Seoul · R16 · Hard · 18 Sep 2025
Ekaterina Alexandrova v Lois Boisson
89–74 in points · Ekaterina Alexandrova won
Why it went the way it did
Ekaterina Alexandrova won 6.7 more points than Lois Boisson relative to what the serve alone predicted. Lois Boisson's biggest leaks: slice shot selection −3.5, return execution −3.5, 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 | Ekaterina Alexandrova | Lois Boisson | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dir | Sel | Exec | Total | Dir | Sel | Exec | Total | |
| Serve 1st | ±0.0 | ±0.0 | −0.2 | −0.2 | ±0.0 | ±0.0 | −1.3 | −1.3 |
| Serve 2nd | −0.1 | ±0.0 | −4.7 | −4.8 | −0.1 | ±0.0 | −1.8 | −1.9 |
| Return | −0.2 | +0.6 | +0.7 | +1.1 | −0.5 | ±0.0 | −3.5 | −3.9 |
| Forehand | −0.1 | +1.7 | +1.7 | +3.3 | −0.9 | +3.5 | +1.6 | +4.1 |
| Backhand | −0.1 | +0.8 | −1.6 | −0.9 | −0.4 | +0.7 | −1.7 | −1.4 |
| Slice | −0.1 | −1.0 | −0.6 | −1.7 | −0.3 | −3.5 | +1.2 | −2.6 |
| Net | +0.2 | +0.2 | +0.9 | +1.4 | ±0.0 | −0.1 | −0.4 | −0.4 |
| Touch | ±0.0 | ±0.0 | +0.1 | +0.1 | +0.1 | −0.3 | −0.9 | −1.1 |
| All shots | −0.3 | +2.3 | −3.7 | −1.7 | −2.1 | +0.4 | −6.7 | −8.4 |
Set by set
| Set | Ekaterina Alexandrova | Lois Boisson | Net, Ekaterina | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | −3.1 | −1.7 | −1.4 | |
| 2 | +3.6 | −0.5 | +4.1 | |
| 3 | −2.2 | −6.2 | +4.0 |
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.
Ekaterina Alexandrova serving
| Set | Wide | Body | T |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 44% 63% | 11% 25% | 44% 75% |
| 2 | 28% 57% | 20% 80% | 52% 69% |
| 3 | 31% 50% | 31% 63% | 38% 60% |
Set to set +0.24 per 100 first serves in sets 2+
Within sets −0.36 per 100 first serves, every two to three service games
Lois Boisson serving
| Set | Wide | Body | T |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 40% 67% | 20% 83% | 40% 67% |
| 2 | 40% 25% | 15% 67% | 45% 67% |
| 3 | 31% 50% | 23% 50% | 46% 33% |
Set to set +0.91 per 100 first serves in sets 2+
Within sets +0.96 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.
Ekaterina Alexandrova
7.2 points left on the table across 297 shots 2.41 per 100 shots
- Rally, shots 5–8: drive to your forehand side hit FH through the middle ×10; FH crosscourt rates higher · 0.54 pts
- Rally, shots 5–8: drive to your middle hit FH through the middle ×6; FH crosscourt rates higher · 0.42 pts
- Rally, shots 5–8: drive to your backhand side hit BH through the middle ×8; BH crosscourt rates higher · 0.34 pts
- Rally, shots 5–8: slice to your middle hit FH through the middle ×2; FH crosscourt rates higher · 0.26 pts
Lois Boisson
9.9 points left on the table across 294 shots 3.36 per 100 shots
- Rally, shots 5–8: drive to your forehand side hit FH through the middle ×8; FH crosscourt rates higher · 0.43 pts
- Rally, shots 5–8: drive to your middle hit FH through the middle ×6; FH crosscourt rates higher · 0.42 pts
- Return +1: drive to your backhand side hit BH slice through the middle ×6; BH slice crosscourt rates higher · 0.38 pts
- Serve +1: mid-depth return to your middle hit FH through the middle ×4; FH crosscourt rates higher · 0.34 pts