Charleston · R32 · Clay · 4 Apr 2018
Kristyna Pliskova v Petra Kvitova
93–83 in points · Kristyna Pliskova won
Why it went the way it did
Kristyna Pliskova won 4.1 more points than Petra Kvitova relative to what the serve alone predicted. Petra Kvitova's biggest leaks: return execution −3.4, forehand execution −2.7, serve 2nd execution −2.1.
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 | Kristyna Pliskova | Petra Kvitova | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dir | Sel | Exec | Total | Dir | Sel | Exec | Total | |
| Serve 1st | +0.6 | ±0.0 | −0.3 | +0.3 | +0.3 | ±0.0 | −1.1 | −0.8 |
| Serve 2nd | +0.1 | ±0.0 | +0.7 | +0.8 | +0.1 | ±0.0 | −2.1 | −2.0 |
| Return | −0.4 | −1.8 | +1.8 | −0.3 | +0.1 | +0.5 | −3.4 | −2.7 |
| Forehand | +0.7 | +1.2 | −2.0 | −0.2 | +1.2 | +2.4 | −2.7 | +1.0 |
| Backhand | +0.4 | +0.7 | −0.1 | +1.0 | +0.2 | +0.5 | +0.2 | +0.9 |
| Slice | −0.2 | −3.3 | +1.6 | −2.0 | +0.1 | −1.5 | −0.2 | −1.6 |
| Net | ±0.0 | +0.7 | −0.9 | −0.1 | +0.1 | +0.1 | +0.4 | +0.6 |
| Touch | −0.1 | +0.1 | +1.0 | +1.0 | +0.1 | +0.2 | +0.6 | +1.0 |
| All shots | +1.1 | −2.5 | +1.8 | +0.4 | +2.3 | +2.2 | −8.1 | −3.7 |
Set by set
| Set | Kristyna Pliskova | Petra Kvitova | Net, Kristyna | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | −5.6 | −0.1 | −5.4 | |
| 2 | +2.3 | −3.6 | +5.9 | |
| 3 | +3.7 | +0.1 | +3.6 |
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.
Kristyna Pliskova serving
| Set | Wide | Body | T |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 59% 35% | 3% 100% | 38% 38% |
| 2 | 68% 67% | 5% 100% | 27% 50% |
| 3 | 60% 67% | 6% 50% | 34% 58% |
Set to set −0.49 per 100 first serves in sets 2+
Within sets −0.59 per 100 first serves, every two to three service games
Petra Kvitova serving
| Set | Wide | Body | T |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 42% 25% | 5% 100% | 53% 70% |
| 2 | 42% 33% | 22% 63% | 36% 46% |
| 3 | 48% 71% | 10% 33% | 41% 33% |
Set to set −1.51 per 100 first serves in sets 2+
Within sets +0.25 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.
Kristyna Pliskova
6.7 points left on the table across 232 shots 2.91 per 100 shots
- Return of a 1st serve, wide, ad court hit FH down the line ×6; FH inside-out rates higher · 0.64 pts
- Return of a 1st serve, T, deuce court hit FH through the middle ×2; FH inside-out rates higher · 0.43 pts
- Serve +1: mid-depth return to your backhand side hit BH slice down the line ×2; BH slice crosscourt rates higher · 0.26 pts
- Return of a 2nd serve, wide, ad court hit FH crosscourt ×6; FH down the line rates higher · 0.25 pts
Petra Kvitova
7.3 points left on the table across 250 shots 2.93 per 100 shots
- Return of a 1st serve, T, deuce court hit FH down the line ×6; FH inside-out rates higher · 1.36 pts
- Return of a 1st serve, T, deuce court hit FH through the middle ×5; FH inside-out rates higher · 1.08 pts
- Return of a 1st serve, T, deuce court hit FH crosscourt ×3; FH inside-out rates higher · 0.57 pts
- Return of a 1st serve, wide, ad court hit FH down the line ×3; FH inside-out rates higher · 0.32 pts