Wimbledon · R32 · Grass · 5 Jul 2024
Maria Sakkari v Emma Raducanu
52–69 in points · Emma Raducanu won
Why it went the way it did
Emma Raducanu won 8.4 more points than Maria Sakkari relative to what the serve alone predicted. Maria Sakkari's biggest leaks: forehand execution −2.2, return execution −1.4, serve 2nd execution −1.4.
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 | Maria Sakkari | Emma Raducanu | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dir | Sel | Exec | Total | Dir | Sel | Exec | Total | |
| Serve 1st | +0.3 | ±0.0 | −0.8 | −0.5 | +0.3 | ±0.0 | +1.6 | +1.8 |
| Serve 2nd | −0.2 | ±0.0 | −1.4 | −1.6 | ±0.0 | ±0.0 | −0.8 | −0.7 |
| Return | −0.1 | +0.1 | −1.4 | −1.4 | +0.2 | −0.2 | +2.2 | +2.2 |
| Forehand | +0.3 | +1.5 | −2.2 | −0.4 | −0.1 | +0.4 | +2.2 | +2.5 |
| Backhand | ±0.0 | +0.4 | +0.4 | +0.8 | −0.1 | +0.5 | +2.3 | +2.7 |
| Slice | −0.2 | −0.8 | −0.4 | −1.4 | +0.3 | −2.2 | −0.8 | −2.7 |
| Net | −0.3 | +0.4 | +0.2 | +0.3 | −0.3 | +0.1 | −0.7 | −0.9 |
| Touch | ±0.0 | +0.1 | −0.7 | −0.6 | −0.1 | −1.3 | +0.1 | −1.3 |
| All shots | −0.1 | +1.5 | −6.3 | −4.8 | +0.3 | −2.9 | +6.1 | +3.5 |
Set by set
| Set | Maria Sakkari | Emma Raducanu | Net, Maria | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | −1.0 | +2.8 | −3.8 | |
| 2 | −3.8 | +0.7 | −4.5 |
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.
Maria Sakkari serving
| Set | Wide | Body | T |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 46% 38% | 11% 100% | 43% 50% |
| 2 | 48% 50% | 9% 67% | 42% 57% |
Within sets +0.06 per 100 first serves, every two to three service games
Emma Raducanu serving
| Set | Wide | Body | T |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 33% 50% | 17% 100% | 50% 60% |
| 2 | 37% 80% | – | 63% 65% |
Set to set −4.14 per 100 first serves in sets 2+
Within sets −2.86 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.
Maria Sakkari
4.4 points left on the table across 184 shots 2.40 per 100 shots
- Return of a 1st serve, T, deuce court hit BH down the line ×3; BH through the middle rates higher · 0.26 pts
- Serve +1: deep return to your middle hit FH through the middle ×4; FH crosscourt rates higher · 0.24 pts
- Rally, shots 5–8: lob to your middle, you at net hit FH volley through the middle ×1; FH volley crosscourt rates higher · 0.22 pts
- Rally, shots 5–8: drive to your backhand side hit BH through the middle ×5; BH crosscourt rates higher · 0.21 pts
Emma Raducanu
4.8 points left on the table across 175 shots 2.73 per 100 shots
- Long rally, 9+: lob to your middle, you at net hit Smash through the middle ×2; Smash crosscourt rates higher · 0.37 pts
- Rally, shots 5–8: drive to your backhand side hit BH through the middle ×6; BH crosscourt rates higher · 0.26 pts
- Rally, shots 5–8: volley to your middle, opponent at net hit BH lob through the middle ×1; BH lob crosscourt rates higher · 0.25 pts
- Rally, shots 5–8: drive to your forehand side hit FH through the middle ×4; FH crosscourt rates higher · 0.22 pts