Davis Cup Qualifiers · RR · Hard · 12 Sep 2025
Francisco Cerundolo v Botic Van De Zandschulp
80–67 in points · Francisco Cerundolo won
Why it went the way it did
Francisco Cerundolo won 8.7 more points than Botic Van De Zandschulp relative to what the serve alone predicted. Botic Van De Zandschulp's biggest leaks: forehand execution −5.2, serve 1st execution −3.6, slice shot selection −2.6.
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 | Francisco Cerundolo | Botic Van De Zandschulp | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dir | Sel | Exec | Total | Dir | Sel | Exec | Total | |
| Serve 1st | −0.5 | −0.1 | −3.2 | −3.8 | −0.2 | +0.1 | −3.6 | −3.8 |
| Serve 2nd | −0.1 | ±0.0 | −1.0 | −1.1 | ±0.0 | ±0.0 | −1.5 | −1.5 |
| Return | ±0.0 | +0.8 | +0.1 | +0.9 | +0.1 | +0.1 | +1.7 | +1.9 |
| Forehand | ±0.0 | +3.7 | +2.3 | +5.9 | +0.2 | +2.0 | −5.2 | −3.0 |
| Backhand | −0.2 | +0.7 | +0.1 | +0.6 | ±0.0 | +0.8 | +1.1 | +1.9 |
| Slice | −0.3 | −1.2 | +1.1 | −0.4 | −0.2 | −2.6 | +0.5 | −2.4 |
| Net | −0.1 | −0.1 | −0.6 | −0.8 | −0.2 | +0.1 | −0.9 | −0.9 |
| Touch | ±0.0 | +0.2 | −0.6 | −0.4 | +0.1 | +0.1 | −0.1 | +0.1 |
| All shots | −1.1 | +3.9 | −1.7 | +1.0 | −0.2 | +0.5 | −8.0 | −7.7 |
Set by set
| Set | Francisco Cerundolo | Botic Van De Zandschulp | Net, Francisco | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | −2.7 | −4.6 | +1.9 | |
| 2 | +3.7 | −3.1 | +6.8 |
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.
Francisco Cerundolo serving
| Set | Wide | Body | T |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 33% 47% | 22% 60% | 46% 52% |
| 2 | 30% 67% | 30% 83% | 40% 50% |
Set to set +0.31 per 100 first serves in sets 2+
Within sets +0.42 per 100 first serves, every two to three service games
Botic Van De Zandschulp serving
| Set | Wide | Body | T |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 37% 47% | 23% 50% | 40% 52% |
| 2 | 38% 36% | – | 62% 44% |
Set to set +0.21 per 100 first serves in sets 2+
Within sets −0.79 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.
Francisco Cerundolo
6.8 points left on the table across 279 shots 2.45 per 100 shots
- Rally, shots 5–8: drive to your forehand side hit FH through the middle ×9; FH crosscourt rates higher · 0.46 pts
- Rally, shots 5–8: drive to your backhand side hit BH through the middle ×11; BH crosscourt rates higher · 0.43 pts
- Return +1: drive to your backhand side hit BH through the middle ×6; BH crosscourt rates higher · 0.23 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
Botic Van De Zandschulp
6.4 points left on the table across 275 shots 2.33 per 100 shots
- Serve +1: deep return to your middle hit FH through the middle ×4; FH crosscourt rates higher · 0.29 pts
- Serve +1: short return to your middle, you at net hit FH volley through the middle ×1; FH volley crosscourt rates higher · 0.25 pts
- Serve +1: drive to your middle, you at net hit FH volley through the middle ×1; FH volley crosscourt rates higher · 0.22 pts
- Rally, shots 5–8: drive to your backhand side hit BH slice through the middle ×3; BH slice crosscourt rates higher · 0.22 pts