STATS WRAP: Championship Sunday at the CIBC PPA Tour Finals

MIXED DOUBLES FINAL: 

(1) Anna Leigh Waters and Ben Johns def. (4) Jorja Johnson and JW Johnson, 11-1, 11-3, 11-4.

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MATCH NOTES:

• The Johnsons are one of two teams to beat Waters/Johns this season.
• 15 of Waters/Johns’s 27 PPA titles together have come this year.
• Two weeks ago in Daytona, the Johnsons won Game One and had three game points in Game Two, before losing in four games.
• Part of 20^th career PPA Triple Crown for both Waters and Johns.

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RALLIES:

1,064 shots.
122 rallies.
8.7 shots per rally.
40.6 rallies per game.
76/122 rallies were 9 shots or less. (62%)
46/122 rallies were 10 shots or more. (38%)

Shortest: 1 shot (4), 2 shots (2), 3 shots (13), 4 shots (8).

(22% of the rallies were four shots or fewer.)

Longest: 34, 31, 26.
(2 rallies were 30 shots or more. 6 were 20+.)
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THIRD SHOTS:
Waters: 21 drops, 14 drives. (60% drops)
Johns: 19 drops, 16 drives. (54% drops)
Waters/Johns: 40 drops, 30 drives. (57% drops)
Jorja Johnson: 23 drops, 8 drives. (74% drops)
JW Johnson: 8 drops, 7 drives (53% drops)
Johnson/Johnson: 31 drops, 15 drives. (67% drops)
Third Shot Totals: 71 drops, 45 drives (61% drops)
***Missed Serves/Returns/Third Shots***
Waters: (8.) 4 third shot drops-net, 3 third shot drives-net, 1 third shot drop-wide.

Johns: (2) 1 serve-net, 1 third shot drive-net. 

Jorja Johnson: (7) 1 serve-net, 1 serve-long, 1 return-net, 2 third shot drops-net, 1 third shot drive-net.

JW Johnson: (2) 1 serve-net, 1 third shot drop-net.

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***Third Shots Kept in Play***

Waters: 27/35 = 77%

Johns: 34/35 = 97%

Jorja Johnson: 28/31 = 90%

JW Johnson: 14/15 = 93%
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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-.

Waters: initiated and won 4, initiated and lost 2.
Johns: initiated and won 7, initiated and lost 4.
Waters/Johns: initiated and won 11, initiated and lost 6. (64% success)
Jorja Johnson: initiated and won 4, initiated and lost 10.
JW Johnson: initiated and won 4, initiated and lost 6.
Johnson/Johnson: initiated and won 8, initiated and lost 16. (33% success rate)
Speed-up Totals: In the instances I counted, the team that initiated the speed-up won 19 and lost 24, for a 44% success rate.
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DINKS INTO THE NET OR WIDE: (Unstressed, “regular” dinks. Not speed-ups, blocks, etc.).
Waters: 1

Johns: 2

Jorja Johnson: 4

JW Johnson: 2
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RALLIES ENDING IN THREE SHOTS OR LESS (excluding winners): 19.

GOOD FUNDAMENTALS: The two categories above accounted for only 22% of the rallies.

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CLEAN WINNERS: (No net-cord, no opponent’s paddle).

Waters: 7

Johns: 7

Jorja Johnson: 7

JW Johnson: 5

(21% of the rallies ended with a clean winner)
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HIGHLIGHT REEL: (ATPs, Ernes, etc.)
Waters: 1 ATP defended, 1 Erne, 1 Erne defended.

Johns: 2 ATPs, 2 Ernes.

Jorja Johnson: 2 ATPs, 1 ATP defended, 2 Ernes, 1 Erne defended.

JW Johnson: 2 ATPs, 1 Erne defended.
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OFFENSIVE LOBS: 6.

Waters: (2) 1 in and won rally, 1 in and lost rally.

Johns: none.

Jorja Johnson: 2 in and lost rallies, 1 out.

JW Johnson: 1 in and won rally.

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VOLLEYS INTO THE NET:
Waters: 3

Johns: 4

Jorja Johnson: 8

JW Johnson: 5
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GAME POINTS:
Waters/Johns: Won 3 out of 8.
Johnson/Johnson: none.
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TIME OUTS: Did the team that called time out win the next rally? (excluding video reviews)
Waters/Johns: none.
Johnson/Johnson: Won 1, Lost 1.
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DVR ALERT:

• Game Two, 0-0-2: A scrambling rally.
• Game Two, 0-1-1: Waters hits an ATP-defending winner.
• Game Two, 4-2-1: Match-high 34-shot rally.
• Game Two, 2-7-1: Jorja Johnson sprinting ATP.

MEN’S DOUBLES FINAL: 

(1) Ben Johns and Collin Johns def. (4) Riley Newman and Thomas Wilson, 

11-2, 4-11, 11-9, 12-10.

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MATCH NOTES:

• Johns: their 13^th PPA title together this year and 26^th overall. 
• Part of Ben Johns’ 20^th career PPA Triple Crown.

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RALLIES:
2,603 shots.
163 rallies.
16 shots per rally.
40.7 rallies per game.
73/163 rallies were 9 shots or less. (44%)
90/163 rallies were 10 shots or more. (56%)

Shortest: 1 shot (0), 2 shots (1), 3 shots (4), 4 shots (10).

(9% of the rallies were four shots or fewer.)

Longest: 84 (match point), 83, 57, 49.
(26 rallies were 30 shots or more. 47 were 20+.)
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THIRD SHOTS:
Ben Johns: 12 drops, 41 drives. (22% drops)
Collin Johns: 22 drops, 7 drives. (75% drops)
Johns/Johns: 34 drops, 48 drives. (41% drops)
Newman: 66 drops, 8 drives. (89% drops)
Wilson: 3 drops, 3 drives (50% drops)
Newman/Wilson: 69 drops, 11 drives. (86% drops)
Third Shot Totals: 103 drops, 59 drives (63% drops)
***Missed Serves/Returns/Third Shots***
Ben Johns: (1). 1 third shot drop-net.

Collin Johns: (1). 1 third shot drive-long.

Newman: (1) 1 third shot drop-net.

Wilson: (1). 1 return-long.

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***Third Shots Kept in Play***

Ben Johns: 52/53 = 98.1%

Collin Johns: 28/29 = 96%

Newman: 73/74 = 98.6% 

Wilson: 6/6 = 100%
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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 15, initiated and lost 3.
Collin Johns: initiated and won 3, initiated and lost 4.
Johns/Johns: initiated and won 18, initiated and lost 7. (72% success)
Newman: initiated and won 21, initiated and lost 13.
Wilson: initiated and won 14, initiated and lost 13.
Newman/Wilson: initiated and won 35, initiated and lost 26. (57% success rate)
Speed-up Totals: In the instances I counted, the team that initiated the speed-up won 53 and lost 33, for a 61% success rate.
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DINKS INTO THE NET OR WIDE: (Unstressed, “regular” dinks. Not speed-ups, blocks, etc.).
Ben Johns: 7

Collin Johns: 6

Newman: 3

Wilson: 6
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RALLIES ENDING IN THREE SHOTS OR LESS (excluding winners): 4.

GOOD FUNDAMENTALS: The two categories above accounted for only 15% of the rallies.

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CLEAN WINNERS: (No net-cord, no opponent’s paddle).

Ben Johns: 17

Collin Johns: 5

Newman: 8

Wilson: 5

(21% of the rallies ended with a clean winner)
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HIGHLIGHT REEL: (ATPs, Ernes, etc.)
Ben Johns: 3 Ernes

Collin Johns: 1 ATP, 1 ATP defended, 2 Ernes, 2 Ernes defended.

Newman: 2 ATPs, 1 ATP defended, 3 Ernes.

Wilson: 1 Erne, 1 Erne defended.
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OFFENSIVE LOBS: 1

Newman: (1) 1 in and lost rally.

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VOLLEYS INTO THE NET:
Ben Johns: 5

Collin Johns: 7

Newman: 6

Wilson: 5
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GAME POINTS:
Johns/Johns: Won 3 out of 5.
Newman/Wilson: Won 1 out of 3.
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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 0.
Newman/Wilson: Won 1, Lost 2.
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DVR ALERT:

• Game Two, 2-6-2: 83-shot rally.
• Game Two, 2-9-2: A wild 34-shot rally.
• Game Four, 1-3-2: 47-shot rally with great firefights.
• Game Four, 4-6-2: Great defense and a Newman left-handed shot.
• Game Four, 11-10-2: A match-high 84-shot rally on match point.

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WOMEN’S DOUBLES FINAL: 

(1) Catherine Parenteau and Anna Leigh Waters def. (2) Anna Bright and Vivienne David, 11-2, 11-5, 11-6.

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MATCH NOTES:

• Waters completes an undefeated season in Women’s Doubles. 
• Part of Waters’ 20^th career PPA Triple Crown.
• Parenteau/Waters: 17 PPA titles this year, 10 together.
• Parenteau’s 33^rd career PPA title is now second-most among women. 
• Bright: Seven Women’s Doubles titles this year, all with Waters.
• David: Five Women’s Doubles silvers this year, all with different partners.

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RALLIES:
1,030 shots.
90 rallies.
11.4 shots per rally.
30 rallies per game.
45/90 rallies were 9 shots or less. (50%)
45/90 rallies were 10 shots or more. (50%)

Shortest: 1 shot (0), 2 shots (3), 3 shots (5), 4 shots (6).

(15% of the rallies were four shots or fewer.)

Longest: 35, 33, 32, 30.
(4 rallies were 30 shots or more. 12 were 20+.)
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THIRD SHOTS:
Parenteau: 9 drops, 16 drives. (36% drops)
Waters: 11 drops, 15 drives. (42% drops)
Parenteau/Waters: 20 drops, 31 drives. (39% drops)
Bright: 9 drops, 8 drives, 1 lob. (50% drops)
David: 16 drops, 2 drives (88% drops)
Bright/David: 25 drops, 10 drives, 1 lob. (69% drops)
Third Shot Totals: 45 drops, 41 drives, 1 lob (51% drops)
***Missed Serves/Returns/Third Shots***
Parenteau: none.

Waters: (1). 1 third shot drop-net.

Bright: (3). 3 third shot drops-net.

David: (4). 2 returns-long, 1 return-net, 1 third shot drop-net.

***Third Shots Kept in Play***

Parenteau: 25/25 = 100%

Waters: 25/26 = 96%

Bright: 15/18 = 83%

David: 6/7 = 85%
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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 5, initiated and lost 4.
Waters: initiated and won 5, initiated and lost 2. 

Parenteau/Waters: initiated and won 10, initiated and lost 6. (62% success)
Bright: initiated and won 5, initiated and lost 5.
David: initiated and won 1, initiated and lost 2.

Bright/David: initiated and won 6, initiated and lost 7. (46% success rate)
Speed-up Totals: In the instances I counted, the team that initiated the speed-up won 16 and lost 13, for a 55% success rate.
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DINKS INTO THE NET OR WIDE: (Unstressed, “regular” dinks. Not speed-ups, blocks, etc.).
Parenteau: 2

Waters: 0

Bright: 1

David: 5
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RALLIES ENDING IN THREE SHOTS OR LESS (excluding winners): 8.

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).

Parenteau: 8

Waters: 5

Bright: 5

David: 2

(17% of the rallies ended with a clean winner)
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HIGHLIGHT REEL: (ATPs, Ernes, etc.)
Parenteau: 6 Ernes.

Waters: 1 ATP defended.

Bright: 3 Ernes defended.

David: 1 ATP, 2 Ernes, 2 Ernes defended.
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OFFENSIVE LOBS: 8.

Parenteau: (3) 3 in and won rallies.

Waters: (2). 1 in and won rally, 1 in and lost rally.

Bright: (3). 1 in and won rally, 2 in and lost rallies.

David: none.

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VOLLEYS INTO THE NET:
Parenteau: 2

Waters: 3

Bright: 3

David: 6
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GAME POINTS:

Parenteau/Waters: Won 3 out of 8.
Bright/David: none.
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TIME OUTS: Did the team that called time out win the next rally? (excluding video reviews)
Parenteau/Waters: Won 1, Lost 0.
Bright/David: Won 2, Lost 3.
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DVR ALERT:

• Game Two, 1-8-2: 33-shot rally.
• Game Two, 10-5-1: Game point, 27-shot rally, Bright “Houdini” shot on a lob she lost in the sun.
• Game Three, 5-10-1: Match-high 35-shot rally.

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MEN’S SINGLES FINAL: 

(1) Ben Johns def. (6) Christian Alshon, 11-3, 9-11, 13-11.

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MATCH NOTES:

• Johns’ 11^th PPA Singles title this year.
• Part of Johns’ 20^th career PPA Triple Crown.
• Alshon’s second career PPA Singles final.

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CLEAN WINNERS: (No net-cord, no opponent’s paddle).

Johns: 19.

Alshon: 15.

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ERRORS on SERVES and RETURNS:

Johns: (8.) 2 on serves, 6 on returns.

Alshon: (9). 2 on serves, 7 on returns.

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BASELINE DRIVE ERRORS:

Johns: 7, all on the third shot.

Alshon: 10, including 8 on the third shot.

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WINNERS/ERRORS PLUS/MINUS (from above):

Johns: +4.

Alshon: -4.

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LONGEST RALLY: 15 shots. (twice, including match point)

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GAME POINTS:

Johns: Won 2 out of 8.

Alshon: Won 1 out of 5.

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DVR ALERT:

• Game One: 2-0: A hands-battle.
• Game Three, 4-2: Alshon Erne winner.
• Game Three, 4-5: 15-shot rally.
• Game Three, 8-9: Johns cross-court backhand winner.
• Game Three, 10-8: Alshon saves match point in a 15-shot rally..

WOMEN’S SINGLES FINAL: 

(1) Anna Leigh Waters def. (2) Catherine Parenteau, 11-7, 11-1.

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MATCH NOTES:

• Waters trailed 4-7 in Game One, then won 18 of 19 points.
• Waters’ 14^th PPA Singles title this year, with seven of those vs. Parenteau.
• Parenteau and Hurricane Tyra Black are the only players to beat Waters in Singles this year.
• Part of Waters’ 20^th career PPA Triple Crown.

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CLEAN WINNERS: (No net-cord, no opponent’s paddle).

Waters: 12.

Parenteau: 4.

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ERRORS on SERVES and RETURNS:

Waters: (3). 1 on serves, 2 on returns.

Parenteau: (4). 0 on serves, 4 on returns.

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BASELINE DRIVE ERRORS:

Waters: 7, including 2 on the third shot.

Parenteau: 7, including 5 on the third shot.

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WINNERS/ERRORS PLUS/MINUS (from above):

Waters: +2.

Parenteau: -7.

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LONGEST RALLY: 15 shots. (opening rally)

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GAME POINTS:

Waters: Won 1 out of 3.

Parenteau: none.

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TIME OUTS: Did the player that called time out win the next rally? (excluding video reviews)

 Waters: Won 0, Lost 1.

 Parenteau: Won 0, Lost 4.  

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DVR ALERT:

• Opening rally, a match-high 15 shots.
• Game Two, 1-7: A ten-shot rally ends on a Waters winner.