ITF Bistrita · F · Clay · 24 Aug 2025
Matilde Jorge v Miriam Bianca Bulgaru
35–55 in points · Miriam Bianca Bulgaru won
Why it went the way it did
Miriam Bianca Bulgaru won 10.7 more points than Matilde Jorge relative to what the serve alone predicted. Matilde Jorge's biggest leaks: forehand execution −2.0, backhand execution −1.8, serve 2nd execution −1.8.
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 | Matilde Jorge | Miriam Bianca Bulgaru | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dir | Sel | Exec | Total | Dir | Sel | Exec | Total | |
| Serve 1st | −0.3 | ±0.0 | −0.7 | −0.9 | −0.2 | ±0.0 | −0.3 | −0.6 |
| Serve 2nd | ±0.0 | ±0.0 | −1.8 | −1.8 | +0.1 | ±0.0 | −1.3 | −1.2 |
| Return | −0.1 | +0.2 | +0.6 | +0.7 | ±0.0 | +0.2 | +2.5 | +2.7 |
| Forehand | ±0.0 | +1.7 | −2.0 | −0.3 | −0.2 | +1.7 | +3.1 | +4.6 |
| Backhand | ±0.0 | +0.1 | −1.8 | −1.7 | −0.1 | +0.8 | +0.6 | +1.3 |
| Slice | +0.1 | −1.4 | −1.0 | −2.4 | +0.1 | −1.3 | −0.5 | −1.8 |
| Net | −0.3 | +1.0 | ±0.0 | +0.7 | −0.1 | −0.1 | −0.1 | −0.2 |
| Touch | +0.1 | +0.2 | −0.1 | +0.2 | +0.1 | +0.4 | +0.1 | +0.6 |
| Other | ±0.0 | −0.3 | +0.6 | +0.3 | ±0.0 | ±0.0 | ±0.0 | ±0.0 |
| All shots | −0.3 | +1.5 | −6.3 | −5.1 | −0.3 | +1.9 | +4.0 | +5.5 |
Set by set
| Set | Matilde Jorge | Miriam Bianca Bulgaru | Net, Matilde | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | −2.3 | +4.0 | −6.3 | |
| 2 | −2.8 | +1.5 | −4.3 |
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.
Matilde Jorge serving
| Set | Wide | Body | T |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 46% 36% | 33% 50% | 21% 20% |
| 2 | 26% 43% | 37% 60% | 37% 30% |
Within sets +0.73 per 100 first serves, every two to three service games
Miriam Bianca Bulgaru serving
| Set | Wide | Body | T |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 44% 63% | 39% 86% | 17% 33% |
| 2 | 48% 60% | 33% 86% | 19% 25% |
Within sets +2.43 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.
Matilde Jorge
4.2 points left on the table across 175 shots 2.42 per 100 shots
- Rally, shots 5–8: drive to your middle hit FH through the middle ×4; FH crosscourt rates higher · 0.28 pts
- Rally, shots 5–8: drive to your backhand side hit BH through the middle ×6; BH crosscourt rates higher · 0.26 pts
- Long rally, 9+: volley to your backhand side, opponent at net hit BH through the middle ×1; BH down the line rates higher · 0.22 pts
- Rally, shots 5–8: drive to your forehand side hit FH through the middle ×4; FH crosscourt rates higher · 0.22 pts
Miriam Bianca Bulgaru
4.2 points left on the table across 174 shots 2.40 per 100 shots
- Rally, shots 5–8: drive to your backhand side hit BH through the middle ×8; BH crosscourt rates higher · 0.34 pts
- Long rally, 9+: drive to your backhand side hit FH through the middle ×2; FH inside-in rates higher · 0.26 pts
- Serve +1: mid-depth return to your middle hit FH through the middle ×3; FH crosscourt rates higher · 0.25 pts
- Return +1: drive to your backhand side hit BH through the middle ×5; BH crosscourt rates higher · 0.24 pts