Championship Sunday Stats Wrap: Guaranteed Rate PPA Championships
| October 16, 2023
=== MEN’S DOUBLES FINAL ===
(1) Ben Johns and Collin Johns def. (2) Dylan Frazier and JW Johnson, 7-11, 3-11, 11-7, 11-8, 11-6.
MATCH NOTES:
- Eleventh title this year for Johns brothers.
- Third straight silver medal for Frazier/Johnson.
- Game Two, a rarity: Collin Johns and Ben Johns missed consecutive service returns.
- At 4-3-1 in Game Three, Dave Fleming said, “Johnson and Frazier need to get out the door in three (games).”
- This match had seven rallies of 50+ shots. In Cincinnati a month ago, these teams had nine such rallies.
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RALLIES:
2,647 shots.
179 rallies.
14.8 shots per rally.
35.8 rallies per game.
85/179 rallies were 9 shots or less. (48%)
94/179 rallies were 10 shots or more. (52%)
Shortest: 1 shot (1), 2 shots (6), 3 shots (6), 4 shots (5).
(1-% of the rallies were four shots or fewer.)
Longest: 76, 71, 67, 64, 63.
(14 rallies were 40 shots or more. 19 were 30+. 38 were 20+.)
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THIRD SHOTS:
Ben Johns: 54 drops, 10 drives. (84% drops)
Collin Johns: 18 drops, 5 drives. (78% drops)
Johns/Johns: 72 drops, 15 drives. (82% drops)
Frazier: 3 drops, 15 drives. (16% drops)
Johnson: 36 drops, 31 drives (53% drops)
Frazier/Johnson: 39 drops, 46 drives. (45% drops)
Third Shot Totals: 111 drops, 61 drives (64% drops)
***Missed Serves/Returns/Third Shots***
Ben Johns: (5). 3 returns-net, 2 third shot drops-net.
Collin Johns: (2). 1 return-long, 1 third shot drop-net.
Frazier: (2). 1 return-wide, 1 third shot drive-net.
Johnson: (4). 1 serve-long, 1 return-net, 2 third shot drops-net.
***Third Shots Kept in Play***
Ben Johns: 62/64 = 97%
Collin Johns: 22/23 = 95%
Frazier: 17/18 = 94%
Johnson: 65/67 = 97%
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SPEED-UPS:
I counted the instances when a regular dinking rally or dinking opportunity was accelerated, and that shot or the ensuing hand-battle led directly to the end of the rally. (therefore, not including speedups that were eventually re-set during the same rally, or when a team became clearly defensive.) Here are those “starts”, and the ensuing result for that -team-.
Ben Johns: initiated and won 18, initiated and lost 15.
Collin Johns: initiated and won 4, initiated and lost 3.
Johns/Johns: initiated and won 22, initiated and lost 18. (55% success rate)
Frazier: initiated and won 15, initiated and lost 16.
Johnson: initiated and won 21, initiated and lost 14.
Frazier/Johnson: initiated and won 36, initiated and lost 30. (54% success rate)
Speed-up Totals: In the instances I counted, the team that initiated the speed-up won 58 and lost 48, for a 54% success rate.
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DINKS INTO THE NET OR WIDE: (Unstressed, “regular” dinks. Not speed-ups, blocks, etc.).
Ben Johns: 4
Collin Johns: 2
Frazier: 4
Johnson: 9
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RALLIES ENDING IN THREE SHOTS OR LESS (excluding winners): 13.
GOOD FUNDAMENTALS: The two categories above accounted for only 17% of the rallies.
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CLEAN WINNERS: (No net-cord, no opponent’s paddle).
Ben Johns: 12
Collin Johns: 6
Frazier: 7
Johnson: 8
(18% of the rallies ended with a clean winner)
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HIGHLIGHT REEL: (ATPs, Ernes, etc.)
Ben Johns: 1 ATP defended.
Collin Johns: 1 Erne, 1 Erne defended.
Frazier: 1 ATP, 1 Erne.
Johnson: 2 Ernes, 1 Erne defended.
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OFFENSIVE LOBS: 8.
Ben Johns: 0
Collin Johns: 0
Frazier: (3). 2 in and won rallies, 1 in and lost rally.
Johnson: (5). 4 in and won rallies, 1 out.
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VOLLEYS INTO THE NET:
Ben Johns: 12
Collin Johns: 11
Frazier: 11
Johnson: 10
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GAME POINTS:
Johns/Johns: Won 3 out of 11.
Frazier/Johnson: Won 2 out of 4.
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TIME OUTS: Did the team that called time out win the next rally? (excluding video reviews)
Johns/Johns: Won 2, Lost 1.
Frazier/Johnson: Won 1, Lost 2.
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DVR ALERT:
- Game One, 6-8-1: 71-shot rally.
- Game Three, 1-3-2: 28-shot rally with a 20-shot hands battle.
- Game Three, 10-7-2: 54-shot rally with a Frazier ATP and Ben Johns defended ATP.
- Game Four, 8-4-1: Match-high 76-shot rally.
- Game Five, 8-3-2: 25-shot rally with an 18-shot hands battle.
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=== WOMEN’S DOUBLES FINAL ===
(1) Catherine Parenteau and Anna Leigh Waters def. (3) Lucy Kovalova and Callie Smith, 7-11, 11-6, 11-8, 11-5.
MATCH NOTES:
- Eighth title this year, and third straight, for Parenteau/Waters.
- Kovalova hit 46% of her team’s third shots, the second-highest percentage for her in 15 Finals’ appearances with Smith in 2022 & 2023.
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RALLIES:
1,565 shots.
140 rallies.
11.2 shots per rally.
35 rallies per game.
78/140 rallies were 9 shots or less. (55%)
62/140 rallies were 10 shots or more. (45%)
Shortest: 1 shot (2), 2 shots (3), 3 shots (8), 4 shots (10).
(16% of the rallies were four shots or fewer.)
Longest: 40, 38, 36.
(6 rallies were 30 shots or more. 21 were 20+.)
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THIRD SHOTS:
Parenteau: 11 drops, 7 drives. (61% drops)
Waters: 34 drops, 19 drives. (64% drops)
Parenteau/Waters: 45 drops, 26 drives. (63% drops)
Kovalova: 15 drops, 15 drives. (50% drops)
Smith: 31 drops, 3 drives (91% drops)
Kovalova/Smith: 46 drops, 18 drives. (71% drops)
Third Shot Totals: 91 drops, 44 drives (67% drops)
***Missed Serves/Returns/Third Shots***
Parenteau: (1). 1 third shot drop-net.
Waters: (3). 1 serve-long, 1 third shot drive-net, 1 third shot drive-wide.
Kovalova: (5). 1 serve-long, 2 returns-long, 2 third shot drives-net.
Smith: (3). 1 return-long, 1 third shot drive-long, 1 third shot drop-net.
***Third Shots Kept in Play***
Parenteau: 17/18 = 94%
Waters: 51/53 = 96%
Kovalova: 28/30 = 93%
Smith: 32/34 = 94%
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SPEED-UPS:
I counted the instances when a regular dinking rally or dinking opportunity was accelerated, and that shot or the ensuing hand-battle led directly to the end of the rally. (therefore, not including speedups that were eventually re-set during the same rally, or when a team became clearly defensive.) Here are those “starts”, and the ensuing result for that -team-.
Parenteau: initiated and won 10, initiated and lost 9.
Waters: initiated and won 11, initiated and lost 8.
Parenteau/Waters: initiated and won 21, initiated and lost 17. (55% success rate)
Kovalova: initiated and won 5, initiated and lost 7.
Smith: initiated and won 7, initiated and lost 3.
Kovalova/Smith: initiated and won 12, initiated and lost 10. (54% success rate)
Speed-up Totals: In the instances I counted, the team that initiated the speed-up won 33 and lost 28, for a 54% success rate.
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DINKS INTO THE NET OR WIDE: (Unstressed, “regular” dinks. Not speed-ups, blocks, etc.).
Parenteau: 3
Waters: 0
Kovalova: 5
Smith: 3
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RALLIES ENDING IN THREE SHOTS OR LESS (excluding winners): 12.
GOOD FUNDAMENTALS: The two categories above accounted for only 23% of the rallies.
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CLEAN WINNERS: (No net-cord, no opponent’s paddle).
Parenteau: 5
Waters: 16
Kovalova: 4
Smith: 7
(23% of the rallies ended with a clean winner)
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HIGHLIGHT REEL: (ATPs, Ernes, etc.)
Parenteau: 1 Erne.
Waters: none.
Kovalova: 1 ATP.
Smith: 2 Ernes, 1 Erne defended.
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OFFENSIVE LOBS: 7.
Parenteau: (1), 1 in, won rally.
Waters: none.
Kovalova: (6). 5 in and lost rallies, 1 in and won rally. 3 lobs were in the same rally.
Smith: none.
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VOLLEYS INTO THE NET:
Parenteau: 8
Waters: 8
Kovalova: 9
Smith: 7
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GAME POINTS:
Parenteau/Waters: Won 3 out of 7.
Kovalova/Smith: Won 1 out of 1.
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TIME OUTS: Did the team that called time out win the next rally? (excluding video reviews)
Parenteau/Waters: Won 2, Lost 3.
Kovalova/Smith: Won 2, Lost 4.
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DVR ALERT:
- Game One, 6-5-2: A “Callie Rally.”
- Game Two, 10-6. This 40-shot game-ending rally had four lobs and a ‘tweener.
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=== MIXED DOUBLES FINAL ===
Anna Leigh Waters and Ben Johns def. Anna Bright and James Ignatowich via withdrawal, Ignatowich injury.
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=== WOMEN’S SINGLES FINAL ===
(1) Anna Leigh Waters def. (2) Catherine Parenteau, 11-4, 7-11, 11-4.
MATCH NOTES:
- Part of Waters’ 12th Triple Crown this year, and 19th career. Her 13th singles title this year.
CLEAN WINNERS: (No net-cord, no opponent’s paddle).
Waters: 22, including 3 on the third shot.
Parenteau: 15, including 1 on the third shot.
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ERRORS on SERVES and RETURNS:
Waters: (5). 0 on serves, 5 on returns.
Parenteau: (2). 0 on serves, 2 on returns.
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BASELINE DRIVE ERRORS:
Waters: 7, including 2 on the third shot.
Parenteau: 9, including 2 on the third shot.
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WINNERS/ERRORS PLUS/MINUS (from above):
Waters: +12.
Parenteau: +4.
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LONGEST RALLY: 18 shots. (Game Three, 3-4)
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GAME POINTS:
Waters: Won 2 out of 2.
Parenteau: Won 1 out of 4.
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TIME OUTS: Did the player that called time out win the next rally? (excluding video reviews)
Waters: Won 3, Lost 1.
Parenteau: Won 2, Lost 3.
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DVR ALERT:
- Game Two, 0-5: Parenteau nice backhand cross-court winner.
- Game Two, 2-9: Parenteau drop-shot winner.
- Game Three, 1-0: 14-shot rally with a Waters backhanded winner.
- Game Three, 3-4: Match-high 18-shot rally.
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=== MEN’S SINGLES FINAL ===
(1) Ben Johns def. (23) Aanik Lohani, 11-3, 11-7.
MATCH NOTES:
- Lohani’s first career PPA final.
- Part of Johns’ eighth Triple Crown this year and 19th career. His ninth singles title this year.
CLEAN WINNERS: (No net-cord, no opponent’s paddle).
Johns: 11, including 1 on the third shot.
Lohani: 12, including 2 on the third shot.
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ERRORS on SERVES and RETURNS:
Johns: (3). 1 on serves, 2 on returns.
Lohani: (3). 0 on serves, 3 on returns.
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BASELINE DRIVE ERRORS:
Johns: 0.
Lohani: 6, including 1 on the third shot.
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WINNERS/ERRORS PLUS/MINUS (from above):
Johns: +8.
Lohani: +3.
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LONGEST RALLY: 26 shots. (Game One, 3-2)
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GAME POINTS:
Johns: Won 2 out of 4.
Lohani: none.
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TIME OUTS: Did the player that called time out win the next rally? (excluding video reviews)
Johns: none.
Lohani: Won 3, Lost 1.
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DVR ALERT:
- Game One, 3-2: Match-high 26-shot rally.
- Game One, 8-3: 14-shot scrambling rally.
- Game Two, 10-7: Johns third shot drive winner on match point.
