Acapulco · R32 · Hard · 25 Feb 2025
Aleksandar Vukic v Rodrigo Pacheco Mendez
108–122 in points · Rodrigo Pacheco Mendez won
Why it went the way it did
Rodrigo Pacheco Mendez won 9.5 more points than Aleksandar Vukic relative to what the serve alone predicted. Aleksandar Vukic's biggest leaks: return execution −2.4, slice shot selection −1.7, touch execution −0.7.
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 | Aleksandar Vukic | Rodrigo Pacheco Mendez | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dir | Sel | Exec | Total | Dir | Sel | Exec | Total | |
| Serve 1st | ±0.0 | −0.2 | −0.1 | −0.2 | −0.3 | −0.2 | +1.2 | +0.7 |
| Serve 2nd | −0.1 | −0.1 | +0.4 | +0.3 | ±0.0 | ±0.0 | +0.7 | +0.7 |
| Return | −0.3 | +0.1 | −2.4 | −2.6 | −0.5 | +0.6 | −0.5 | −0.5 |
| Forehand | +1.9 | +4.7 | +2.5 | +9.2 | +1.9 | +3.5 | +7.1 | +12.4 |
| Backhand | +0.3 | +1.4 | +0.9 | +2.6 | −1.3 | +1.6 | +6.2 | +6.4 |
| Slice | −0.1 | −1.7 | −0.4 | −2.2 | −0.3 | −1.2 | +0.3 | −1.2 |
| Net | −0.3 | +0.4 | +0.2 | +0.3 | −0.4 | +0.2 | −1.5 | −1.7 |
| Touch | ±0.0 | −0.3 | −0.7 | −1.1 | +0.3 | −3.3 | +2.4 | −0.6 |
| Other | ±0.0 | ±0.0 | ±0.0 | ±0.0 | −0.1 | −0.5 | +0.1 | −0.4 |
| All shots | +1.4 | +4.3 | +0.6 | +6.3 | −0.8 | +0.6 | +16.0 | +15.8 |
Set by set
| Set | Aleksandar Vukic | Rodrigo Pacheco Mendez | Net, Aleksandar | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | −2.1 | +5.0 | −7.1 | |
| 2 | +3.0 | −0.3 | +3.3 | |
| 3 | +5.4 | +11.1 | −5.7 |
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.
Aleksandar Vukic serving
| Set | Wide | Body | T |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 40% 50% | 7% 67% | 53% 67% |
| 2 | 50% 69% | 13% 25% | 38% 67% |
| 3 | 34% 71% | 8% 25% | 58% 66% |
Set to set +0.02 per 100 first serves in sets 2+
Within sets +0.16 per 100 first serves, every two to three service games
Rodrigo Pacheco Mendez serving
| Set | Wide | Body | T |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 35% 82% | 13% 50% | 52% 88% |
| 2 | 50% 71% | 15% 0% | 35% 50% |
| 3 | 26% 67% | 14% 80% | 60% 86% |
Set to set −0.37 per 100 first serves in sets 2+
Within sets −0.17 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.
Aleksandar Vukic
9.9 points left on the table across 497 shots 1.99 per 100 shots
- Long rally, 9+: drive to your backhand side hit BH through the middle ×13; BH crosscourt rates higher · 0.54 pts
- Rally, shots 5–8: drive to your backhand side hit BH through the middle ×12; BH crosscourt rates higher · 0.46 pts
- Serve +1: mid-depth return to your middle hit FH through the middle ×3; FH crosscourt rates higher · 0.26 pts
- Long rally, 9+: drive to your middle, opponent at net hit FH through the middle ×1; FH down the line rates higher · 0.25 pts
Rodrigo Pacheco Mendez
14.6 points left on the table across 493 shots 2.96 per 100 shots
- Return of a 1st serve, wide, ad court hit FH down the line ×4; FH inside-out rates higher · 0.71 pts
- Return of a 1st serve, T, deuce court hit FH down the line ×4; FH inside-out rates higher · 0.66 pts
- Rally, shots 5–8: drive to your backhand side hit BH through the middle ×16; BH crosscourt rates higher · 0.62 pts
- Return of a 2nd serve, T, ad court hit BH through the middle ×6; BH inside-in rates higher · 0.51 pts