Doha · QF · Hard · 19 Feb 2026
Stefanos Tsitsipas v Andrey Rublev
61–71 in points · Andrey Rublev won
Why it went the way it did
Andrey Rublev won 3.5 more points than Stefanos Tsitsipas relative to what the serve alone predicted. Stefanos Tsitsipas's biggest leaks: slice shot selection −2.4, forehand execution −2.0, slice execution −1.6.
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 | Stefanos Tsitsipas | Andrey Rublev | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dir | Sel | Exec | Total | Dir | Sel | Exec | Total | |
| Serve 1st | +0.1 | −0.1 | +0.2 | +0.2 | +0.1 | −0.1 | −1.1 | −1.2 |
| Serve 2nd | ±0.0 | ±0.0 | +0.4 | +0.3 | −0.1 | ±0.0 | +0.1 | ±0.0 |
| Return | +0.2 | −0.3 | +0.7 | +0.6 | +0.2 | +0.5 | +0.3 | +1.0 |
| Forehand | +0.3 | +2.6 | −2.0 | +0.9 | ±0.0 | +2.2 | +1.2 | +3.5 |
| Backhand | ±0.0 | +0.5 | +0.7 | +1.2 | −0.2 | +0.3 | −1.7 | −1.5 |
| Slice | +0.1 | −2.4 | −1.6 | −3.9 | −0.1 | −0.7 | −0.5 | −1.3 |
| Net | −0.2 | ±0.0 | −0.7 | −0.9 | +0.2 | +0.2 | +0.3 | +0.7 |
| Touch | −0.1 | −0.9 | ±0.0 | −1.0 | +0.1 | −0.1 | −0.8 | −0.8 |
| Other | ±0.0 | ±0.0 | −0.5 | −0.5 | ±0.0 | −0.1 | +0.2 | ±0.0 |
| All shots | +0.5 | −0.6 | −3.0 | −3.1 | +0.3 | +2.1 | −2.0 | +0.4 |
Set by set
| Set | Stefanos Tsitsipas | Andrey Rublev | Net, Stefanos | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | −3.5 | −1.1 | −2.5 | |
| 2 | +0.4 | +1.5 | −1.0 |
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.
Stefanos Tsitsipas serving
| Set | Wide | Body | T |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 41% 45% | 11% 67% | 48% 62% |
| 2 | 65% 77% | – | 35% 67% |
Within sets −0.14 per 100 first serves, every two to three service games
Andrey Rublev serving
| Set | Wide | Body | T |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 41% 57% | 9% 67% | 50% 71% |
| 2 | 41% 73% | 5% 100% | 54% 75% |
Set to set −1.68 per 100 first serves in sets 2+
Within sets −0.30 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.
Stefanos Tsitsipas
4.6 points left on the table across 200 shots 2.31 per 100 shots
- Rally, shots 5–8: drive to your backhand side, you at net hit BH volley through the middle ×1; BH volley crosscourt rates higher · 0.26 pts
- Long rally, 9+: drive to your backhand side, you at net hit BH volley through the middle ×1; BH volley crosscourt rates higher · 0.24 pts
- Return of a 2nd serve, T, deuce court hit BH through the middle + approach ×1; BH down the line + approach rates higher · 0.22 pts
- Rally, shots 5–8: drive to your backhand side, opponent at net hit BH lob through the middle ×2; BH lob crosscourt rates higher · 0.18 pts
Andrey Rublev
4.5 points left on the table across 197 shots 2.28 per 100 shots
- Serve +1: mid-depth return to your middle hit FH through the middle ×2; FH crosscourt rates higher · 0.17 pts
- Serve +1: short return to your backhand side hit BH through the middle + approach ×1; BH down the line + approach rates higher · 0.17 pts
- Return of a 2nd serve, T, ad court hit FH crosscourt ×2; FH inside-out rates higher · 0.15 pts
- Serve +1: deep return to your middle hit FH through the middle ×2; FH crosscourt rates higher · 0.15 pts