Rockwall, Texas, June 4, 2023.
MEN’S SINGLES FINAL:
Ben Johns defeated #19 seed Jaume Martinez Vich, 11-2, 7-11, 11-5.
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MATCH NOTES:
- Vich’s first PPA medal.
- Johns’ fifth singles title this year.
CLEAN WINNERS: (No net-cord, no opponent’s paddle).
Johns: 24, including 1 on the third shot.
Vick: 18, including 3 on the third shot.
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ERRORS on SERVES and RETURNS:
Johns: (4). 0 on serves, 4 on returns.
Vich: (5). 0 on serves, 5 on returns.
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BASELINE DRIVE ERRORS:
Johns: 7, including 5 on the third shot.
Vick: 13, including 7 on the third shot.
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WINNERS/ERRORS PLUS/MINUS (from above):
Johns: +13.
Vich: 0.
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LONGEST RALLY: 27 shots.
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GAME POINTS:
Johns: Won 2 out of 2.
Vich: Won 1 out of 1.
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TIME OUTS: Did the player that called time out win the next rally? (excluding video reviews)
Johns: none.
Vich: Won 2, Lost 0.
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DVR ALERT:
- Game Two, 3-8: a patient 27-shot rally, the longest gold medal match rally this season.
- Game Three, 2-1: 16-shot rally ends with a Vich winner.
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WOMEN’S SINGLES FINAL:
Anna Leigh Waters defeated Lea Jansen, 3-11, 14-12, 12-10.
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MATCH NOTES:
- Waters’ 25th career PPA singles title, and seventh this season.
- Jansen’s eighth singles medal this season leads the PPA.
- Jansen had match points in the second and third games.
CLEAN WINNERS: (No net-cord, no opponent’s paddle).
Waters: 20, including 2 on the third shot.
Jansen: 21, including 1 on the third shot.
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ERRORS on SERVES and RETURNS:
Waters: (3). 2 on serves, 1 on returns.
Jansen: (6). 2 on serves, 4 on returns.
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BASELINE DRIVE ERRORS:
Waters: 12, including 9 on the third shot.
Jansen: 12, including 7 on the third shot.
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WINNERS/ERRORS PLUS/MINUS (from above):
Waters: +5.
Jansen: +3.
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LONGEST RALLY: 14 shots. (Game One, 10-3)
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GAME POINTS:
Waters: Won 2 out of 6.
Jansen: Won 1 out of 5.
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TIME OUTS: Did the player that called time out win the next rally? (excluding video reviews)
Waters: Won 3, Lost 2.
Jansen: Won 2, Lost 2.
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DVR ALERT:
- Game One, 5-2 and 6-2: Jansen drop-volley winners.
- Game One, 10-3: match-long 14-shot rally.
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MIXED DOUBLES FINAL:
Anna Leigh Waters and Ben Johns defeated Lindsey Newman and Riley Newman, 11-2, 8-11, 11-6. (Two-out-of-three format)
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MATCH NOTES:
- 18th career title for Waters/Johns, and sixth this season.
- Riley Newman has reached the finals in three straight tournaments with three different partners.
- ESPN broadcast, best two-out-of-three.
- Triple Crowns today for both Waters and Johns.
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RALLIES:
1,360 shots.
109 rallies.
12.5 shots per rally.
36.3 rallies per game.
53/109 rallies were 9 shots or less. (48%)
56/109 rallies were 10 shots or more. (52%)
Shortest: 1 shot (0), 2 shots (2), 3 shots (6), 4 shots (5).
(11% of the rallies were four shots or fewer.)
Longest: 41, 40, 39.
(6 rallies were 30 shots or more. 22 were 20+.)
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THIRD SHOTS:
Waters: 13 drops, 9 drives. (59% drops)
Johns: 26 drops, 12 drives. (68% drops)
Waters/Johns: 39 drops, 21 drives. (65% drops)
Lindsey Newman: 15 drops, 2 drives. (88% drops)
Riley Newman: 21 drops, 9 drives (70% drops)
Newman/Newman: 36 drops, 11 drives. (76% drops)
Third Shot Totals: 75 drops, 32 drives (70% drops)
***Missed Serves/Returns/Third Shots***
Waters: (2). 1 third shot drop-net, 1 third shot drive-net.
Johns: (3). 1 return-long, 1 return-net, 1 third shot drop-net.
Lindsey Newman: (3). 2 third shot drops-net, 1 third shot drop-wide,
Riley Newman: none.
***Third Shots Kept in Play***
Waters: 20/22 = 90%
Johns: 37/38 = 97%
Lindsey Newman: 14/17 = 82%
Riley Newman: 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-.
Waters: initiated and won 3, initiated and lost 3.
Johns: initiated and won 7, initiated and lost 10.
Waters/Johns: initiated and won 10, initiated and lost 13. (43% success)
Lindsey Newman: initiated and won 6, initiated and lost 9.
Riley Newman: initiated and won 8, initiated and lost 4.
Newman/Newman: initiated and won 14, initiated and lost 13. (51% success rate)
Speed-up Totals: In the instances I counted, the team that initiated the speed-up won 24 and lost 26, for a 48% success rate.
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DINKS INTO THE NET OR WIDE: (Unstressed, “regular” dinks. Not speed-ups, blocks, etc.).
Waters: 4
Johns: 2
Lindsey Newman: 2
Riley Newman: 0
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RALLIES ENDING IN THREE SHOTS OR LESS (excluding winners): 8.
GOOD FUNDAMENTALS: The two categories above accounted for only 14% of the rallies.
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CLEAN WINNERS: (No net-cord, no opponent’s paddle).
Waters: 3
Johns: 12
Lindsey Newman: 2
Riley Newman: 8
(22% of the rallies ended with a clean winner)
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HIGHLIGHT REEL: (ATPs, Ernes, etc.)
Waters: 2 Ernes defended.
Johns: 1 ATP, 1 Erne defended.
Lindsey Newman: 2 Ernes.
Riley Newman: 1 ATP defended, 1 Erne.
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OFFENSIVE LOBS: 7.
Waters: (5). 4 in and won rallies, 1 in and lost rally.
Lindsey Newman: (2) 2 in and lost rallies.
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VOLLEYS INTO THE NET:
Waters: 4
Johns: 4
Lindsey Newman: 4
Riley Newman: 7
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GAME POINTS:
Waters/Johns: Won 2 out of 4.
Newman/Newman: Won 1 out of 5.
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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.
Newman/Newman: Won 3, Lost 0.
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DVR ALERT:
- Game-opening rally: 20 shots with variety. Set the stage for this match.
- Game One, 4-2-2: 37 shots with scrambling.
- Game Three, 1-0-2: Waters and Johns defense.
- Game Three, 7-4-2: great scrambling.
- Game Three, 6-9-1: Johns misdirection forehand volley winner.
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MEN’S DOUBLES FINAL:
Ben Johns and Collin Johns defeated Dylan Frazier and JW Johnson, 11-6, 11-4, 11-8.
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MATCH NOTES:
- Seventh title this season for the Johns brothers.
- 30th career men’s doubles title for Ben Johns.
- Johns brothers scored ten unanswered points to end of game two and to start game three.
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RALLIES:
1607 shots.
123 rallies.
13.1 shots per rally.
41 rallies per game.
61/123 rallies were 9 shots or less. (50%)
62/123 rallies were 10 shots or more. (50%)
Shortest: 1 shot (1), 2 shots (1), 3 shots (9), 4 shots (5).
(13% of the rallies were four shots or fewer.)
Longest: 52, 42, 41.
(8 rallies were 30 shots or more. 28 were 20+.)
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THIRD SHOTS:
Ben Johns: 44 drops, 4 drives. (91% drops)
Collin Johns: 16 drops, 2 drives. (88% drops)
Johns/Johns: 60 drops, 6 drives. (90% drops)
Frazier: 7 drops, 4 drives. (63% drops)
Johnson: 21 drops, 23 drives (47% drops)
Frazier/Johnson: 28 drops, 27 drives. (50% drops)
Third Shot Totals: 88 drops, 33 drives (72% drops)
***Missed Serves/Returns/Third Shots***
Ben Johns: (3). 1 serve wide, 2 third shot drops-net.
Collin Johns: (2). 1 third shot drive-net, 1 third shot drop-net.
Frazier: (2). 1 return-net, 1 third shot drop-net.
Johnson: (4). 1 third shot drive-net, 3 third shot drops-net.
***Third Shots Kept in Play***
Ben Johns: 46/48 = 95%
Collin Johns: 16/18 = 88%
Frazier: 10/11 = 91%
Johnson: 40/44 = 91%
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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 11, initiated and lost 5.
Collin Johns: initiated and won 2, initiated and lost 2.
Johns/Johns: initiated and won 13, initiated and lost 7. (65% success)
Frazier: initiated and won 11, initiated and lost 12.
Johnson: initiated and won 15, initiated and lost 14.
Frazier/Johnson: initiated and won 26, initiated and lost 26. (50% success rate)
Speed-up Totals: In the instances I counted, the team that initiated the speed-up won 39 and lost 33, 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: 2
Collin Johns: 0
Frazier: 2
Johnson: 4
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RALLIES ENDING IN THREE SHOTS OR LESS (excluding winners): 11.
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: 9
Collin Johns: 2
Frazier: 4
Johnson: 9
(19% of the rallies ended with a clean winner)
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HIGHLIGHT REEL: (ATPs, Ernes, etc.)
Ben Johns: 1 ATP, 3 Ernes.
Collin Johns: 1 ATP 1 Erne, 1 Erne defended, 1 Tweener.
Frazier: 1 ATP defended.
Johnson: 2 ATPs, 1 ATP defended, 2 Ernes, 2 Ernes defended.
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OFFENSIVE LOBS: 10.
Frazier: (4). 3 lobs in the same rally, lost that rally, 1 other lob in, lost rally.
Johnson: (6). 1 in and won rally, 3 in and lost rallies, 2 out.
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VOLLEYS INTO THE NET:
Ben Johns: 5
Collin Johns: 8
Frazier: 9
Johnson: 10
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GAME POINTS:
Johns/Johns: Won 3 out of 5.
Frazier/Johnson: none.
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TIME OUTS: Did the team that called time out win the next rally? (excluding video reviews)
Johns/Johns: none.
Frazier/Johnson: Won 2, Lost 2.
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DVR ALERT:
- Game One, 1-4-2: Johnson backhand ATP.
- Game Two, 7-4-1: 42-shot rally with several Collin Johns resets.
- Game Three, 0-0-2: Collin Johns Tweener.
- Game Three, 4-5-2: Two ATPs in this rally.
- Game Three, 5-4-1: Match-high 52-shot rally with three lobs.
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WOMEN’S DOUBLES FINAL:
Catherine Parenteau and Anna Leigh Waters defeated Meghan Dizon and Etta Wright, 11-1, 11-3, 11-7.
Stats are incomplete. A portion of the match is unavailable because the broadcast switched coverage. We will recover the stats if/when the complete match becomes available.
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