“Stats and facts” emerging from the gold medal matches at the Florida Open:
- Catherine Parenteau reaching the women’s singles final after defeating Anna Leigh Waters raised eyebrows.
- Collin Shick, the #30 seed, not only reached the men’s singles final, but he also won a game against Ben Johns.
- “The Year of the Lob” in women’s doubles continues. Waters lofted 14 offensive lobs in the final.
- In men’s doubles, the team that was more effective at rally-ending speed-up hand battles won again.
- In mixed doubles, the noteable stat was 24 clean winners by Waters and Ben Johns vs. 7 for Catherine Parenteau and Tyson McGuffin.
The stats from the gold medal matches appear in the following order:
- Mixed Doubles
- Men’s Doubles
- Women’s Doubles
- Men’s Singles
- Women’s Singles
***STATS BREAKDOWN***
PPA FLORIDA OPEN, Holly Hill, Florida, March 12, 2023.
MIXED DOUBLES FINAL: Anna Leigh Waters and Ben Johns defeated Catherine Parenteau and Tyson McGuffin, 11-5, 11-2, 11-6.
RALLIES:
1,170 shots.
117 rallies.
10 shots per rally.
39 rallies per game.
70/117 rallies were 9 shots or less. (60%)
47/117 rallies were 10 shots or more. (40%)
Shortest: 1 shot (0), 2 shots (4), 3 shots (6), 4 shots (9).
(16% of the rallies were four shots or fewer.)
Longest: 55, 33, 32, 29.
(3 rallies were 30 shots or more. 7 were 20+.)
THIRD SHOTS:
Waters: 19 drops, 13 drives. (59% drops)
Johns: 23 drops, 11 drives. (67% drops)
Waters/Johns: 42 drops, 24 drives. (63% drops)
Parenteau: 11 drops, 10 drives. (52% drops)
McGuffin: 13 drops, 13 drives (50% drops)
Parenteau/McGuffin: 24 drops, 23 drives. (51% drops)
Third Shot Totals: 66 drops, 47 drives (58% drops)
***Missed Serves/Returns/Third Shots***
Waters: (1). 1 third shot drive-wide.
Johns: (3). 2 returns long, 1 third shot drive-net.
Parenteau: (3). 1 return-net, 1 third shot drive-long, 1 third shot drop-net.
McGuffin: (3). 1 return-long, 1 third shot drive-net, 1 third shot drop-net.
***Third Shots Kept “In Play”***
Waters: 32/33 = 97%
Johns: 34/35 = 97%
Parenteau: 21/23 = 91%
McGuffin: 26/28 = 93%
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 6, initiated and lost 7.
Johns: initiated and won 10, initiated and lost 4.
Waters/Johns: initiated and won 16, initiated and lost 11. (59% success)
Parenteau: initiated and won 3, initiated and lost 2.
McGuffin: initiated and won 3, initiated and lost 3.
Parenteau/McGuffin: initiated and won 6, initiated and lost 5. (54% success rate)
Speed-up Totals: In the instances I counted, the team that initiated the speed-up won 22 and lost 16, for a 58% success rate.
DINKS INTO THE NET OR WIDE: (Unstressed, “regular” dinks. Not speed-ups, blocks, etc.).
Waters: 3
Johns: 2
Parenteau: 1
McGuffin: 5
RALLIES ENDING IN THREE SHOTS OR LESS (excluding winners): 10.
GOOD FUNDAMENTALS: The two categories above accounted for only 18% of the rallies.
CLEAN WINNERS: (No net-cord, no opponent’s paddle).
Waters: 11
Johns: 13
Parenteau: 3
McGuffin: 4
(26% of the rallies ended with a clean winner)
HIGHLIGHT REEL: (ATPs, Ernes, etc.)
Waters: 1 Erne defended.
Johns: 1 ATP, 2 Ernes defended.
Parenteau: 3 Ernes.
McGuffin: none.
OFFENSIVE LOBS: 3.
Waters: 0.
Johns: 1 in, lost rally.
Parenteau: 1 out.
McGuffin: 1 in, lost rally.
VOLLEYS INTO THE NET:
Waters: 4
Johns: 3
Parenteau: 5
McGuffin: 7
GAME POINTS:
Waters/Johns: Won 3 out of 4.
Parenteau/McGuffin: none.
TIME OUTS: Did the team that called time out win the next rally? (excluding video reviews):
Waters/Johns: none.
Parenteau/McGuffin: Won 3, Lost 2.
DVR ALERT:
- Game One: 9-5-1, Johns ATP.
- Game Three: 2-0-2, 32-shot rally.
- Game Three: 2-2-1, 33-shot rally with a great hands battle.
- Game Three: 3-3-1, match-high 55-shot rally.
MATCH NOTES:
- Significant difference in clean winners, (24 to 7).
***STATS BREAKDOWN***
PPA Florida Open, Holly Hill, Florida, March 12, 2023.
MEN’S DOUBLES FINAL: Collin Johns and Ben Johns defeated Julian Arnold and Thomas Wilson, 11-8, 11-6, 11-9.
RALLIES:
1,481 shots.
107 rallies.
13.8 shots per rally.
39 rallies per game.
39/107 rallies were 9 shots or less. (37%)
68/107 rallies were 10 shots or more. (63%)
Shortest: 1 shot (0), 2 shots (2), 3 shots (8), 4 shots (7).
(15% of the rallies were four shots or fewer.)
Longest: 44, 39, 36.
(7 rallies were 30 shots or more. 20 were 20+.)
THIRD SHOTS:
Collin Johns: 14 drops, 20 drives. (41% drops)
Ben Johns: 17 drops, 9 drives. (65% drops)
Johns/Johns: 31 drops, 29 drives. (51% drops)
Arnold: 8 drops, 10 drives. (44% drops)
Wilson: 16 drops, 20 drives (44% drops)
Arnold/Wilson: 24 drops, 30 drives. (44% drops)
Third Shot Totals: 55 drops, 59 drives (48% drops) (one, no tv)
***Missed Serves/Returns/Third Shots***
Collin Johns: (1). 1 third shot drive-wide.
Ben Johns: (4). 2 returns-net, 2 third shot drops-net.
Arnold: (1). 1 third shot drive-long.
Wilson: (4). 3 third shot drives-long, 1 third shot drive-net.
***Third Shots Kept “In Play”***
Collin Johns: 34/35 = 97%
Ben Johns: 26/28 = 93%
Arnold: 18/19 = 94%
Wilson: 36/40 = 90%
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-.
Collin Johns: initiated and won 5, initiated and lost 1.
Ben Johns: initiated and won 8, initiated and lost 5.
Johns/Johns: initiated and won 13, initiated and lost 6. (68% success)
Arnold: initiated and won 15, initiated and lost 12.
Wilson: initiated and won 9, initiated and lost 10.
Arnold/Wilson: initiated and won 24, initiated and lost 22. (52% success rate)
Speed-up Totals: In the instances I counted, the team that initiated the speed-up won 37 and lost 28, for a 57% success rate.
DINKS INTO THE NET OR WIDE: (Unstressed, “regular” dinks. Not speed-ups, blocks, etc.).
Collin Johns: 1
Ben Johns: 1
Arnold: 3
Wilson: 3
RALLIES ENDING IN THREE SHOTS OR LESS (excluding winners): 10.
GOOD FUNDAMENTALS: The two categories above accounted for only 16% of the rallies.
CLEAN WINNERS: (No net-cord, no opponent’s paddle).
Collin Johns: 6
Ben Johns: 8
Arnold: 9
Wilson: 10
(30% of the rallies ended with a clean winner)
HIGHLIGHT REEL: (ATPs, Ernes, etc.)
Collin Johns: 4 ATPs, 3 Ernes, 2 Ernes defended.
Ben Johns: 1 Erne defended.
Arnold: 1 ATP defended, 1 Erne.
Wilson: 1 ATP defended, 8 Ernes, 1 Erne defended.
OFFENSIVE LOBS: 2.
Wilson: 1 in (won rally), 1 in (lost rally).
VOLLEYS INTO THE NET:
Collin Johns: 3
Ben Johns: 3
Arnold: 10
Wilson: 3
GAME POINTS:
Johns/Johns: Won 3 out of 5.
Arnold/Wilson: none.
TIME OUTS: Did the team that called time out win the next rally? (excluding video reviews)
Johns/Johns: Won 1, Lost 0.
Arnold/Wilson: Won 0, Lost 2.
DVR ALERT:
- Game One: 3-5-1, A 16-volley hands battle.
- Game Three: 3-0-2, an athletic, 44-shot rally.
MATCH NOTES:
- Julian Arnold’s first PPA Men’s Final appearance.
***STATS BREAKDOWN***
PPA Florida Open, Holly Hill, Florida, March 12, 2023.
WOMEN’S DOUBLES FINAL: Catherine Parenteau and Anna Leigh Waters defeated Lacy Schneemann and Jade Kawamoto, 11-9, 11-3, 11-8.
RALLIES:
1,342 shots.
133 rallies.
10.1 shots per rally.
44.3 rallies per game.
86/133 rallies were 9 shots or less. (64%)
47/133 rallies were 10 shots or more. (36%)
Shortest: 1 shot (1), 2 shots (0), 3 shots (13), 4 shots (10).
(18% of the rallies were four shots or fewer.)
Longest: 41, 34, 30.
(3 rallies were 30 shots or more. 11 were 20+.)
THIRD SHOTS:
Parenteau: 14 drops, 14 drives. (50% drops)
Waters: 30 drops, 14 drives. (68% drops)
Parenteau/Waters: 44 drops, 28 drives. (61% drops)
Schneemann: 9 drops, 9 drives. (50% drops)
Jade Kawamoto: 30 drops, 12 drives (71% drops)
Schneemann/Jade Kawamoto: 39 drops, 21 drives. (65% drops)
Third Shot Totals: 83 drops, 49 drives (62% drops)
***Missed Serves/Returns/Third Shots***
Parenteau: (2). 1 third shot drop-net, 1 third shot drive-net.
Waters: (6). 3 third shot drives-long, 1 third shot drive-net, 1 third shot drop-net, 1 third shot drop-wide.
Schneemann: (5). 1 serve-net, 3 third shot drives-net, 1 third shot drop-net.
Jade Kawamoto: (1). 1 third shot drop-net.
***Third Shots Kept “In Play”***
Parenteau: 28/30 = 93%
Waters: 44/50 = 88%
Schneemann: 18/22 = 81%
Jade Kawamoto: 42/43 = 97%
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 11, initiated and lost 6.
Waters: initiated and won 7, initiated and lost 7.
Parenteau/Waters: initiated and won 18, initiated and lost 13. (58% success)
Schneemann: initiated and won 9, initiated and lost 8.
Jade Kawamoto: initiated and won 4, initiated and lost 4.
Schneemann/Jade Kawamoto: initiated and won 13, initiated and lost 12. (52% success rate)
Speed-up Totals: In the instances I counted, the team that initiated the speed-up won 31 and lost 25, for a 55% success rate.
DINKS INTO THE NET OR WIDE: (Unstressed, “regular” dinks. Not speed-ups, blocks, etc.).
Parenteau: 1
Waters: 2
Schneemann: 5
Jade Kawamoto: 1
RALLIES ENDING IN THREE SHOTS OR LESS (excluding winners): 14.
GOOD FUNDAMENTALS: The two categories above accounted for only 18% of the rallies.
CLEAN WINNERS: (No net-cord, no opponent’s paddle).
Parenteau: 5
Waters: 9
Schneemann: 11
Jade Kawamoto: 6
(23% of the rallies ended with a clean winner)
HIGHLIGHT REEL: (ATPs, Ernes, etc.)
Parenteau: 1 Erne.
Waters: 1 ATP defended.
Schneemann: 1 ATP, 1 ‘Tweener (see photo)
Jade Kawamoto: 1 Erne defended.
OFFENSIVE LOBS: _16.
Parenteau: (2). 1 in (lost rally), 1 out.
Waters: (14). 8 in (won rallies), 6 in (lost rallies)
VOLLEYS INTO THE NET:
Parenteau: 8
Waters: 8
Schneemann: 10
Jade Kawamoto: 7
GAME POINTS:
Parenteau/Waters: Won 3 out of 5.
Schneemann/Jade Kawamoto: none.
TIME OUTS: Did the team that called time out win the next rally? (excluding video reviews)
Parenteau/Waters: Won 1, Lost 0.
Schneemann/Jade Kawamoto: Won 2, Lost 1.
DVR ALERT:
- Game Two: 2-5-1, 41 shot rally.
- Game Two: 8-3-1, Parenteau save, Waters winner.
- Game Three: 3-4-1, Waters lob/drop combo.
- Game Three: 5-4-1, Schneemann ‘Tweener.
MATCH NOTES:
- First PPA Women’s Final for both Schneemann and Jade Kawamoto.
***STATS BREAKDOWN***
PPA Florida Open, Holly Hill, Florida, March 12, 2023.
MEN’S SINGLES FINAL: Ben Johns defeated Collin Shick, 6-11, 11-3, 11-0.
CLEAN WINNERS: (No net-cord, no opponent’s paddle).
Johns: 12, including 2 on the third shot.
Shick: 12, including 4 on the third shot.
ERRORS on BASELINE DRIVES:
Johns: 3
Shick: 6
ERRORS on SERVE, RETURN, THIRD SHOT:
Johns: 3
Shick: 7
LONGEST RALLIES: 24 shots, 17 shots.
GAME POINTS:
Johns: Won 2 out of 3.
Shick: Won 1 out of 2.
TIME OUTS: Did the team that called time out win the next rally? (excluding video reviews)
Johns: Won 1, Lost 0.
Shick: Won 1, Lost 1.
DVR ALERT:
- Game One: 3-2, 17-shot rally with a hands battle.
- Game One, 6-10, Shick Erne.
- Game Two: 2-0, Shick sharply-angled backhand volley.
- Game Three, 7-0, Match-high 24-shot rally.
MATCH NOTES:
- First PPA Final for Shick, the #30 seed.
***STATS BREAKDOWN***
PPA Florida Open, Holly Hill, Florida, March 12, 2023.
WOMEN’S SINGLES FINAL: Catherine Parenteau defeated Lea Jansen, 11-4, 11-2.
CLEAN WINNERS: (No net-cord, no opponent’s paddle).
Parenteau: 14, including 4 on the third shot.
Jansen: 13, including 0 on the third shot.
ERRORS on BASELINE DRIVES:
Parenteau: 3
Jansen: 9
ERRORS on SERVE, RETURN, THIRD SHOT:
Parenteau: 5
Jansen: 3
LONGEST RALLY: 14 shots.
GAME POINTS:
Parenteau: Won 2 out of 6.
Jansen: none.
TIME OUTS: Did the team that called time out win the next rally? (excluding video reviews)
Parenteau: Won 0, Lost 1.
Jansen: Won 2, Lost 1.
DVR ALERT:
- Game One: 9-4, an athletic 13-shot rally with a Parenteau winner.
- Game Two: 6-1, Parenteau sharply-angled backhand winner.
- Game Two: 2-10, Match-high 14-shot rally.
MATCH NOTES:
- Parenteau defeated Anna Leigh Waters in the semifinals.
- Back-to-back tournament titles for Parenteau.
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