Rome Masters · R16 · Clay · 14 May 2024
Nuno Borges v Alexander Zverev
47–65 in points · Alexander Zverev won
Why it went the way it did
Alexander Zverev won 9.5 more points than Nuno Borges relative to what the serve alone predicted. Nuno Borges's biggest leaks: slice shot selection −1.8, backhand 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 | Nuno Borges | Alexander Zverev | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dir | Sel | Exec | Total | Dir | Sel | Exec | Total | |
| Serve 1st | +0.2 | −0.1 | +1.7 | +1.8 | +0.2 | −0.1 | +5.4 | +5.5 |
| Serve 2nd | ±0.0 | ±0.0 | +0.4 | +0.3 | ±0.0 | ±0.0 | ±0.0 | ±0.0 |
| Return | −0.1 | −0.3 | +1.8 | +1.4 | −0.1 | ±0.0 | +2.4 | +2.3 |
| Forehand | −0.2 | +0.6 | +0.1 | +0.5 | +0.2 | +1.6 | +2.1 | +3.9 |
| Backhand | +0.1 | −0.2 | −1.5 | −1.6 | +0.4 | −0.7 | +1.0 | +0.7 |
| Slice | −0.1 | −1.8 | ±0.0 | −2.0 | −0.1 | −2.4 | −0.6 | −3.1 |
| Net | +0.1 | +0.1 | +0.1 | +0.3 | +0.1 | +0.2 | −0.3 | ±0.0 |
| Touch | ±0.0 | ±0.0 | −0.4 | −0.3 | ±0.0 | +0.1 | +0.6 | +0.7 |
| All shots | +0.1 | −1.7 | +2.1 | +0.4 | +0.6 | −1.3 | +10.6 | +9.9 |
Set by set
| Set | Nuno Borges | Alexander Zverev | Net, Nuno | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | −0.8 | +5.4 | −6.2 | |
| 2 | +1.2 | +4.5 | −3.2 |
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.
Nuno Borges serving
| Set | Wide | Body | T |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 54% 38% | – | 46% 36% |
| 2 | 50% 76% | – | 50% 59% |
Within sets +0.25 per 100 first serves, every two to three service games
Alexander Zverev serving
| Set | Wide | Body | T |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 45% 40% | – | 55% 83% |
| 2 | 56% 83% | – | 44% 71% |
Within sets −1.23 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.
Nuno Borges
4.7 points left on the table across 202 shots 2.34 per 100 shots
- Return of a 1st serve, T, ad court hit FH through the middle ×2; FH inside-in rates higher · 0.33 pts
- Rally, shots 5–8: drive to your backhand side hit BH through the middle ×8; BH crosscourt rates higher · 0.31 pts
- Long rally, 9+: drive to your forehand side hit FH through the middle ×4; FH crosscourt rates higher · 0.22 pts
- Return of a 2nd serve, T, ad court hit FH down the line ×2; FH inside-in rates higher · 0.17 pts
Alexander Zverev
5.0 points left on the table across 218 shots 2.29 per 100 shots
- Return of a 2nd serve, T, ad court hit FH down the line ×4; FH inside-in rates higher · 0.35 pts
- Return of a 1st serve, T, ad court hit FH through the middle ×2; FH inside-in rates higher · 0.33 pts
- Serve +1: deep return to your middle hit FH through the middle ×3; FH crosscourt rates higher · 0.22 pts
- Return of a 1st serve, T, ad court hit FH crosscourt ×1; FH inside-in rates higher · 0.20 pts