Stats Wrap: Acrytech Atlanta Open Gold Medal Matches
| July 11, 2023
MIXED DOUBLES FINAL:
Anna Leigh Waters and Ben Johns defeated Parris Todd and Riley Newman, 8-11, 11-1, 11-6, 11-3.
- Todd and Newman (#6 seed) led 5-0 in Game Three.
- In his career, Newman has reached the Mixed Doubles Finals with six different partners.
- Johns’ 28 clean winners is the second-most in any final since the start of 2022, trailing only his 31-winners at Red Rocks last year.
- Waters/Johns have 17 Mixed Doubles gold medals, the most in PPA history.
- First Mixed Doubles medal for Todd.
RALLIES:
1610 shots.
162 rallies.
9.9 shots per rally.
40.5 rallies per game.
92/162 rallies were 9 shots or less. (56%)
70/162 rallies were 10 shots or more. (44%)
Shortest: 1 shot (0), 2 shots (3), 3 shots (11), 4 shots (5).
(11% of the rallies were four shots or fewer.)
Longest: 36, 34, 27.
(2 rallies were 30 shots or more. 14 were 20+.)
THIRD SHOTS:
Waters: 24 drops, 10 drives. (70% drops)
Johns: 31 drops, 24 drives. (56% drops)
Waters/Johns: 55 drops, 34 drives. (61% drops)
Todd: 18 drops, 6 drives. (75% drops)
Newman: 35 drops, 11 drives (76% drops)
Todd/Newman: 53 drops, 17 drives. (75% drops)
Third Shot Totals: 108 drops, 51 drives (67% drops)
***Missed Serves/Returns/Third Shots***
Waters: (6). 2 third shot drives wide, 1 third shot drive long, 2 third shot drives net, 1 third shot drop wide
Johns: (3). 1 return-net, 1 third shot drive-net, 1 third shot drop-net.
Todd: (3), 1 return-long, 1 return-wide, 1 third shot drop-net.
Newman: (2). 2 third shot drops-net.
***Third Shots Kept in Play***
Waters: 28/34 = 82%
Johns: 53/55 = 96%
Todd: 23/24 = 95%
Newman: 44/46 = 95%
SPEED-UPS:
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-.
Waters: initiated and won 11, initiated and lost 9.
Johns: initiated and won 15, initiated and lost 5.
Waters/Johns: initiated and won 26, initiated and lost 14. (65% success)
Todd: initiated and won 6, initiated and lost 8.
Newman: initiated and won 14, initiated and lost 6.
Todd/Newman: initiated and won 20, initiated and lost 14. (58% success rate)
Speed-up Totals: In the instances I counted, the team that initiated the speed-up won 46 and lost 28, for a 62% success rate.
DINKS INTO THE NET OR WIDE: (Unstressed, “regular” dinks. Not speed-ups, blocks, etc.).
Waters: 3
Johns: 7
Todd: 5
Newman: 6
RALLIES ENDING IN THREE SHOTS OR LESS (excluding winners): 14
GOOD FUNDAMENTALS: The two categories above accounted for only 21% of the rallies.
CLEAN WINNERS: (No net-cord, no opponent’s paddle).
Waters: 9
Johns: 28
Todd: 7
Newman: 13
(35% of the rallies ended with a clean winner)
HIGHLIGHT REEL: (ATPs, Ernes, etc.)
Waters: 3 Ernes, 1 Erne defended.
Johns: 4 Ernes, 1 Erne defended.
Todd: 1 ATP, 1 Erne defended.
Newman: 1 ATP, 7 Ernes, 2 Ernes defended.
OFFENSIVE LOBS: 10.
Waters: 1 in, lost rally.
Johns: none.
Todd: 1 in, won rally.
Newman: (8.) 4 in & won rallies, 4 in & lost rallies.
VOLLEYS INTO THE NET:
Waters: 4
Johns: 4
Todd: 5
Newman: 6
GAME POINTS:
Waters/Johns: Won 3 out of 5.
Todd/Newman: Won 1 out of 1.
TIME OUTS: Did the team that called time out win the next rally? (excluding video reviews)
Waters/Johns: Won 2, Lost 1.
Todd/Newman: Won 1, Lost 2.
DVR ALERT:
- Game One, 4-7-2: Todd ATP.
- Game Two, 5-1-1: Newman Erne, but he loses his grip and his paddle flies into the stands.
- Game Three, 2-5-1: A nine-shot rally that is almost all scrambling.
- Game Four, 2-9-1: Todd vs Johns hands-battle.
- Game Four, 3-9-2: Johns Double Erne.
- Game Four, 6-1-1: Newman lefty ATP.
WOMEN’S DOUBLES FINAL:
Anna Bright and Anna Leigh Waters defeated Vivienne David and Jorja Johnson, 11-4, 11-3, 11-5.
- David-Johnson, #7 seed.
- Johnson’s first Women’s Doubles Final.
- Fourth win this year for Bright/Waters, and seventh for Waters.
RALLIES:
903 shots.
104 rallies.
8.7 shots per rally.
34.6 rallies per game.
71/104 rallies were 9 shots or less. (68%)
33/104 rallies were 10 shots or more. (32%)
Shortest: 1 shot (2), 2 shots (4), 3 shots (9), 4 shots (5).
(19% of the rallies were four shots or fewer.)
Longest: 28, 25, 25.
(Five rallies were 20 shots or more.)
THIRD SHOTS:
Bright: 18 drops, 5 drives. (78% drops)
Waters: 21 drops, 15 drives. (58% drops)
Bright/Waters: 39 drops, 20 drives. (66% drops)
David: 3 drops, 0 drives. (100% drops)
Johnson: 20 drops, 16 drives (55% drops)
David/Johnson: 23 drops, 16 drives. (58% drops)
Third Shot Totals: 62 drops, 36 drives (63% drops)
***Missed Serves/Returns/Third Shots***
Bright: (1) 1 third shot drive-net.
Waters: (5). 1 serve-net, 1 return-net, 1 third shot drive-net, 1 third shot drop-net, 1 third shot lob-long.
David: (1) I serve-long.
Johnson: (7). 1 return-wide, 1 return-net, 1 return-long, 3 third shot drives-net, 1 third shot drop-net.
***Third Shots Kept in Play***
Bright: 22/23 = 95%
Waters: 33/36 = 91%
David: 3/3 = 100%
Johnson: 32/36 = 88%
SPEED-UPS:
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-.
Bright: initiated and won 8, initiated and lost 1.
Waters: initiated and won 6, initiated and lost 3.
Bright/Waters: initiated and won 14, initiated and lost 4. (77% success rate)
David: initiated and won 2, initiated and lost 4.
Johnson: initiated and won 7, initiated and lost 3.
David/Johnson: initiated and won 9, initiated and lost 7. (56% success rate)
Speed-up Totals: In these instances, the team that initiated the speed-up won 23 and lost 11, for a 67% success rate.
DINKS INTO THE NET OR WIDE: (Unstressed, “regular” dinks. Not speed-ups, blocks, etc.).
Bright: 1
Waters: 2
David: 1
Johnson: 2
RALLIES ENDING IN THREE SHOTS OR LESS (excluding winners): 14
GOOD FUNDAMENTALS: The two categories above accounted for only 19% of the rallies.
CLEAN WINNERS: (No net-cord, no opponent’s paddle).
Bright: 9
Waters: 5
David: 3
Johnson: 4
(20% of the rallies ended with a clean winner)
HIGHLIGHT REEL: (ATPs, Ernes, etc.)
Bright: 2 ATPs, 1 ATP defended.
Waters: none
David: none
Johnson: 2 ATPs.
OFFENSIVE LOBS: 7.
Bright: 1 in, lost rally.
Waters: 2 in, lost rallies.
David: 1 in, lost rally.
Johnson: 2 in and won rallies, 1 in and lost rallies.
VOLLEYS INTO THE NET:
Bright: 5
Waters: 3
David: 7
Johnson: 3
GAME POINTS:
Bright/Waters: Won 3 out of 3.
David/Johnson: none.
TIME OUTS: Did the team that called time out win the next rally? (excluding video reviews)
Bright/Waters: Won 1, Lost 0.
David/Johnson: Won 1, Lost 2.
DVR ALERT:
- Game Three, 1-0-1: Bright ATP defended-winner
- Game Three, 4-3-2: Johnson nice lob/smash combo.
- Game Three, 3-5-2: nice defense.
- Game Three, 6-4: Match-high 28-shot rally.
MEN’S DOUBLES FINAL:
Ben Johns and Collin Johns defeated Riley Newman and Matt Wright, 11-7, 11-7, 11-7.
- Johns/Johns are 5-0 against Newman/Wright in the Finals this year.
RALLIES:
1,499 shots.
137 rallies.
10.9 shots per rally.
45.6 rallies per game.
78/137 rallies were 9 shots or less. (56%)
59/137 rallies were 10 shots or more. (44%)
Shortest: 1 shot (0), 2 shots (1), 3 shots (6), 4 shots 11).
(13% of the rallies were four shots or fewer.)
Longest: 65, 47, 36.
(6 rallies were 30 shots or more. 14 were 20+.)
THIRD SHOTS:
Ben Johns: 25 drops, 27 drives. (48% drops)
Collin Johns: 19 drops, 3 drives. (86% drops)
Johns/Johns: 44 drops, 30 drives. (59% drops)
Newman: 17 drops, 36 drives. (32% drops)
Wright: 4 drops, 5 drives (44% drops)
Newman/Wright: 21 drops, 41 drives. (33% drops)
Third Shot Totals: 65 drops, 71 drives (47% drops)
***Missed Serves/Returns/Third Shots***
Ben Johns: (3) 1 return-net, 1 third shot drive-long, 1 third shot drive-net.
Collin Johns: none
Newman: (1) 1 third shot drop-net.
Wright: (1) 1 third shot drive-net.
***Third Shots Kept in Play***
Ben Johns: 50/52 = 96%
Collin Johns: 22/22 = 100%
Newman: 52/53 = 98%
Wright: 8/9 = 88%
SPEED-UPS:
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 7, initiated and lost 3.
Collin Johns: initiated and won 6, initiated and lost 1.
Johns/Johns: initiated and won 13, initiated and lost 4. (76% success)
Newman: initiated and won 23, initiated and lost 16.
Wright: initiated and won 6, initiated and lost 8.
Newman/Wright: initiated and won 29, initiated and lost 24. (54% success rate)
Speed-up Totals: In these instances, the team that initiated the speed-up won 42 and lost 28, for a 58% success rate.
DINKS INTO THE NET OR WIDE: (Unstressed, “regular” dinks. Not speed-ups, blocks, etc.).
Ben Johns: 2
Collin Johns: 0
Newman: 5
Wright: 2
RALLIES ENDING IN THREE SHOTS OR LESS (excluding winners): 5
GOOD FUNDAMENTALS: The two categories above accounted for only 10% of the rallies.
CLEAN WINNERS: (No net-cord, no opponent’s paddle).
Ben Johns: 18
Collin Johns: 9
Newman: 10
Wright: 5
(30% of the rallies ended with a clean winner)
HIGHLIGHT REEL: (ATPs, Ernes, etc.)
Ben Johns: 2 ATPs, 1 Erne.
Collin Johns: 6 Ernes.
Newman: 1 ATP defended, 3 Ernes defended.
Wright: 1 ATP, 1 ATP defended.
OFFENSIVE LOBS: 5.
Ben Johns: (2) 1 in, a third shot lob, won rally. 1 in and lost rally.
Collin Johns: none
Newman: none
Wright: 1 in and won rally, 2 in and lost rallies.
VOLLEYS INTO THE NET:
Ben Johns: 6
Collin Johns: 13
Newman: 3
Wright: 5
GAME POINTS:
Johns/Johns: Won 3 out of 7.
Newman/Wright: none.
TIME OUTS: Did the team that called time out win the next rally? (excluding video reviews)
Johns/Johns: Won 2, Lost 0.
Newman/Wright: Won 0, Lost 1.
DVR ALERT:
- Game Two, 4-8-1: nice defense and a Collin Johns Erne.
- Game Two, 7-10-2: Ben Johns fourth-shot Erne.
- Game Three, 5-5-2: Ben Johns dink winner.
WOMEN’S SINGLES FINAL:
Anna Leigh Waters defeated Mary Brascia, 11-5, 11-4.
- Brascia’s (#6 seed) first PPA Singles medal.
- Waters has more singles titles than the rest of the field combined..
CLEAN WINNERS: (No net-cord, no opponent’s paddle).
Waters: 11, including 3 on the third shot.
Brascia: 6, including 0 on the third shot.
ERRORS on SERVES and RETURNS:
Waters: (5). 3 on serves, 2 on returns.
Brascia: (3). 2 on serves, 1 on returns.
BASELINE DRIVE ERRORS:
Waters: 3, including 0 on the third shot.
Brascia: 5, including 3 on the third shot.
WINNERS/ERRORS PLUS/MINUS (from above):
Waters: +3.
Brascia: -2.
LONGEST RALLY: 15 shots. (Game Two, 6-1)
GAME POINTS:
Waters: Won 2 out of 4.
Brascia: none.
TIME OUTS: Did the player that called time out win the next rally? (excluding video reviews)
Waters: Won 2, Lost 0.
Brascia: Won 3, Lost 1.
DVR ALERT:
- Game One, 4-0: 14-shot rally.
- Game Two, 6-1: 15-shot rally.
MEN’S SINGLES FINAL:
JW Johnson defeated Connor Garnett, 11-4, 7-11, 11-9.
- Johnson #5 seed, Garnett #11 seed.
- Johnson’s fifth career PPA singles title.
- Garnett’s first PPA Final.
CLEAN WINNERS: (No net-cord, no opponent’s paddle).
Johnson: 27, including 2 on the third shot.
Garnett: 26, including 4 on the third shot.
ERRORS on SERVES and RETURNS:
Johnson: (3). 0 on serves, 3 on returns.
Garnett: (4). 2 on serves, 2 on returns.
BASELINE DRIVE ERRORS:
Johnson: 7, including 2 on the third shot.
Garnett: 9, including 7 on the third shot.
WINNERS/ERRORS PLUS/MINUS (from above):
Johnson: +17.
Garnett: +13.
LONGEST RALLY: 17 shots.
GAME POINTS:
Johnson : Won 2 out of 8.
Garnett : Won 1 out of 3.
TIME OUTS: Did the player that called time out win the next rally? (excluding video reviews)
Johnson: Won 2, Lost 0.
Garnett: Won 1, Lost 2.
DVR ALERT:
- Game Two, 3-9: Garnett two-handed backhand.
- Game Two, 6-10: Garnett forehand volley.
- Game Three, 6-4: Match-high 17-shot rally ends with Johnson winner.
