Stats Wrap: Championship Sunday at the Veolia Sacramento Open.
| June 12, 2024
Roseville, California. June 9, 2024.
MIXED DOUBLES FINAL:
(1) Anna Leigh Waters and Ben Johns def. (2) Anna Bright and James Ignatowich, 11-5, 11-9, 11-0.
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MATCH NOTES:
- Part of Waters’ 26th career Triple Crown and 6th this year.
- Waters/Johns’ 34th title together and 7th this year.
- Waters/Johns now 7-0 in finals against Bright/Ignatowich.
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RALLIES:
1,324 shots.
127 rallies.
10.4 shots per rally.
42.3 rallies per game.
77/127 rallies were 9 shots or less. (60%)
50/127 rallies were 10 shots or more. (40%)
Shortest: 1 shot (2), 2 shots (3), 3 shots (8), 4 shots (10).
(18% of the rallies were four shots or fewer.)
Longest: 40, 39, 32.
(5 rallies were 30 shots or more. 12 were 20+.)
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THIRD SHOTS:
Waters: 10 drops, 10 drives. (50% drops)
Johns: 25 drops, 25 drives. (50% drops)
Waters/Johns: 35 drops, 35 drives. (50% drops)
Bright: 11 drops, 0 drives. (100% drops)
Ignatowich: 30 drops, 11 drives (73% drops)
Bright/Ignatowich: 41 drops, 11 drives. (78% drops)
Third Shot Totals: 76 drops, 46 drives (62% drops)
***Missed Serves/Returns/Third Shots***
Waters: (1) 1 third shot drop.
Johns: (6) 1 serve long, 1 return net, 3 third shot drops net, 1 third shot drive net.
Bright: (2) 2 returns long.
Ignatowich: (4) 1 serve long, 1 third shot drive net, 1 third shot drop net, 1 third shot drop wide.
***Third Shots Kept in Play***
Waters: 19/20 = 95%
Johns: 46/50 = 92%
Bright: 11/11 = 100%
Ignatowich: 38/41 = 92%
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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 1, initiated and lost 4.
Johns: initiated and won 8, initiated and lost 3.
Waters/Johns: initiated and won 9, initiated and lost 7. (56% success rate)
Bright: initiated and won 7, initiated and lost 5.
Ignatowich: initiated and won 5, initiated and lost 7.
Bright/Ignatowich: initiated and won 12, initiated and lost 12. (50% success rate)
Speed-up Totals: In the instances I counted, the team that initiated the speed-up won 21 and lost 19, for a 52% success rate.
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DINKS INTO THE NET OR WIDE: (Unstressed, “regular” dinks. Not speed-ups, blocks, etc.).
Waters: 1
Johns: 1
Bright: 2
Ignatowich: 4
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RALLIES ENDING IN THREE SHOTS OR LESS (excluding winners): 13.
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GOOD FUNDAMENTALS: The two categories above accounted for only 16% of the rallies.
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CLEAN WINNERS: (No net-cord, no opponent’s paddle).
Waters: 5
Johns: 16
Bright: 4
Ignatowich: 9
(26% of the rallies ended with a clean winner)
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HIGHLIGHT REEL: (ATPs, Ernes, etc.)
Waters: 1 ATP, 1 ATP defended, 1 Erne defended.
Johns: 1 ATP, 1 ATP defended, 3 Ernes.
Bright: 2 ATPs, 1 Erne defended.
Ignatowich: 1 ATP, 1 ATP defended, 2 Ernes.
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OFFENSIVE LOBS: 7.
Waters: 1 in and won rally.
Johns: none.
Bright: 3 in and won rallies, 3 n and lost rallies.
Ignatowich: none.
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VOLLEYS INTO THE NET:
Waters: 6
Johns: 4
Bright: 5
Ignatowich: 11
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GAME POINTS:
Waters/Johns: Won 3, Lost 4.
Bright/Ignatowich: none.
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TIME OUTS: Did the team that called time out win the next rally? (excluding video reviews)
Waters/Johns: Won 2, Lost 0.
Bright/Ignatowich: Won 3, Lost 3.
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DVR ALERT:
- Game One, 8-4-1: Waters defense on overheads.
- Game Two, 1-1-1: Match-high 40-shot rally.
- Game Two, 3-1-1: Bright and Ignatowich defense on overheads.
- Game Two, 6-5-1: ATP goes between post and net (with replays).
- Game Three, 7-0-2: Wild 39-shot rally ends with Johns winner.
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MEN’S DOUBLES FINAL:
(4) Hayden Patriquin and Federico Staksrud def. (1) Dylan Frazier and JW Johnson, 11-7, 11-7, 11-0.
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MATCH NOTES:
- Patriquin: First PPA final and first title.
- Staksrud: First men’s doubles title.
- Frazier/Johnson had won the previous three tournaments.
- Patriquin/Staksrud won 14 of 22 rallies that were 20 shots or more.
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RALLIES:
1,361 shots.
105 rallies.
12.9 shots per rally.
35 rallies per game.
54/105 rallies were 9 shots or less. (51%)
51/105 rallies were 10 shots or more. (49%)
Shortest: 1 shot (0), 2 shots (4), 3 shots (5), 4 shots (7).
(15% of the rallies were four shots or fewer.)
Longest: 58, 53, 45.
(8 rallies were 30 shots or more. 22 were 20+.)
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THIRD SHOTS:
Frazier: 10 drops, 6 drives. (62% drops)
Johnson: 23 drops, 6 drives (79% drops)
Frazier/Johnson: 33 drops, 12 drives. (73% drops)
Patriquin: 18 drops, 8 drives. (69% drops)
Staksrud: 23 drops, 7 drives. (76% drops)
Patriquin/Staksrud: 41 drops, 15 drives. (73% drops)
Third Shot Totals: 74 drops, 27 drives (73% drops)
***Missed Serves/Returns/Third Shots***
Frazier: (4) 3 returns long, 1 third shot drop net.
Johnson: (2) 1 return net, 1 third shot drive net.
Patriquin: (3) 3 third shot drops net.
Staksrud: none.
***Third Shots Kept in Play***
Frazier: 15/16 = 93%
Johnson: 28/29 = 96%
Patriquin: 23/26 = 88%
Staksrud: 30/30 – 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-.
Frazier: initiated and won 5, initiated and lost 3.
Johnson: initiated and won 9, initiated and lost 10.
Frazier/Johnson: initiated and won 14, initiated and lost 13. (51% success rate)
Patriquin: initiated and won 9, initiated and lost 3.
Staksrud: initiated and won 10, initiated and lost 4.
Patriquin/Staksrud: initiated and won 19, initiated and lost 7. (73% success rate)
Speed-up Totals: In the instances I counted, the team that initiated the speed-up won 33 and lost 20, for a 62% success rate.
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DINKS INTO THE NET OR WIDE: (Unstressed, “regular” dinks. Not speed-ups, blocks, etc.).
Frazier: 1
Johnson: 4
Patriquin: 0
Staksrud: 0
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RALLIES ENDING IN THREE SHOTS OR LESS (excluding winners): 9
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GOOD FUNDAMENTALS: The two categories above accounted for only 13% of the rallies.
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CLEAN WINNERS: (No net-cord, no opponent’s paddle).
Frazier: 5
Johnson: 9
Patriquin: 4
Staksrud: 12
(28% of the rallies ended with a clean winner)
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HIGHLIGHT REEL: (ATPs, Ernes, etc.)
Frazier: none.
Johnson: 1 ATP.
Patriquin: 1 ATP, 1 ATP defended.
Staksrud: 1 ATP, 1 Erne.
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OFFENSIVE LOBS: 4.
Frazier: (2) 1 in and won rally, 1 in and lost rally.
Johnson: 1 in and lost rally.
Patriquin: none.
Staksrud: 1 in and lost rally.
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VOLLEYS INTO THE NET:
Frazier: 6
Johnson: 4
Patriquin: 3
Staksrud: 5
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GAME POINTS:
Frazier/Johnson: none.
Patriquin/Staksrud: Won 3, Lost 3.
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TIME OUTS: Did the team that called time out win the next rally? (excluding video reviews)
Frazier/Johnson: Won 2, Lost 2.
Patriquin/Staksrud: none.
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DVR ALERT:
- Game One, 3-1-1: Odd Johnson mis-hit into the stands.
- Game One, 5-6-1: Patriquin remarkable ATP.
- Game One, 10-7-1: Match-high 58-shot rally.
- Game Two, 7-10-2: Staksrud sharply angled winner.
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WOMEN’S DOUBLES FINAL:
(1) Catherine Parenteau and Anna Leigh Waters def. (2) Anna Bright and Rachel Rohrabacher, 11-2, 11-1, 11-5.
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MATCH NOTES:
- Part of Waters’ 26th career Triple Crown and 6th this year.
- Parenteau/Waters: 18th title together and 7th this year.
- Bright/Rohrabacher are the only team to have beaten Parenteau/Waters (Austin, March)
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RALLIES:
890 shots.
87 rallies.
10.2 shots per rally.
29 rallies per game.
49/87 rallies were 9 shots or less. (56%)
38/87 rallies were 10 shots or more. (44%)
Shortest: 1 shot (0), 2 shots (4), 3 shots (4), 4 shots (4).
(13% of the rallies were four shots or fewer.)
Longest: 40, 26, 25, 20.
(One rally was 30 shots or more. 4 were 20+.)
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THIRD SHOTS:
Parenteau: 12 drops, 17 drives. (41% drops)
Waters: 10 drops, 14 drives. (41% drops)
Parenteau/Waters: 22 drops, 31 drives. (41% drops)
Bright: 8 drops, 3 drives. (72% drops)
Rohrabacher: 14 drops, 5 drives (73% drops)
Bright/Rohrabacher: 22 drops, 8 drives. (73% drops)
Third Shot Totals: 44 drops, 39 drives (53% drops)
***Missed Serves/Returns/Third Shots***
Parenteau: (2) 1 return net, 1 third shot drive long.
Waters: (3) 1 third shot drop net, 1 third shot drive net, 1 third shot drive long.
Bright: none.
Rohrabacher: (3) 2 returns long, 1 return net.
***Third Shots Kept in Play***
Parenteau: 28/29 = 96%
Waters: 21/24 = 87%
Bright: 11/11 = 100%
Rohrabacher: 19/19 = 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-.
Parenteau: initiated and won 4, initiated and lost 2.
Waters: initiated and won 4, initiated and lost 5.
Parenteau/Waters: initiated and won 8, initiated and lost 7. (53% success rate)
Bright: initiated and won 1, initiated and lost 2.
Rohrabacher: initiated and won 2, initiated and lost 5.
Bright/Rohrabacher: initiated and won 3, initiated and lost 7. (30% success rate)
Speed-up Totals: In the instances I counted, the team that initiated the speed-up won 11 and lost 14, for a 44% success rate.
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DINKS INTO THE NET OR WIDE: (Unstressed, “regular” dinks. Not speed-ups, blocks, etc.).
Parenteau: 0
Waters: 1
Bright: 5
Rohrabacher: 1
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RALLIES ENDING IN THREE SHOTS OR LESS (excluding winners): 7.
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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: 0
Waters: 4
Bright: 2
Rohrabacher: 1
(8% of the rallies ended with a clean winner)
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HIGHLIGHT REEL: (ATPs, Ernes, etc.)
Parenteau: none
Waters: none
Bright: none
Rohrabacher: 1 ATP.
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OFFENSIVE LOBS: 8
Parenteau: (2) 2 in and won rallies.
Waters: 1 out
Bright: (5) 2 in and won rallies, 2 in and lost rallies, 1 out.
Rohrabacher: none.
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VOLLEYS INTO THE NET:
Parenteau: 5
Waters: 5
Bright: 6
Rohrabacher: 12
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GAME POINTS:
Parenteau/Waters: Won 3, Lost 1.
Bright/Rohrabacher: 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/Rohrabacher: Won 4, Lost 1.
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DVR ALERT:
- Game Two, 2-0-2: Match-high 40-shot rally.
- Game Three, 5-7-1: Rally includes a lob and a great Waters winner.
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MEN’S SINGLES FINAL:
(1) Federico Staksrud def. (9) JW Johnson, 11-4, 11-5.
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MATCH NOTES:
- Staksrud has earned a medal in every tournament this year. (5 gold, 6 silver, 1 bronze).
- Staksrud’s nine career men’s singles titles are second only to Ben Johns.
- Staksrud’s nine career titles have come in finals against nine different players. (Rafa Hewett, Jay Devilliers, Tyson McGuffin, Ben Johns, Jaume Martinez Vich, Connor Garnett, Quang Duong, Jack Sock, JW Johnson)
- Johnson’s five career men’s singles titles are fourth-best all-time.
- Staksrud won 11 of his 22 points on his third-shot winners and Johnson’s missed service returns.
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CLEAN WINNERS: (No net-cord, no opponent’s paddle).
Staksrud: 12, including 5 on the third shot.
Johnson: 9, including 2 on the third shot.
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ERRORS on SERVES and RETURNS:
Staksrud: (2). 1 on serves, 1 on returns.
Johnson: (6). 0 on serves, 6 on returns.
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BASELINE DRIVE ERRORS:
Staksrud: 4, including 0 on the third shot.
Johnson: 6, including 5 on the third shot.
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WINNERS/ERRORS PLUS/MINUS (from above):
Staksrud: +6
Johnson: -3
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LONGEST RALLY: 12 shots. (Game One: 2-3)
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GAME POINTS:
Staksrud: Won 2, Lost 0.
Johnson: Won none.
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TIME OUTS: Did the player that called time out win the next rally? (excluding video reviews)
Staksrud: Won 1, Lost 0.
Johnson: Won 1, Lost 1.
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DVR ALERT:
- Game Two, 2-1: Johnson forehand winner into the corner.
- Game Two, 5-3: Staksrud cross-court backhand winner.
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WOMEN’S SINGLES FINAL:
(1) Anna Leigh Waters def. (2) Catherine Parenteau, 11-3, 11-4.
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MATCH NOTES:
- Part of Waters’ 26th career Triple Crown and 6th this year.
- Waters’ 38th career singles title and 6th this year.
- Waters now 17-1 vs Parenteau in finals.
CLEAN WINNERS: (No net-cord, no opponent’s paddle).
Waters: 13, including 3 on the third shot.
Parenteau: 4, including 1 on the third shot.
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ERRORS on SERVES and RETURNS:
Waters: (1). 0 on serves, 1 on returns.
Parenteau: (2). 0 on serves, 2 on returns.
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BASELINE DRIVE ERRORS:
Waters: 6, including 2 on the third shot.
Parenteau: 4, including 1 on the third shot.
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WINNERS/ERRORS PLUS/MINUS (from above):
Waters: +6
Parenteau: -2
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LONGEST RALLY: 14 shots. (Game One, 3-2, and Game Two, 10-4, final rally)
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GAME POINTS:
Waters: Won 2, Lost 1.
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 1, Lost 3.
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DVR ALERT:
- Game One, 6-2: Parenteau crosscourt backhand winner.
- Game One, 8-3: Waters third-shot ATP winner.
- Game Two, 3-0: Waters running backhand winner.
