch | −0.1 | −1.8 | −0.7 | −2.7 | ±0.0 | −0.8 | +0.8 | ±0.0 |
| All shots | +0.8 | −1.6 | +9.7 | +9.0 | +1.9 | −1.5 | +11.1 | +11.5 |
Set by set
| Set | Anna Lena Friedsam | Karolina Pliskova | Net, Anna | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | +6.7 | +2.3 | +4.4 | |
| 2 | +3.5 | +7.3 | −3.8 | |
| 3 | −1.2 | +1.9 | −3.1 |
Adaptation
First-serve direction mix set by set, with the share of points each direction won. The scores measure whether the server moved toward the directions that had been winning earlier in this match, set to set and every two to three service games, in points per 100 first serves. Read them as a habit, not a gain: across the tour, a direction's edge in early sets barely predicts the later ones. Whether the returner responded can't be told apart from noise within one match.
Anna Lena Friedsam serving
| Set | Wide | Body | T |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 38% 83% | 25% 63% | 38% 50% |
| 2 | 32% 64% | 24% 50% | 44% 53% |
| 3 | 33% 44% | 22% 33% | 44% 58% |
Set to set −0.18 per 100 first serves in sets 2+
Within sets +1.12 per 100 first serves, every two to three service games
Karolina Pliskova serving
| Set | Wide | Body | T |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 50% 64% | 5% 0% | 45% 40% |
| 2 | 52% 67% | – | 48% 71% |
| 3 | 35% 58% | 9% 67% | 56% 58% |
Set to set −0.96 per 100 first serves in sets 2+
Within sets −0.33 per 100 first serves, every two to three service games
Counterfactual: the best direction every time
If each shot had gone in the direction that is usually worth most for that stroke and position, this is how many more points each player would expect to win. It's an upper bound: the best direction isn't always on, and the chart can't see the ball's pace or position.
Anna Lena Friedsam
7.2 points left on the table across 315 shots 2.30 per 100 shots
- Rally, shots 5–8: drive to your forehand side hit FH through the middle ×11; FH crosscourt rates higher · 0.60 pts
- Return +1: drive to your forehand side hit FH through the middle ×7; FH crosscourt rates higher · 0.44 pts
- Rally, shots 5–8: drive to your backhand side hit BH through the middle ×8; BH crosscourt rates higher · 0.34 pts
- Return of a 2nd serve, body, deuce court hit FH through the middle ×6; FH down the line rates higher · 0.29 pts
Karolina Pliskova
6.6 points left on the table across 321 shots 2.07 per 100 shots
- Rally, shots 5–8: drive to your forehand side hit FH volley through the middle ×1; FH volley crosscourt rates higher · 0.32 pts
- Rally, shots 5–8: drive to your middle hit BH through the middle ×6; BH crosscourt rates higher · 0.28 pts
- Rally, shots 5–8: drive to your backhand side hit BH slice down the line ×3; BH slice crosscourt rates higher · 0.26 pts
- Rally, shots 5–8: drive to your forehand side hit FH through the middle ×4; FH crosscourt rates higher · 0.22 pts