Madrid Masters · QF · Clay · 29 Apr 2026
Arthur Fils v Jiri Lehecka
58–47 in points · Arthur Fils won
Why it went the way it did
Arthur Fils won 5.4 more points than Jiri Lehecka relative to what the serve alone predicted. Jiri Lehecka's biggest leaks: forehand execution −2.1, slice shot selection −1.5, slice execution −0.8.
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 | Arthur Fils | Jiri Lehecka | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dir | Sel | Exec | Total | Dir | Sel | Exec | Total | |
| Serve 1st | +0.2 | −0.1 | +3.4 | +3.4 | +0.1 | +0.2 | +4.3 | +4.6 |
| Serve 2nd | +0.1 | ±0.0 | +0.1 | +0.1 | ±0.0 | ±0.0 | +0.5 | +0.6 |
| Return | −0.1 | −0.3 | +2.2 | +1.8 | +0.2 | −0.3 | +1.3 | +1.2 |
| Forehand | +0.5 | +1.7 | +0.4 | +2.7 | +0.4 | +2.1 | −2.1 | +0.4 |
| Backhand | +0.6 | −0.4 | +3.3 | +3.5 | +0.2 | −0.3 | −0.5 | −0.7 |
| Slice | +0.2 | −1.9 | +0.5 | −1.2 | −0.3 | −1.5 | −0.8 | −2.6 |
| Net | +0.1 | ±0.0 | −0.7 | −0.6 | +0.2 | +0.1 | ±0.0 | +0.3 |
| Touch | ±0.0 | ±0.0 | −0.5 | −0.5 | +0.1 | ±0.0 | −0.2 | −0.1 |
| All shots | +1.5 | −1.1 | +8.7 | +9.1 | +1.0 | +0.3 | +2.5 | +3.8 |
Set by set
| Set | Arthur Fils | Jiri Lehecka | Net, Arthur | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | +3.3 | −1.3 | +4.6 | |
| 2 | +5.8 | +5.0 | +0.8 |
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.
Arthur Fils serving
| Set | Wide | Body | T |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 59% 81% | – | 41% 64% |
| 2 | 62% 69% | – | 38% 90% |
Within sets +1.24 per 100 first serves, every two to three service games
Jiri Lehecka serving
| Set | Wide | Body | T |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 46% 54% | 4% 100% | 50% 57% |
| 2 | 46% 73% | 4% 100% | 50% 75% |
Within sets +0.41 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.
Arthur Fils
3.6 points left on the table across 200 shots 1.80 per 100 shots
- Rally, shots 5–8: drive to your backhand side hit BH through the middle ×5; BH crosscourt rates higher · 0.19 pts
- Serve +1: deep return to your backhand side hit BH through the middle ×3; BH crosscourt rates higher · 0.18 pts
- Return of a 1st serve, T, ad court hit FH through the middle ×1; FH inside-in rates higher · 0.16 pts
- Rally, shots 5–8: drive to your forehand side hit FH through the middle ×3; FH crosscourt rates higher · 0.15 pts
Jiri Lehecka
4.5 points left on the table across 206 shots 2.18 per 100 shots
- Return of a 1st serve, T, ad court hit FH down the line ×2; FH inside-in rates higher · 0.37 pts
- Rally, shots 5–8: drive to your backhand side hit BH through the middle ×7; BH crosscourt rates higher · 0.27 pts
- Long rally, 9+: drive to your forehand side, you at net hit FH volley through the middle ×1; FH volley crosscourt rates higher · 0.26 pts
- Long rally, 9+: drive to your backhand side hit BH through the middle ×6; BH crosscourt rates higher · 0.25 pts