Australian Open · R128 · Hard · 16 Jan 2023
John Millman v Marc Andrea Huesler
177–164 in points · John Millman won
Why it went the way it did
John Millman won 6.0 more points than Marc Andrea Huesler relative to what the serve alone predicted. Marc Andrea Huesler's biggest leaks: slice shot selection −4.5, forehand execution −3.3, return 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 | John Millman | Marc Andrea Huesler | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dir | Sel | Exec | Total | Dir | Sel | Exec | Total | |
| Serve 1st | −0.1 | −0.3 | −1.8 | −2.2 | ±0.0 | +1.1 | −1.6 | −0.6 |
| Serve 2nd | +0.2 | −0.1 | +0.7 | +0.8 | ±0.0 | +0.3 | +2.0 | +2.3 |
| Return | −0.1 | +1.8 | −6.2 | −4.5 | +0.1 | +0.8 | −2.1 | −1.2 |
| Forehand | −0.7 | +2.0 | +3.7 | +5.1 | +1.0 | +7.0 | −3.3 | +4.7 |
| Backhand | +0.3 | +1.2 | +9.0 | +10.5 | −0.6 | +1.9 | +1.1 | +2.4 |
| Slice | +0.3 | −1.6 | −0.2 | −1.5 | −0.1 | −4.5 | +0.3 | −4.4 |
| Net | +0.2 | +0.5 | +0.6 | +1.3 | −0.7 | −0.2 | +2.5 | +1.6 |
| Touch | −0.1 | −1.4 | +0.9 | −0.6 | −0.2 | −1.7 | +0.2 | −1.6 |
| Other | ±0.0 | ±0.0 | ±0.0 | ±0.0 | ±0.0 | −0.2 | −0.2 | −0.3 |
| All shots | ±0.0 | +2.2 | +6.7 | +8.9 | −0.5 | +4.6 | −1.2 | +2.9 |
Set by set
| Set | John Millman | Marc Andrea Huesler | Net, John | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | +0.2 | +2.5 | −2.3 | |
| 2 | −0.3 | +1.1 | −1.4 | |
| 3 | +3.7 | +6.4 | −2.7 | |
| 4 | +2.9 | −5.2 | +8.1 | |
| 5 | +2.4 | −1.9 | +4.3 |
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.
John Millman serving
| Set | Wide | Body | T |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 52% 70% | 9% 50% | 39% 71% |
| 2 | 58% 70% | 10% 75% | 33% 69% |
| 3 | 41% 81% | 13% 80% | 46% 44% |
| 4 | 40% 63% | 15% 100% | 45% 89% |
| 5 | 44% 67% | 11% 67% | 44% 83% |
Set to set −0.04 per 100 first serves in sets 2+
Within sets +0.39 per 100 first serves, every two to three service games
Marc Andrea Huesler serving
| Set | Wide | Body | T |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 38% 75% | 5% 100% | 57% 71% |
| 2 | 41% 91% | 7% 0% | 52% 79% |
| 3 | 41% 59% | 7% 100% | 51% 76% |
| 4 | 47% 44% | 18% 50% | 35% 58% |
| 5 | 27% 57% | 8% 50% | 65% 59% |
Set to set +0.36 per 100 first serves in sets 2+
Within sets +0.09 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.
John Millman
14.6 points left on the table across 631 shots 2.31 per 100 shots
- Long rally, 9+: drive to your backhand side hit BH through the middle ×16; BH crosscourt rates higher · 0.67 pts
- Rally, shots 5–8: drive to your backhand side hit BH through the middle ×16; BH crosscourt rates higher · 0.62 pts
- Rally, shots 5–8: drive to your middle hit FH through the middle ×9; FH crosscourt rates higher · 0.51 pts
- Return of a 2nd serve, wide, ad court hit BH through the middle ×8; BH crosscourt rates higher · 0.44 pts
Marc Andrea Huesler
20.0 points left on the table across 648 shots 3.08 per 100 shots
- Return of a 1st serve, wide, ad court hit FH through the middle ×12; FH inside-out rates higher · 1.26 pts
- Return of a 1st serve, T, deuce court hit FH through the middle ×7; FH inside-out rates higher · 0.74 pts
- Rally, shots 5–8: drive to your forehand side, you at net hit FH volley through the middle ×2; FH volley crosscourt rates higher · 0.56 pts
- Rally, shots 5–8: drive to your backhand side, you at net hit BH volley through the middle ×2; BH volley crosscourt rates higher · 0.52 pts