Australian Open · SF · Hard · 30 Jan 2026
Jannik Sinner v Novak Djokovic
152–140 in points · Novak Djokovic won
Why it went the way it did
Jannik Sinner won 9.9 more points than Novak Djokovic relative to what the serve alone predicted. Novak Djokovic's biggest leaks: net execution −1.9, slice shot selection −1.5, return execution −1.2.
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 | Jannik Sinner | Novak Djokovic | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dir | Sel | Exec | Total | Dir | Sel | Exec | Total | |
| Serve 1st | +0.2 | −0.2 | +5.5 | +5.4 | +0.4 | −0.2 | −1.0 | −0.7 |
| Serve 2nd | ±0.0 | ±0.0 | +0.2 | +0.2 | +0.1 | +0.1 | +0.3 | +0.4 |
| Return | +0.4 | +1.3 | −1.3 | +0.4 | +0.1 | ±0.0 | −1.2 | −1.1 |
| Forehand | −0.1 | +2.8 | +1.7 | +4.4 | −0.9 | +3.1 | +6.4 | +8.6 |
| Backhand | −0.9 | +0.9 | +4.4 | +4.5 | −0.4 | +0.5 | +5.5 | +5.6 |
| Slice | ±0.0 | −1.2 | +1.2 | ±0.0 | ±0.0 | −1.5 | +0.3 | −1.1 |
| Net | +0.6 | +1.8 | +1.9 | +4.3 | ±0.0 | +0.8 | −1.9 | −1.1 |
| Touch | +0.2 | +0.3 | +1.1 | +1.6 | ±0.0 | +0.1 | +0.1 | +0.2 |
| All shots | +0.4 | +5.6 | +14.7 | +20.8 | −0.6 | +2.9 | +8.6 | +10.9 |
Set by set
| Set | Jannik Sinner | Novak Djokovic | Net, Jannik | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | +5.1 | −0.2 | +5.3 | |
| 2 | +1.5 | +2.6 | −1.2 | |
| 3 | +4.7 | +0.1 | +4.7 | |
| 4 | +2.6 | +5.0 | −2.3 | |
| 5 | +6.8 | +3.4 | +3.4 |
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.
Jannik Sinner serving
| Set | Wide | Body | T |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 42% 82% | 8% 50% | 50% 85% |
| 2 | 42% 70% | 13% 33% | 46% 73% |
| 3 | 62% 88% | – | 38% 70% |
| 4 | 50% 56% | 6% 50% | 44% 71% |
| 5 | 64% 69% | 8% 100% | 28% 86% |
Set to set +0.06 per 100 first serves in sets 2+
Within sets +0.47 per 100 first serves, every two to three service games
Novak Djokovic serving
| Set | Wide | Body | T |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 52% 54% | 4% 100% | 44% 64% |
| 2 | 67% 59% | – | 33% 91% |
| 3 | 44% 58% | 11% 67% | 44% 67% |
| 4 | 61% 75% | – | 39% 62% |
| 5 | 54% 50% | 5% 50% | 41% 82% |
Set to set +0.30 per 100 first serves in sets 2+
Within sets +0.11 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.
Jannik Sinner
12.3 points left on the table across 586 shots 2.11 per 100 shots
- Rally, shots 5–8: drive to your backhand side hit BH through the middle ×23; BH crosscourt rates higher · 0.89 pts
- Rally, shots 5–8: drive to your forehand side hit FH through the middle ×15; FH crosscourt rates higher · 0.76 pts
- Return of a 2nd serve, T, ad court hit FH down the line ×6; FH inside-out rates higher · 0.51 pts
- Long rally, 9+: drive to your backhand side hit BH through the middle ×11; BH crosscourt rates higher · 0.46 pts
Novak Djokovic
12.7 points left on the table across 557 shots 2.29 per 100 shots
- Rally, shots 5–8: drive to your backhand side hit BH through the middle ×16; BH crosscourt rates higher · 0.62 pts
- Rally, shots 5–8: drive to your middle hit FH through the middle ×10; FH crosscourt rates higher · 0.57 pts
- 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 forehand side hit FH through the middle ×9; FH crosscourt rates higher · 0.46 pts