Gijon · SF · Hard · 15 Oct 2022
Andrey Rublev v Dominic Thiem
66–58 in points · Andrey Rublev won
Why it went the way it did
Andrey Rublev won 4.3 more points than Dominic Thiem relative to what the serve alone predicted. Dominic Thiem's biggest leaks: slice shot selection −2.3, serve 2nd execution −1.4, touch shot selection −0.8.
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 | Andrey Rublev | Dominic Thiem | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dir | Sel | Exec | Total | Dir | Sel | Exec | Total | |
| Serve 1st | ±0.0 | −0.1 | −0.6 | −0.8 | +0.2 | −0.1 | −0.2 | −0.2 |
| Serve 2nd | ±0.0 | ±0.0 | −0.3 | −0.2 | ±0.0 | ±0.0 | −1.4 | −1.4 |
| Return | +0.3 | +1.2 | +0.9 | +2.4 | −0.2 | +0.6 | +0.1 | +0.5 |
| Forehand | +0.3 | +2.5 | −0.1 | +2.7 | −0.6 | +1.1 | +1.8 | +2.3 |
| Backhand | +0.2 | +0.2 | ±0.0 | +0.4 | +0.7 | +0.7 | −0.5 | +0.8 |
| Slice | +0.1 | −0.5 | −0.2 | −0.6 | +0.3 | −2.3 | +1.5 | −0.4 |
| Net | −0.3 | +0.5 | ±0.0 | +0.2 | ±0.0 | ±0.0 | ±0.0 | ±0.0 |
| Touch | ±0.0 | ±0.0 | ±0.0 | ±0.0 | −0.1 | −0.8 | −0.8 | −1.7 |
| All shots | +0.6 | +3.8 | −0.3 | +4.2 | +0.3 | −0.9 | +0.5 | −0.1 |
Set by set
| Set | Andrey Rublev | Dominic Thiem | Net, Andrey | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | +5.3 | +1.5 | +3.8 | |
| 2 | −1.1 | −1.5 | +0.4 |
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.
Andrey Rublev serving
| Set | Wide | Body | T |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 50% 67% | 13% 33% | 38% 89% |
| 2 | 49% 53% | 9% 67% | 43% 80% |
Within sets −0.59 per 100 first serves, every two to three service games
Dominic Thiem serving
| Set | Wide | Body | T |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 55% 56% | 3% 0% | 42% 64% |
| 2 | 58% 67% | 3% 100% | 39% 58% |
Set to set −0.87 per 100 first serves in sets 2+
Within sets −0.76 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.
Andrey Rublev
5.1 points left on the table across 261 shots 1.96 per 100 shots
- Rally, shots 5–8: drive to your backhand side hit BH through the middle ×10; BH crosscourt rates higher · 0.39 pts
- Rally, shots 5–8: drive to your forehand side, you at net hit FH volley through the middle ×1; FH volley crosscourt rates higher · 0.28 pts
- Return +1: drop shot to your forehand side, opponent at net hit FH through the middle ×1; FH down the line rates higher · 0.27 pts
- Rally, shots 5–8: lob to your backhand side, you at net hit Smash through the middle ×1; Smash inside-in rates higher · 0.21 pts
Dominic Thiem
5.5 points left on the table across 259 shots 2.12 per 100 shots
- Return +1: drive to your forehand side hit FH down the line ×7; FH crosscourt rates higher · 0.31 pts
- Rally, shots 5–8: volley to your forehand side, opponent at net hit FH lob through the middle ×2; FH lob crosscourt rates higher · 0.26 pts
- Rally, shots 5–8: drive to your forehand side hit FH through the middle ×5; FH crosscourt rates higher · 0.25 pts
- Rally, shots 5–8: drive to your middle, you at net hit BH volley through the middle ×1; BH volley crosscourt rates higher · 0.22 pts