Brisbane · R32 · Hard · 31 Dec 2024
Novak Djokovic v Rinky Hijikata
61–40 in points · Novak Djokovic won
Why it went the way it did
Novak Djokovic won 11.5 more points than Rinky Hijikata relative to what the serve alone predicted. Rinky Hijikata's biggest leaks: slice shot selection −2.5, forehand execution −2.1, return shot selection −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 | Rinky Hijikata | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dir | Sel | Exec | Total | Dir | Sel | Exec | Total | |
| Serve 1st | ±0.0 | −0.1 | +1.9 | +1.8 | −0.1 | −0.1 | +0.5 | +0.3 |
| Serve 2nd | +0.1 | ±0.0 | +1.2 | +1.2 | ±0.0 | ±0.0 | +0.1 | +0.1 |
| Return | +0.1 | ±0.0 | +0.2 | +0.4 | ±0.0 | −1.0 | −0.9 | −1.9 |
| Forehand | −0.3 | +1.2 | +0.3 | +1.1 | +0.1 | +1.6 | −2.1 | −0.4 |
| Backhand | +0.2 | +0.7 | +2.2 | +3.1 | −0.1 | +0.5 | −0.6 | −0.2 |
| Slice | +0.1 | −0.4 | −0.2 | −0.6 | +0.1 | −2.5 | +0.8 | −1.7 |
| Net | ±0.0 | +0.4 | +0.7 | +1.1 | −0.3 | +0.7 | −0.9 | −0.6 |
| Touch | ±0.0 | −0.1 | ±0.0 | −0.1 | ±0.0 | −0.1 | +0.7 | +0.6 |
| All shots | +0.1 | +1.7 | +6.1 | +8.0 | −0.2 | −0.9 | −2.4 | −3.6 |
Set by set
| Set | Novak Djokovic | Rinky Hijikata | Net, Novak | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | +1.8 | −2.6 | +4.4 | |
| 2 | +6.2 | −1.0 | +7.1 |
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 | 41% 83% | 10% 67% | 48% 64% |
| 2 | 61% 91% | 6% 100% | 33% 83% |
Set to set −0.04 per 100 first serves in sets 2+
Within sets +0.81 per 100 first serves, every two to three service games
Rinky Hijikata serving
| Set | Wide | Body | T |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 56% 50% | 12% 33% | 32% 75% |
| 2 | 48% 50% | 10% 0% | 41% 75% |
Within sets +2.31 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
3.8 points left on the table across 178 shots 2.11 per 100 shots
- Serve +1: mid-depth return to your forehand side hit FH through the middle ×2; FH crosscourt rates higher · 0.27 pts
- Rally, shots 5–8: volley to your middle, opponent at net hit BH through the middle ×1; BH down the line rates higher · 0.25 pts
- Return +1: drive to your forehand side hit FH through the middle ×3; FH crosscourt rates higher · 0.18 pts
- Long rally, 9+: drive to your forehand side hit FH through the middle ×3; FH crosscourt rates higher · 0.16 pts
Rinky Hijikata
4.5 points left on the table across 171 shots 2.62 per 100 shots
- Return +1: drive to your forehand side, you at net hit FH volley through the middle ×1; FH volley crosscourt rates higher · 0.36 pts
- Rally, shots 5–8: drive to your backhand side hit BH through the middle ×7; BH crosscourt rates higher · 0.27 pts
- Rally, shots 5–8: drive to your middle, you at net hit BH volley through the middle ×1; BH volley crosscourt rates higher · 0.22 pts
- Rally, shots 5–8: drive to your forehand side hit FH slice through the middle ×3; FH slice crosscourt rates higher · 0.19 pts