Olympics · R16 · Clay · 31 Jul 2024
Novak Djokovic v Dominik Koepfer
66–49 in points · Novak Djokovic won
Why it went the way it did
Novak Djokovic won 8.9 more points than Dominik Koepfer relative to what the serve alone predicted. Dominik Koepfer's biggest leaks: net execution −1.3, slice shot selection −1.2, touch execution −1.0.
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 | Novak Djokovic | Dominik Koepfer | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dir | Sel | Exec | Total | Dir | Sel | Exec | Total | |
| Serve 1st | ±0.0 | ±0.0 | +0.1 | +0.1 | −0.2 | −0.1 | +1.2 | +0.8 |
| Serve 2nd | −0.1 | +0.1 | +0.9 | +1.0 | ±0.0 | ±0.0 | −0.2 | −0.3 |
| Return | −0.3 | +0.2 | +0.7 | +0.6 | ±0.0 | −0.3 | −0.6 | −1.0 |
| Forehand | +0.3 | +1.5 | +4.2 | +6.0 | +0.2 | +2.0 | +2.8 | +5.0 |
| Backhand | +0.1 | ±0.0 | +3.0 | +3.2 | +0.3 | +0.1 | +0.2 | +0.6 |
| Slice | −0.1 | −1.2 | +0.4 | −0.9 | +0.1 | −1.2 | +0.4 | −0.6 |
| Net | +0.4 | ±0.0 | +1.6 | +2.0 | +0.1 | +1.7 | −1.3 | +0.5 |
| Touch | +0.1 | +0.3 | +0.6 | +1.0 | −0.1 | ±0.0 | −1.0 | −1.1 |
| All shots | +0.4 | +0.8 | +11.6 | +12.8 | +0.5 | +2.0 | +1.5 | +4.0 |
Set by set
| Set | Novak Djokovic | Dominik Koepfer | Net, Novak | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | +6.4 | +3.8 | +2.6 | |
| 2 | +6.4 | +0.2 | +6.2 |
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.
Novak Djokovic serving
| Set | Wide | Body | T |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 42% 79% | 6% 50% | 52% 59% |
| 2 | 52% 92% | 22% 100% | 26% 67% |
Set to set +0.67 per 100 first serves in sets 2+
Within sets +0.06 per 100 first serves, every two to three service games
Dominik Koepfer serving
| Set | Wide | Body | T |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 47% 44% | 24% 63% | 29% 80% |
| 2 | 60% 67% | 20% 60% | 20% 40% |
Set to set −1.75 per 100 first serves in sets 2+
Within sets +0.10 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.
Novak Djokovic
5.4 points left on the table across 243 shots 2.20 per 100 shots
- Return of a 1st serve, T, deuce court hit BH slice down the line ×3; BH slice crosscourt rates higher · 0.34 pts
- Return +1: drive to your forehand side hit FH through the middle ×5; FH crosscourt rates higher · 0.29 pts
- Return +1: drive to your forehand side, opponent at net hit FH through the middle ×2; FH crosscourt rates higher · 0.21 pts
- Rally, shots 5–8: drive to your forehand side hit FH through the middle ×4; FH crosscourt rates higher · 0.20 pts
Dominik Koepfer
5.9 points left on the table across 246 shots 2.38 per 100 shots
- Return of a 1st serve, wide, ad court hit FH through the middle ×4; FH inside-out rates higher · 0.51 pts
- Return of a 2nd serve, T, ad court hit BH through the middle ×3; BH inside-in rates higher · 0.35 pts
- Rally, shots 5–8: drive to your backhand side hit BH through the middle ×9; BH crosscourt rates higher · 0.35 pts
- Long rally, 9+: drop shot to your forehand side hit FH through the middle ×1; FH down the line rates higher · 0.28 pts