Miami · R128 · Hard · 19 Mar 2024
Hailey Baptiste v Xin Yu Wang
54–71 in points · Xin Yu Wang won
Why it went the way it did
Xin Yu Wang won 8.1 more points than Hailey Baptiste relative to what the serve alone predicted. Hailey Baptiste's biggest leaks: slice shot selection −2.2, forehand execution −1.8, return execution −0.9.
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 | Hailey Baptiste | Xin Yu Wang | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dir | Sel | Exec | Total | Dir | Sel | Exec | Total | |
| Serve 1st | ±0.0 | ±0.0 | −0.7 | −0.7 | ±0.0 | ±0.0 | +0.4 | +0.4 |
| Serve 2nd | +0.1 | ±0.0 | −0.4 | −0.3 | ±0.0 | ±0.0 | +1.3 | +1.3 |
| Return | +0.1 | +0.1 | −0.9 | −0.7 | −0.2 | +0.6 | −4.1 | −3.7 |
| Forehand | +0.2 | +0.8 | −1.8 | −0.8 | +0.7 | +1.6 | +4.8 | +7.1 |
| Backhand | −0.4 | +0.8 | −0.4 | ±0.0 | +0.2 | +0.3 | +1.0 | +1.6 |
| Slice | +0.4 | −2.2 | −0.1 | −2.0 | −0.1 | −0.6 | ±0.0 | −0.8 |
| Net | ±0.0 | +0.1 | +0.8 | +0.9 | +0.1 | −0.1 | −2.0 | −1.9 |
| Touch | ±0.0 | −0.3 | −0.1 | −0.4 | ±0.0 | ±0.0 | +0.1 | +0.1 |
| All shots | +0.3 | −0.8 | −3.6 | −4.1 | +0.9 | +1.8 | +1.4 | +4.1 |
Set by set
| Set | Hailey Baptiste | Xin Yu Wang | Net, Hailey | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | −2.6 | +1.1 | −3.7 | |
| 2 | −1.5 | +3.0 | −4.4 |
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.
Hailey Baptiste serving
| Set | Wide | Body | T |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 43% 73% | 14% 60% | 43% 53% |
| 2 | 40% 60% | 24% 67% | 36% 67% |
Set to set +0.37 per 100 first serves in sets 2+
Within sets +0.35 per 100 first serves, every two to three service games
Xin Yu Wang serving
| Set | Wide | Body | T |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 54% 81% | 15% 33% | 31% 75% |
| 2 | 42% 82% | 27% 86% | 31% 75% |
Set to set −0.76 per 100 first serves in sets 2+
Within sets −0.05 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.
Hailey Baptiste
4.7 points left on the table across 186 shots 2.52 per 100 shots
- Return +1: drive to your backhand side hit BH through the middle ×6; BH crosscourt rates higher · 0.29 pts
- Return of a 2nd serve, wide, deuce court hit FH through the middle ×2; FH inside-out rates higher · 0.23 pts
- Rally, shots 5–8: drive to your backhand side hit BH through the middle ×5; BH crosscourt rates higher · 0.21 pts
- Serve +1: mid-depth return to your backhand side hit BH through the middle ×3; BH down the line rates higher · 0.21 pts
Xin Yu Wang
4.3 points left on the table across 176 shots 2.47 per 100 shots
- Return of a 2nd serve, wide, deuce court hit FH down the line ×6; FH inside-out rates higher · 0.60 pts
- Return of a 2nd serve, wide, deuce court hit FH through the middle ×2; FH inside-out rates higher · 0.23 pts
- Return of a 1st serve, T, ad court, server rushing the net hit FH through the middle ×1; FH down the line rates higher · 0.21 pts
- Return of a 1st serve, wide, deuce court hit FH down the line ×3; FH crosscourt rates higher · 0.20 pts