Stats Wrap: Championship Sunday at the Veolia Sacramento Open.

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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.

MATCH NOTES:

Part of Waters’ 26^th career Triple Crown and 6^th this year.
Waters/Johns’ 34^th title together and 7^th this year.
Waters/Johns now 7-0 in finals against Bright/Ignatowich.

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+.)

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%

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.

DINKS INTO THE NET OR WIDE: (Unstressed, “regular” dinks. Not speed-ups, blocks, etc.).

Waters: 1

Johns: 1

Bright: 2

Ignatowich: 4

RALLIES ENDING IN THREE SHOTS OR LESS (excluding winners): 13.

GOOD FUNDAMENTALS: The two categories above accounted for only 16% of the rallies.

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)

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.

OFFENSIVE LOBS: 7.

Waters: 1 in and won rally.

Johns: none.

Bright: 3 in and won rallies, 3 n and lost rallies.

Ignatowich: none.

VOLLEYS INTO THE NET:

Waters: 6

Johns: 4

Bright: 5

Ignatowich: 11

GAME POINTS:

Waters/Johns: Won 3, Lost 4.

Bright/Ignatowich: none.

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.

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.

MEN’S DOUBLES FINAL:

(4) Hayden Patriquin and Federico Staksrud def. (1) Dylan Frazier and JW Johnson, 11-7, 11-7, 11-0.

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.

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+.)

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%

SPEED-UPS:

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.

DINKS INTO THE NET OR WIDE: (Unstressed, “regular” dinks. Not speed-ups, blocks, etc.).

Frazier: 1

Johnson: 4

Patriquin: 0

Staksrud: 0

RALLIES ENDING IN THREE SHOTS OR LESS (excluding winners): 9

GOOD FUNDAMENTALS: The two categories above accounted for only 13% of the rallies.

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)

HIGHLIGHT REEL: (ATPs, Ernes, etc.)

Frazier: none.

Johnson: 1 ATP.

Patriquin: 1 ATP, 1 ATP defended.

Staksrud: 1 ATP, 1 Erne.

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.

VOLLEYS INTO THE NET:

Frazier: 6

Johnson: 4

Patriquin: 3

Staksrud: 5

GAME POINTS:

Frazier/Johnson: none.

Patriquin/Staksrud: Won 3, Lost 3.

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.

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.

WOMEN’S DOUBLES FINAL:

(1) Catherine Parenteau and Anna Leigh Waters def. (2) Anna Bright and Rachel Rohrabacher, 11-2, 11-1, 11-5.

MATCH NOTES:

Part of Waters’ 26th career Triple Crown and 6th this year.
Parenteau/Waters: 18^th title together and 7^th this year.
Bright/Rohrabacher are the only team to have beaten Parenteau/Waters (Austin, March)

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+.)

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%

SPEED-UPS:

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.

DINKS INTO THE NET OR WIDE: (Unstressed, “regular” dinks. Not speed-ups, blocks, etc.).

Parenteau: 0

Waters: 1

Bright: 5

Rohrabacher: 1

RALLIES ENDING IN THREE SHOTS OR LESS (excluding winners): 7.

GOOD FUNDAMENTALS: The two categories above accounted for only 17% of the rallies.

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)

HIGHLIGHT REEL: (ATPs, Ernes, etc.)

Parenteau: none

Waters: none

Bright: none

Rohrabacher: 1 ATP.

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.

VOLLEYS INTO THE NET:

Parenteau: 5

Waters: 5

Bright: 6

Rohrabacher: 12

GAME POINTS:

Parenteau/Waters: Won 3, Lost 1.

Bright/Rohrabacher: none.

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.

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.

MEN’S SINGLES FINAL:

(1) Federico Staksrud def. (9) JW Johnson, 11-4, 11-5.

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.

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.

ERRORS on SERVES and RETURNS:

Staksrud: (2). 1 on serves, 1 on returns.

Johnson: (6). 0 on serves, 6 on returns.

BASELINE DRIVE ERRORS:

Staksrud: 4, including 0 on the third shot.

Johnson: 6, including 5 on the third shot.

WINNERS/ERRORS PLUS/MINUS (from above):

Staksrud: +6

Johnson: -3

LONGEST RALLY: 12 shots. (Game One: 2-3)

GAME POINTS:

Staksrud: Won 2, Lost 0.

Johnson: Won none.

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.

DVR ALERT:

Game Two, 2-1: Johnson forehand winner into the corner.
Game Two, 5-3: Staksrud cross-court backhand winner.

WOMEN’S SINGLES FINAL:

(1) Anna Leigh Waters def. (2) Catherine Parenteau, 11-3, 11-4.

MATCH NOTES:

Part of Waters’ 26th career Triple Crown and 6th this year.
Waters’ 38^th career singles title and 6^th 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.

ERRORS on SERVES and RETURNS:

Waters: (1). 0 on serves, 1 on returns.

Parenteau: (2). 0 on serves, 2 on returns.

BASELINE DRIVE ERRORS:

Waters: 6, including 2 on the third shot.

Parenteau: 4, including 1 on the third shot.

WINNERS/ERRORS PLUS/MINUS (from above):

Waters: +6

Parenteau: -2

LONGEST RALLY: 14 shots. (Game One, 3-2, and Game Two, 10-4, final rally)

GAME POINTS:

Waters: Won 2, Lost 1.

Parenteau: none.

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.

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.

Source: PPA Tour

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