Doha · R64 · Hard · 9 Feb 2025
Amanda Anisimova v Victoria Azarenka
78–65 in points · Amanda Anisimova won
Why it went the way it did
Amanda Anisimova won 7.5 more points than Victoria Azarenka relative to what the serve alone predicted. Victoria Azarenka's biggest leaks: backhand execution −2.6, slice shot selection −2.6, serve 1st execution −2.1.
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 | Amanda Anisimova | Victoria Azarenka | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dir | Sel | Exec | Total | Dir | Sel | Exec | Total | |
| Serve 1st | ±0.0 | ±0.0 | +2.1 | +2.1 | −0.2 | ±0.0 | −2.1 | −2.3 |
| Serve 2nd | ±0.0 | ±0.0 | +0.5 | +0.5 | +0.1 | ±0.0 | −0.9 | −0.8 |
| Return | −0.1 | +0.4 | −2.3 | −2.0 | ±0.0 | −1.0 | +2.7 | +1.8 |
| Forehand | ±0.0 | +1.3 | +0.6 | +1.9 | −0.2 | +0.6 | −0.2 | +0.2 |
| Backhand | +0.1 | +0.7 | −0.5 | +0.3 | ±0.0 | +0.6 | −2.6 | −2.0 |
| Slice | ±0.0 | −0.8 | −0.2 | −1.1 | +0.4 | −2.6 | +1.5 | −0.7 |
| Net | −0.1 | +0.1 | +1.2 | +1.3 | ±0.0 | ±0.0 | ±0.0 | ±0.0 |
| Touch | ±0.0 | +0.1 | −0.2 | ±0.0 | ±0.0 | −0.1 | −0.5 | −0.5 |
| All shots | ±0.0 | +1.8 | +1.2 | +3.1 | +0.2 | −2.5 | −2.1 | −4.3 |
Set by set
| Set | Amanda Anisimova | Victoria Azarenka | Net, Amanda | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | +0.2 | −2.6 | +2.8 | |
| 2 | +2.9 | −1.7 | +4.6 |
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.
Amanda Anisimova serving
| Set | Wide | Body | T |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 45% 71% | 16% 60% | 39% 50% |
| 2 | 44% 73% | 21% 57% | 35% 58% |
Set to set +2.45 per 100 first serves in sets 2+
Within sets +0.73 per 100 first serves, every two to three service games
Victoria Azarenka serving
| Set | Wide | Body | T |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 31% 44% | 34% 70% | 34% 40% |
| 2 | 41% 45% | 18% 56% | 41% 60% |
Set to set −2.17 per 100 first serves in sets 2+
Within sets −1.92 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.
Amanda Anisimova
5.3 points left on the table across 215 shots 2.45 per 100 shots
- Rally, shots 5–8: drive to your forehand side hit FH through the middle ×6; FH crosscourt rates higher · 0.33 pts
- Rally, shots 5–8: slice to your backhand side, you at net hit BH volley through the middle ×1; BH volley down the line rates higher · 0.30 pts
- Return of a 2nd serve, wide, ad court hit BH through the middle ×5; BH crosscourt rates higher · 0.24 pts
- Return of a 1st serve, T, deuce court hit BH down the line ×3; BH through the middle rates higher · 0.20 pts
Victoria Azarenka
4.6 points left on the table across 185 shots 2.48 per 100 shots
- Return +1: drive to your backhand side hit BH through the middle ×5; BH crosscourt rates higher · 0.24 pts
- Rally, shots 5–8: drive to your forehand side hit FH through the middle ×4; FH crosscourt rates higher · 0.22 pts
- Long rally, 9+: drive to your middle, opponent at net hit BH through the middle ×1; BH crosscourt rates higher · 0.21 pts
- Serve +1: deep return to your middle hit FH through the middle ×3; FH crosscourt rates higher · 0.18 pts