Rotterdam · QF · Hard · 15 Feb 2019
Gael Monfils v Damir Dzumhur
65–43 in points · Gael Monfils won
Why it went the way it did
Gael Monfils won 9.3 more points than Damir Dzumhur relative to what the serve alone predicted. Damir Dzumhur's biggest leaks: slice shot selection −3.1, forehand execution −1.5, net execution −1.5.
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 | Gael Monfils | Damir Dzumhur | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dir | Sel | Exec | Total | Dir | Sel | Exec | Total | |
| Serve 1st | +0.2 | +0.1 | −1.0 | −0.7 | ±0.0 | −0.1 | −1.3 | −1.4 |
| Serve 2nd | ±0.0 | ±0.0 | −0.5 | −0.4 | −0.1 | ±0.0 | +0.3 | +0.2 |
| Return | +0.5 | +0.2 | +2.1 | +2.8 | +0.5 | −0.8 | −1.0 | −1.3 |
| Forehand | +0.3 | +1.2 | +0.2 | +1.7 | +0.2 | +3.5 | −1.5 | +2.2 |
| Backhand | +0.5 | +0.7 | +2.1 | +3.3 | +0.3 | +0.9 | +1.1 | +2.4 |
| Slice | +0.3 | −1.9 | +1.8 | +0.2 | +0.1 | −3.1 | +0.3 | −2.8 |
| Net | ±0.0 | +0.1 | −0.9 | −0.8 | −0.1 | +0.3 | −1.5 | −1.3 |
| Touch | ±0.0 | −0.4 | +1.1 | +0.7 | −0.1 | −0.2 | −0.4 | −0.6 |
| All shots | +1.7 | ±0.0 | +5.0 | +6.7 | +0.9 | +0.6 | −4.1 | −2.5 |
Set by set
| Set | Gael Monfils | Damir Dzumhur | Net, Gael | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | −1.0 | −3.8 | +2.8 | |
| 2 | +7.7 | +1.2 | +6.5 |
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.
Gael Monfils serving
| Set | Wide | Body | T |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 48% 68% | – | 53% 57% |
| 2 | 45% 78% | 5% 0% | 50% 60% |
Set to set +0.04 per 100 first serves in sets 2+
Within sets −1.12 per 100 first serves, every two to three service games
Damir Dzumhur serving
| Set | Wide | Body | T |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 57% 42% | 10% 50% | 33% 57% |
| 2 | 56% 40% | 7% 0% | 37% 50% |
Within sets −0.65 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.
Gael Monfils
4.5 points left on the table across 265 shots 1.71 per 100 shots
- Long rally, 9+: lob to your forehand side hit FH down the line ×1; FH crosscourt rates higher · 0.28 pts
- Serve +1: drive to your backhand side, you at net hit BH volley through the middle ×1; BH volley crosscourt rates higher · 0.21 pts
- Return +1: drive to your backhand side, opponent at net hit BH through the middle ×3; BH crosscourt rates higher · 0.21 pts
- Rally, shots 5–8: slice to your forehand side, you at net hit FH through the middle ×1; FH crosscourt rates higher · 0.17 pts
Damir Dzumhur
5.5 points left on the table across 269 shots 2.04 per 100 shots
- Long rally, 9+: drive to your backhand side hit BH through the middle ×7; BH crosscourt rates higher · 0.29 pts
- Rally, shots 5–8: drive to your backhand side, you at net hit FH volley through the middle ×1; FH volley inside-out rates higher · 0.28 pts
- Rally, shots 5–8: drive to your backhand side, you at net hit BH volley through the middle ×1; BH volley crosscourt rates higher · 0.26 pts
- Long rally, 9+: drive to your forehand side hit FH through the middle ×4; FH crosscourt rates higher · 0.22 pts