Introducing the Carvana PPA Tour “Stats-Wrap” from the PPA Masters at Rancho Mirage, featuring a breakdown of all five gold medal matches.
The matches appear in this order.
- Mixed doubles
- Men’s doubles
- Women’s doubles
- Women’s singles
- Men’s singles
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***STATS BREAKDOWN***
PPA Masters, Rancho Mirage California, January 15, 2023.
MIXED DOUBLES FINAL: Anna Leigh Waters and Ben Johns defeated Jessie Irvine and Riley Newman, 11-4, 11-7, 11-4.
RALLIES:
943 shots.
96 rallies.
9.8 shots per rally.
2.0 rallies per point scored.
55/96 rallies were 9 shots or less. (58%)
41/96 rallies were 10 shots or more. (42%)
Shortest: 1 shot (2), 2 shots (7), 3 shots (3), 4 shots (6).
(18% of the rallies were four shots or fewer.)
Longest: 46, 30, 29.
(Two rallies were 30 shots or more. Nine were 20+.)
THIRD SHOTS:
Waters: 8 drops, 2 drives. (80% drops)
Johns: 36 drops, 7 drives. (83% drops)
Waters/Johns: 44 drops, 9 drives. (83% drops)
Irvine: 20 drops, 3 drives. (86% drops)
Newman: 5 drops, 6 drives (45% drops)
Irvine/Newman: 25 drops, 9 drives. (69% drops)
Third Shot Totals: 69 drops, 18 drives (79% drops)
***Missed Serves/Returns/Third Shots***
Waters: (2). 1 return-long, 1 third shot drop-net.
Johns: (3). 1 return-net, 1 return-long, 1 third shot drive-net.
Irvine: (4). 1 serve-long, 2 returns-long, 1 third shot drive-long.
Newman: (2). 1 serve-wide, 1 return-long.
***Third Shots Kept “In Play”***
Waters: 10/11 = 91%
Johns: 43/44 = 97.7%
Irvine: 23/24 = 96%
Newman: 11/11 = 100%
SPEED-UPS:
Instances counted were 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, these numbers do not include speedups that were eventually re-set during the same rally, or when a team became clearly defensive) Here are those “speed-ups,” and the ensuing result for that team.
Waters: initiated and won 7, initiated and lost 6.
Johns: initiated and won 12, initiated and lost 2.
Waters/Johns: initiated and won 19, initiated and lost 8. (70% success)
Irvine: initiated and won 1, initiated and lost 4.
Newman: initiated and won 5, initiated and lost 7.
Irvine/Newman: initiated and won 6, initiated and lost 11. (35% success rate)
Speed-up Totals: In the instances I counted, the team that initiated the speed-up won 25 and lost 19, for a 56% success rate.
DINKS INTO THE NET OR WIDE: (Unstressed, “regular” dinks. Not speed-ups, blocks, etc.).
Waters: 2
Johns: 2
Irvine: 0
Newman: 1
RALLIES ENDING IN THREE SHOTS OR LESS (excluding winners): 11.
GOOD FUNDAMENTALS: The two categories above accounted for only 16% of the rallies.
CLEAN WINNERS: (No net-cord, no opponent’s paddle).
Waters: 7
Johns: 15
Irvine: 2
Newman: 0
(25% of the rallies ended with a clean winner)
HIGHLIGHT REEL: (ATPs, Ernes, etc.)
Waters: 1 Erne.
Johns: 1 Erne.
Irvine: 1 ATP.
Newman: 2 Ernes defended, 3 left-handed shots.
OFFENSIVE LOBS: 2.
Waters: 2, both in, won both rallies.
VOLLEYS INTO THE NET:
Waters: 2
Johns: 3
Irvine: 5
Newman: 4
GAME POINTS:
Waters/Johns: Won 3 out of 4.
Irvine/Newman: none.
TIME OUTS: Did the team that called time out win the next rally? (excluding video reviews)
Waters/Johns: TV timeouts only.
Irvine/Newman: TV timeouts only.
DVR ALERT: Points to go back and watch
- Game One, 2-5-1, Newman left-handed overhead smash.
- Game Two, 4-2-1, solid overall rally.
- Game Two, 4-2-2, match-long 46-shot rally.
- Game Two, 10-7-1, Waters’ Erne on game point sets up Johns’ winner.
MATCH NOTES:
- Season opener. Waters/Johns won 12 times in 2022, beating Irvine four times in the gold medal match (with Jay Devilliers), and Newman four times in the gold medal match (with Catherine Parenteau.)
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***STATS BREAKDOWN***
PPA Masters, Rancho Mirage California, January 15, 2023.
MENS DOUBLES FINAL: Collin Johns and Ben Johns defeated Matt Wright and Riley Newman, 11-5, 5-11, 11-6.
RALLIES:
1,057 shots.
106 rallies.
9.97 shots per rally.
2.16 rallies per point scored.
66/106 rallies were 9 shots or less. (62%)
40/106 rallies were 10 shots or more. (38%)
Shortest: 1 shot (1), 2 shots (2), 3 shots (6), 4 shots (6).
(14% of the rallies were four shots or fewer.)
Longest: 42, 34, 31, 30.
(Four rallies were 30 shots or more. Eleven were 20+.)
THIRD SHOTS:
Collin Johns: 4 drops, 6 drives. (40% drops)
Ben Johns: 22 drops, 21 drives. (51% drops)
Johns/Johns: 26 drops, 27 drives. (49% drops)
Wright: 3 drops, 12 drives. (20% drops)
Newman: 14 drops, 21 drives (40% drops)
Wright/Newman: 17 drops, 33 drives. (34% drops)
Third Shot Totals: 43 drops, 60 drives (42% drops)
***Missed Serves/Returns/Third Shots***
Collin Johns: none.
Ben Johns: (3). 1 serve-long, 1 return-net, 1 third shot drop-net.
Wright: (3). 1 third shot drop-net, 2 third shot drives-net.
Newman: (3). 1 return-net, 2 third shot drops-net.
***Third Shots Kept “In Play”***
Collin Johns: 10/10 = 100%
Ben Johns: 43/44 = 97.7%
Wright: 15/18 = 83%
Newman: 35/37 = 94.6%
SPEED-UPS:
Instances counted were 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, these numbers do not include speedups that were eventually re-set during the same rally, or when a team became clearly defensive) Here are those “speed-ups,” and the ensuing result for that team.
Collin Johns: initiated and won 0, initiated and lost 0.
Ben Johns: initiated and won 7, initiated and lost 5.
Johns/Johns: initiated and won 7, initiated and lost 5. (58% success)
Wright: initiated and won 12, initiated and lost 10.
Newman: initiated and won 10, initiated and lost 8.
Wright/Newman: initiated and won 22, initiated and lost 18. (55% success rate)
Speed-up Totals: In the instances I counted, the team that initiated the speed-up won 29 and lost 23, for a 56% success rate.
DINKS INTO THE NET OR WIDE: (Unstressed, “regular” dinks. Not speed-ups, blocks, etc.).
Collin Johns: 0
Ben Johns: 2
Wright: 2
Newman: 0
RALLIES ENDING IN THREE SHOTS OR LESS (excluding winners): 9.
GOOD FUNDAMENTALS: The two categories above accounted for only 11% of the rallies.
CLEAN WINNERS: (No net-cord, no opponent’s paddle).
Collin Johns: 1
Ben Johns: 6
Wright: 6
Newman: 7
(18% of the rallies ended with a clean winner)
HIGHLIGHT REEL: (ATPs, Ernes, etc.)
Collin Johns: 3 Ernes.
Ben Johns: 1 ATP, 1 Erne defended.
Wright: 1 Erne.
Newman: 2 Ernes defended.
OFFENSIVE LOBS: none.
VOLLEYS INTO THE NET:
Collin Johns: 4
Ben Johns: 8
Wright: 12
Newman: 8
GAME POINTS:
Johns/Johns: Won 2 out of 2.
Wright/Newman: Won 1 out of 1.
TIME OUTS: Did the team that called time out win the next rally? (excluding video reviews)
Johns/Johns: none.
Wright/Newman: Won 0, Lost 2.
DVR ALERT: Points to go back and watch
- Game Three, 0-0-1, Collin Johns fourth-shot Erne.
- Game Three, last rally, game-high 42-shot rally.
MATCH NOTES:
- In 2022, Johns/Johns went 8-4 in PPA Finals vs Wright/Newman.
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***STATS BREAKDOWN***
PPA Masters, Rancho Mirage California, January 15, 2023.
WOMEN’S DOUBLES FINAL: Anna Leigh Waters and Anna Bright defeated Lucy Kovalova and Callie Jo Smith, 11-5, 11-7.
RALLIES:
654 shots.
67 rallies.
9.8 shots per rally.
1.97 rallies per point scored.
40/67 rallies were 9 shots or less. (59%)
27/67 rallies were 10 shots or more. (41%)
Shortest: 1 shot (0), 2 shots (0), 3 shots (4), 4 shots (0).
(8% of the rallies were four shots or fewer.)
Longest: 30, 28, 24.
(One rally was 30 shots or more. Six were 20+.)
THIRD SHOTS:
Waters: 9 drops, 6 drives. (60% drops)
Bright: 17 drops, 5 drives. (77% drops)
Waters/Bright: 26 drops, 11 drives. (70% drops)
Kovalova: 0 drops, 0 drives. (X% drops)
Smith: 27 drops, 2 drives (93% drops)
Kovalova/Smith: 27 drops, 2 drives. (93% drops)
Third Shot Totals: 53 drops, 13 drives (80% drops)
***Missed Serves/Returns/Third Shots***
Waters: (1). 1 third shot drive-long.
Bright: (2). 1 third shot drop-wide, 1 third-shot drive-net.
Kovalova: none.
Smith: (1). 1 third shot drop-net.
***Third Shots Kept “In Play”***
Waters: 15/16 = 93.7%
Bright: 22/24 = 91.6%
Kovalova: none.
Smith: 29/30 = 96.6%
SPEED-UPS:
Instances counted were 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, these numbers do not include speedups that were eventually re-set during the same rally, or when a team became clearly defensive) Here are those “speed-ups,” and the ensuing result for that team.
Waters: initiated and won 5, initiated and lost 2.
Bright: initiated and won 10, initiated and lost 6.
Waters/Bright: initiated and won 15, initiated and lost 8. (65% success)
Kovalova: initiated and won 2, initiated and lost 5.
Smith: initiated and won 2, initiated and lost 3.
Kovalova/Smith: initiated and won 4, initiated and lost 8. (33% success rate)
Speed-up Totals: In the instances I counted, the team that initiated the speed-up won 19 and lost 16, for a 54% success rate.
DINKS INTO THE NET OR WIDE: (Unstressed, “regular” dinks. Not speed-ups, blocks, etc.).
Waters: 0
Bright: 1
Kovalova: 1
Smith: 0
RALLIES ENDING IN THREE SHOTS OR LESS (excluding winners): 4.
GOOD FUNDAMENTALS: The two categories above accounted for only 9% of the rallies.
CLEAN WINNERS: (No net-cord, no opponent’s paddle).
Waters: 9
Bright: 7
Kovalova: 2
Smith: 3
(31% of the rallies ended with a clean winner)
HIGHLIGHT REEL: (ATPs, Ernes, etc.)
Waters: 1 ATP, 1 Erne defended.
Bright: none.
Kovalova: none.
Smith: 1 ATP, 1 Erne.
OFFENSIVE LOBS: 1.
Kovalova: 1, in, lost rally.
VOLLEYS INTO THE NET:
Waters: 5
Bright: 1
Kovalova: 4
Smith: 2
GAME POINTS:
Waters/Bright: Won 2 out of 6.
Kovalova/Smith: none.
TIME OUTS: Did the team that called time out win the next rally? (excluding video reviews)
Waters/Bright: Won 1, Lost 0.
Kovalova/Smith: Won 1, Lost 2.
DVR ALERT: Points to go back and watch
- Game One, 5-5-1, Defensive stand by Waters and Bright.
MATCH NOTES:
- First event and win for Waters and Bright.
- Kovalova and Smith won six PPA titles last year, and were 4-4 in Finals against Leigh and Anna Leigh Waters.
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***STATS BREAKDOWN***
PPA Masters, Rancho Mirage California, January 15, 2023.
WOMEN’S SINGLES FINAL: Anna Leigh Waters defeated Lea Jansen, 11-5, 11-2.
CLEAN WINNERS: (No net-cord, no opponent’s paddle).
Waters: 16, including 6 on the third shot.
Jansen: 3, including 0 on the third shot.
ERRORS on SERVE, RETURN, THIRD SHOT:
Waters: 7
Jansen: 6
LONGEST RALLY: 9 shots.
GAME POINTS:
Waters: Won 2 out of 2.
Jansen: none.
TIME OUTS: Did the team that called time out win the next rally? (excluding video reviews)
Waters: none.
Jansen: Won 0, Lost 4.
MATCH NOTES:
In 2022, Waters won 15 PPA Singles titles and was 5-0 against Jansen in gold medal matches. Waters also beat Jansen in the Nationals final.
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***STATS BREAKDOWN***
PPA Masters, Rancho Mirage California, January 15, 2023.
MENS SINGLES FINAL: Ben Johns defeated Federico Staksrud, 11-6, 11-6.
CLEAN WINNERS: (No net-cord, no opponent’s paddle).
Johns: 13, including 7 on the third shot.
Staksrud: 12, including 1 on the third shot.
ERRORS on SERVE, RETURN, THIRD SHOT:
Johns: 4.
Staksrud: 6.
LONGEST RALLY: 15 shots.
GAME POINTS:
Johns: Won 2 out of 2.
Staksrud: none.
TIME OUTS: Did the team that called time out win the next rally? (excluding video reviews)
Johns: none.
Staksrud: Won 2, Lost 0.
MATCH NOTES:
Johns won 9 PPA Singles titles in 2022.
Staksrud won one PPA Singles title in 2022, beating Rafa Hewett in Atlanta on May 22.
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