Novak Djokovic beat Denis Shapovalov 6-3, 6-4 in the Paris final, 2019 on indoor hard court
It was Djokovic's record extending 5th title at the event. Shapovalov was playing his first Masters final
Djokovic won 61 points, Shapovalov 43
Serve Stats
Djokovic...
- 1st serve percentage (36/51) 71%
- 1st serve points won (29/36) 81%
- 2nd serve points won (12/15) 80%
- Aces 2
- Double Faults 1
- Unreturned Serve Percentage (29/51) 57%
Shapovalov...
- 1st serve percentage (36/53) 68%
- 1st serve points won (30/36) 83%
- 2nd serve points won (3/17) 18%
- Aces 11, Service Winners 2
- Double Faults 3
- Unreturned Serve Percentage (21/53) 40%
Serve Patterns
Djokovic served...
- to FH 50%
- to BH 46%
- to Body 4%
Shapovalov served...
- to FH 40%
- to BH 56%
- to Body 4%
Return Stats
Djokovic made...
- 29 (12 FH, 17 BH), including 1 runaround FH
- 2 Winners (1 FH, 1 BH)
- 8 Errors, all forced...
- 8 Forced (6 FH, 2 BH)
- Return Rate (29/50) 58%
Shapovalov made...
- 21 (11 FH, 10 BH)
- 27 Errors, comprising...
- 13 Unforced (6 FH, 7 BH)
- 14 Forced (9 FH, 5 BH)
- Return Rate (21/50) 42%
Break Points
Djokovic 2/4 (3 games)
Shapovalov 0/1
Winners (including returns, excluding serves)
Djokovic 8 (4 FH, 2 BH, 1 FHV, 1 OH)
Shapovalov 10 (5 FH, 1 BH, 2 FHV, 1 BHV, 1 OH)
Djokovic's FHs - 1 cc pass, 2 inside-out (1 return) and 1 inside-in
- BHs - 1 cc pass and 1 inside-in return (a mishit)
- 1 from a serve-volley point, a first volley FHV
Shapovalov's FHs - 2 cc (1 pass), 1 cc/inside-in, 1 dtl and 1 inside-out
- BH - 1 dtl at net
- 1 from a serve-volley point, a first volley BHV
Errors (excluding serves and returns)
Djokovic 11
- 7 Unforced (4 FH, 3 BH, FHV)
- 4 Forced (1 FH, 3 BH)
- Unforced Error Forcefulness Index 45.7
Shapovalov 21
- 18 Unforced (12 FH, 3 BH, 2 FHV, 1 BHV)
- 3 Forced (2 FH, 1 BH)
- Unforced Error Forcefulness Index 50
(Note 1: All 1/2 volleys refer to such shots played at net. 1/2 volleys played from other parts of the court are included within relevant groundstroke numbers)
(Note 2: the Unforced Error Forcefulness Index is an indicator of how aggressive the average UE was. The numbers presented are keyed on 4 categories - 20 defensive, 40 neutral, 50 attacking and 60 winner attempt)
Net Points & Serve-Volley
Djokovic was...
- 4/6 (67%) at net, including...
- 2/2 serve-volleying, both 1st serves
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- 0/1 retreated
Shapovalov was...
- 6/11 (55%) at net, including...
- 1/1 serve-volleying, a 1st serve
Match Report
Shapovalov serves unreturnably well, leaving Djokovic to wait around for second serves he can hope to get into. And Shapovalov can't return a good, but not overwhelming serve to any extent on a quick-ish court. And when returns are put in play, it doesn't take Shapalov long to put it out, usually with aggressive shots from regulation positions (read: stupidly)
Paris tends to be on slow side. This court is the opposite. Quick-ish sure, maybe even quick. But not 50/100 non-double faults serves unreturned quick
Shapo's serve is just too strong. He's got 11 aces and 2 service winners. Beside that, draws just 8 return errors (all forced - many particularly hard, near service winners calibre). Irresistible serving and good job by Djoko putting back in play what isn't completely untouchable. No thumping returns back to baseline showing from Djoko, he just returns normally
83% first serves won by Shapo, serving at 68%. A good start
Then 18% second serves. A bad follow up. His second serves are good enough that Djoko doesn't or can't punish them as he tends to, and Shapo's left in position to do what he wants with third ball. Almost always, he goes for a big, attacking shot. Often missing, or Djoko pushing the ball back in play from reactive position. And Shapo goes on to miss attacking shots down the line sooner or later
18 UEs and to 11 winners from Shapo, while forcing small 4 errors. He misses easy volleys, he misses amibtious attacking shots, he goes for attacking shots from regulation positions. In a hurry to get things over with quickly - and nowhere near good enough to pull it off. Poor showing from Shapo in play
And on the return. Djoko's got humongous 57% unreturned rate, but only 2 aces. I doubt you'll find that high a rate with that few unreturnables. Good serving from Djoko. Not overly powerful, but he gets the serves wide enough to stretch Shapo. Good for 30-35% unreturned and drawing weak returns he can attack... but 57% is much too high. Big blackmark against Shapo's returning, despite good serving from Djoko
13/27 return errors have been marked unforced. They're on hard side for being marked unforced. More returnable than otherwise, and would require particularly good returning to get back without leaving Djoko in command, but still, unforced. Balls he would expect to put in play
Shapo misses returns both looking to poke/push back in play and thrash close to lines. He does very little right on the return, including against 2nd serves
With 57% unreturned rate, there's not much left for Djoko to do to hold serve. Put the ball in play and let Shapo miss. He's also in charge after most returns and can put the ball in play a bit wide or hard hit. Its sound tennis for the conditions and against the type of opponent who can't keep ball in court
Djoko serves at 71%, and wins 81% first serve points and near same 80% second serve ones. Plenty of return errors against 2nd serves by Shapo too
With serve so dominating, it doesn't necessarily matter that Shapo can't get into return games at all. As long as he can keep holding, sets are up in air at least. You see dynamics like this usually when huge servers clash on very fast courts. Neither condition applies here, so match is a bit unusual
Djokovic basically waiting around for Shapo to miss a few first serves and then mess up with attacking errors in play. Shapo's sloppiness is such that it can be counted on. And Djoko staying typically clean with just 7 UEs at low 45.7 UEFI. Keeping ball in play, not doing much (let alone too much)... giving Shapo rope to hang himself with
Match Progression
Poor start by Shapo effectively decides first set and its 3-0 for Djokovic at first changeover with the 1 break. Healthy 3/6 first serves in in the game Shapo's broken too, but he muffs a putaway FHV along with 3 other FHs (2 neutral shots, 1 inside-out winner attempt) to lose his serve
More or less routine holds for rest of set. At this point, match could be virtually even but for nervy start for youngster in his first masters final.
Shapo saves break point in 2nd set opener. He gest himself into trouble with a double fault and again, missing putaway FHV but power serves his way out. Routine holds from thereon, with both players serving at and coasting on high percentage of first serves in.
Break comes in game 7. Shapo makes 1/5 first serves and misses aggressive FH shots on all 4 2nd serve points. He has his only break point next game on back of 3 consecutive groundstroke UEs from Djoko from 30-0 up. Its only the 2nd time all match he's been up in a return game (the other was a 0-15), and ends up being the last. 2 regulation return misses and an aggressive BH cc miss later, Djoko holds
2 routine holds later, match is dusted and done
Summing up, Djokovic doing the needful in his business-as-usual way while Shapovalov's returning isn't upto scratch and he's loose and wild in play. Match is unduly serve-dominated relative to conditions - Shapovalov serves irresistibly at times to account for his part, and while Djoko serves well too, Shapovalov's returning is more at fault than Djokovic's serve is strong
With so many unreturned serves, there isn't much court action. On what there is, Djokovic keeps ball in play appropriately - a little harder hit and wide in his service games, reactive and putting ball back in play in return games - and Shapovalov looks for and makes meal of untamed aggressive tendencies.
Djokovic doing the needful, Shapovalov faulty on return and in play
It was Djokovic's record extending 5th title at the event. Shapovalov was playing his first Masters final
Djokovic won 61 points, Shapovalov 43
Serve Stats
Djokovic...
- 1st serve percentage (36/51) 71%
- 1st serve points won (29/36) 81%
- 2nd serve points won (12/15) 80%
- Aces 2
- Double Faults 1
- Unreturned Serve Percentage (29/51) 57%
Shapovalov...
- 1st serve percentage (36/53) 68%
- 1st serve points won (30/36) 83%
- 2nd serve points won (3/17) 18%
- Aces 11, Service Winners 2
- Double Faults 3
- Unreturned Serve Percentage (21/53) 40%
Serve Patterns
Djokovic served...
- to FH 50%
- to BH 46%
- to Body 4%
Shapovalov served...
- to FH 40%
- to BH 56%
- to Body 4%
Return Stats
Djokovic made...
- 29 (12 FH, 17 BH), including 1 runaround FH
- 2 Winners (1 FH, 1 BH)
- 8 Errors, all forced...
- 8 Forced (6 FH, 2 BH)
- Return Rate (29/50) 58%
Shapovalov made...
- 21 (11 FH, 10 BH)
- 27 Errors, comprising...
- 13 Unforced (6 FH, 7 BH)
- 14 Forced (9 FH, 5 BH)
- Return Rate (21/50) 42%
Break Points
Djokovic 2/4 (3 games)
Shapovalov 0/1
Winners (including returns, excluding serves)
Djokovic 8 (4 FH, 2 BH, 1 FHV, 1 OH)
Shapovalov 10 (5 FH, 1 BH, 2 FHV, 1 BHV, 1 OH)
Djokovic's FHs - 1 cc pass, 2 inside-out (1 return) and 1 inside-in
- BHs - 1 cc pass and 1 inside-in return (a mishit)
- 1 from a serve-volley point, a first volley FHV
Shapovalov's FHs - 2 cc (1 pass), 1 cc/inside-in, 1 dtl and 1 inside-out
- BH - 1 dtl at net
- 1 from a serve-volley point, a first volley BHV
Errors (excluding serves and returns)
Djokovic 11
- 7 Unforced (4 FH, 3 BH, FHV)
- 4 Forced (1 FH, 3 BH)
- Unforced Error Forcefulness Index 45.7
Shapovalov 21
- 18 Unforced (12 FH, 3 BH, 2 FHV, 1 BHV)
- 3 Forced (2 FH, 1 BH)
- Unforced Error Forcefulness Index 50
(Note 1: All 1/2 volleys refer to such shots played at net. 1/2 volleys played from other parts of the court are included within relevant groundstroke numbers)
(Note 2: the Unforced Error Forcefulness Index is an indicator of how aggressive the average UE was. The numbers presented are keyed on 4 categories - 20 defensive, 40 neutral, 50 attacking and 60 winner attempt)
Net Points & Serve-Volley
Djokovic was...
- 4/6 (67%) at net, including...
- 2/2 serve-volleying, both 1st serves
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- 0/1 retreated
Shapovalov was...
- 6/11 (55%) at net, including...
- 1/1 serve-volleying, a 1st serve
Match Report
Shapovalov serves unreturnably well, leaving Djokovic to wait around for second serves he can hope to get into. And Shapovalov can't return a good, but not overwhelming serve to any extent on a quick-ish court. And when returns are put in play, it doesn't take Shapalov long to put it out, usually with aggressive shots from regulation positions (read: stupidly)
Paris tends to be on slow side. This court is the opposite. Quick-ish sure, maybe even quick. But not 50/100 non-double faults serves unreturned quick
Shapo's serve is just too strong. He's got 11 aces and 2 service winners. Beside that, draws just 8 return errors (all forced - many particularly hard, near service winners calibre). Irresistible serving and good job by Djoko putting back in play what isn't completely untouchable. No thumping returns back to baseline showing from Djoko, he just returns normally
83% first serves won by Shapo, serving at 68%. A good start
Then 18% second serves. A bad follow up. His second serves are good enough that Djoko doesn't or can't punish them as he tends to, and Shapo's left in position to do what he wants with third ball. Almost always, he goes for a big, attacking shot. Often missing, or Djoko pushing the ball back in play from reactive position. And Shapo goes on to miss attacking shots down the line sooner or later
18 UEs and to 11 winners from Shapo, while forcing small 4 errors. He misses easy volleys, he misses amibtious attacking shots, he goes for attacking shots from regulation positions. In a hurry to get things over with quickly - and nowhere near good enough to pull it off. Poor showing from Shapo in play
And on the return. Djoko's got humongous 57% unreturned rate, but only 2 aces. I doubt you'll find that high a rate with that few unreturnables. Good serving from Djoko. Not overly powerful, but he gets the serves wide enough to stretch Shapo. Good for 30-35% unreturned and drawing weak returns he can attack... but 57% is much too high. Big blackmark against Shapo's returning, despite good serving from Djoko
13/27 return errors have been marked unforced. They're on hard side for being marked unforced. More returnable than otherwise, and would require particularly good returning to get back without leaving Djoko in command, but still, unforced. Balls he would expect to put in play
Shapo misses returns both looking to poke/push back in play and thrash close to lines. He does very little right on the return, including against 2nd serves
With 57% unreturned rate, there's not much left for Djoko to do to hold serve. Put the ball in play and let Shapo miss. He's also in charge after most returns and can put the ball in play a bit wide or hard hit. Its sound tennis for the conditions and against the type of opponent who can't keep ball in court
Djoko serves at 71%, and wins 81% first serve points and near same 80% second serve ones. Plenty of return errors against 2nd serves by Shapo too
With serve so dominating, it doesn't necessarily matter that Shapo can't get into return games at all. As long as he can keep holding, sets are up in air at least. You see dynamics like this usually when huge servers clash on very fast courts. Neither condition applies here, so match is a bit unusual
Djokovic basically waiting around for Shapo to miss a few first serves and then mess up with attacking errors in play. Shapo's sloppiness is such that it can be counted on. And Djoko staying typically clean with just 7 UEs at low 45.7 UEFI. Keeping ball in play, not doing much (let alone too much)... giving Shapo rope to hang himself with
Match Progression
Poor start by Shapo effectively decides first set and its 3-0 for Djokovic at first changeover with the 1 break. Healthy 3/6 first serves in in the game Shapo's broken too, but he muffs a putaway FHV along with 3 other FHs (2 neutral shots, 1 inside-out winner attempt) to lose his serve
More or less routine holds for rest of set. At this point, match could be virtually even but for nervy start for youngster in his first masters final.
Shapo saves break point in 2nd set opener. He gest himself into trouble with a double fault and again, missing putaway FHV but power serves his way out. Routine holds from thereon, with both players serving at and coasting on high percentage of first serves in.
Break comes in game 7. Shapo makes 1/5 first serves and misses aggressive FH shots on all 4 2nd serve points. He has his only break point next game on back of 3 consecutive groundstroke UEs from Djoko from 30-0 up. Its only the 2nd time all match he's been up in a return game (the other was a 0-15), and ends up being the last. 2 regulation return misses and an aggressive BH cc miss later, Djoko holds
2 routine holds later, match is dusted and done
Summing up, Djokovic doing the needful in his business-as-usual way while Shapovalov's returning isn't upto scratch and he's loose and wild in play. Match is unduly serve-dominated relative to conditions - Shapovalov serves irresistibly at times to account for his part, and while Djoko serves well too, Shapovalov's returning is more at fault than Djokovic's serve is strong
With so many unreturned serves, there isn't much court action. On what there is, Djokovic keeps ball in play appropriately - a little harder hit and wide in his service games, reactive and putting ball back in play in return games - and Shapovalov looks for and makes meal of untamed aggressive tendencies.
Djokovic doing the needful, Shapovalov faulty on return and in play
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