Lyon · SF · Clay · 25 May 2018
Dusan Lajovic v Dominic Thiem
87–94 in points · result not charted to completion
Why it went the way it did
Dominic Thiem won 3.1 more points than Dusan Lajovic relative to what the serve alone predicted. Dusan Lajovic's biggest leaks: backhand execution −3.3, net execution −2.1, touch execution −1.4.
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 | Dusan Lajovic | Dominic Thiem | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dir | Sel | Exec | Total | Dir | Sel | Exec | Total | |
| Serve 1st | +0.3 | +0.2 | +2.6 | +3.1 | +0.4 | +0.5 | +0.5 | +1.4 |
| Serve 2nd | +0.1 | ±0.0 | +1.1 | +1.2 | +0.1 | +0.2 | −0.7 | −0.5 |
| Return | −0.1 | +0.1 | −0.8 | −0.7 | ±0.0 | −0.2 | −0.9 | −1.1 |
| Forehand | +0.3 | +3.0 | +0.9 | +4.2 | −0.1 | +2.0 | +3.0 | +4.9 |
| Backhand | +0.2 | ±0.0 | −3.3 | −3.2 | +0.2 | +0.2 | −0.7 | −0.3 |
| Slice | −0.2 | −1.1 | −0.7 | −2.1 | +0.2 | −3.6 | −0.3 | −3.6 |
| Net | +0.5 | +0.2 | −2.1 | −1.4 | +0.7 | ±0.0 | +1.4 | +2.2 |
| Touch | ±0.0 | −0.2 | −1.4 | −1.6 | ±0.0 | −1.3 | +0.9 | −0.4 |
| All shots | +1.0 | +2.2 | −3.7 | −0.6 | +1.6 | −2.2 | +3.2 | +2.6 |
Set by set
| Set | Dusan Lajovic | Dominic Thiem | Net, Dusan | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ±0.0 | +2.4 | −2.4 | |
| 2 | −0.8 | −2.2 | +1.4 | |
| 3 | +0.2 | +2.3 | −2.1 |
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.
Dusan Lajovic serving
| Set | Wide | Body | T |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 54% 73% | – | 46% 62% |
| 2 | 63% 71% | – | 37% 71% |
| 3 | 48% 55% | 9% 100% | 43% 80% |
Set to set +0.55 per 100 first serves in sets 2+
Within sets +0.34 per 100 first serves, every two to three service games
Dominic Thiem serving
| Set | Wide | Body | T |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 66% 84% | 7% 50% | 28% 63% |
| 2 | 59% 73% | 3% 100% | 38% 57% |
| 3 | 54% 86% | – | 46% 67% |
Set to set −1.58 per 100 first serves in sets 2+
Within sets −0.82 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.
Dusan Lajovic
7.3 points left on the table across 275 shots 2.65 per 100 shots
- Return of a 1st serve, T, ad court hit FH through the middle ×3; FH inside-in rates higher · 0.49 pts
- Return of a 2nd serve, wide, deuce court hit FH through the middle ×5; FH inside-in rates higher · 0.40 pts
- Return +1: drive to your forehand side hit FH through the middle ×6; FH crosscourt rates higher · 0.35 pts
- Serve +1: short return to your backhand side hit FH through the middle ×2; FH inside-in rates higher · 0.34 pts
Dominic Thiem
6.6 points left on the table across 267 shots 2.46 per 100 shots
- Return of a 1st serve, wide, ad court hit BH through the middle ×7; BH crosscourt rates higher · 0.27 pts
- Rally, shots 5–8: drive to your forehand side hit FH through the middle ×5; FH crosscourt rates higher · 0.25 pts
- Return of a 1st serve, wide, deuce court hit FH down the line ×3; FH crosscourt rates higher · 0.25 pts
- Rally, shots 5–8: volley to your middle, opponent at net hit BH through the middle ×1; BH down the line rates higher · 0.25 pts