Juan Carlos Ferrero beat Carlos Moya 7-5, 6-3, 6-4 in the Monte Carlo final, 2002 on clay
It was Ferrero’s first title at the event and he would defend it the following year. Moya had previously won in 1998
Ferrero won 100 points, Moya 75
Serve Stats
Ferrero...
- 1st serve percentage (62/91) 68%
- 1st serve points won (50/62) 81%
- 2nd serve points won (17/29) 59%
- Aces 2 (1 second serve)
- Double Faults 1
- Unreturned Serve Percentage (26/91) 29%
Moya...
- 1st serve percentage (43/84) 51%
- 1st serve points won (28/43) 65%
- 2nd serve points won (23/41) 56%
- Aces 4 (1 second serve)
- Double Faults 1
- Unreturned Serve Percentage (16/84) 19%
Serve Patterns
Ferrero served...
- to FH 16%
- to BH 77%
- to Body 8%
Moya served...
- to FH 25%
- to BH 61%
- to Body 13%
Return Stats
Ferrero made...
- 67 (17 FH, 50 BH), including 3 runaround FHs
- 12 Errors, comprising...
- 9 Unforced (4 FH, 5 BH)
- 3 Forced (2 FH, 1 BH)
- Return Rate (67/83) 81%
Moya made...
- 64 (19 FH, 45 BH), including 13 runaround FHs & 1 return-approach
- 2 Winners (2 FH), both runaround FHs
- 24 Errors, comprising...
- 12 Unforced (3 FH, 9 BH)
- 12 Forced (4 FH, 8 BH)
- Return Rate (64/90) 71%
Break Points
Ferrero 4/5 (4 games)
Moya 1/5 (2 games)
Winners (including returns, excluding serves)
Ferrero 26 (15 FH, 6 BH, 2 FHV, 2 BHV, 1 OH)
Moya 20 (13 FH, 3 BH, 1 FHV, 2 BHV, 1 OH)
Ferrero's FHs - 5 cc (1 pass), 1 cc/inside-in, 1 cc/longline, 4 inside-out, 2 inside-in, 1 drop shot, 1 net chord dribbler
- BHs - 4 cc (2 passes), 2 dtl (1 at net)
Moya's FHs - 2 cc (1 runaround return), 2 dtl (1 pass at net), 4 inside-out (1 runaround return), 1 inside-in, 1 longline at net, 1 drop shot
- BHs - 2 cc, 1 dtl
Errors (excluding serves and returns)
Ferrero 38
- 20 Unforced (12 FH, 8 BH)
- 18 Forced (8 FH, 8 BH, 1 FHV, 1 FH1/2V)... with 1 BH running-down-drop-shot at net
- Unforced Error Forcefulness Index 45.5
Moya 47
- 36 Unforced (20 FH, 14 BH, 1 FHV, 1 OH)... with 1 baseline OH on the bounce
- 11 Forced (3 FH, 8 BH)... with 1 BH running-down-drop-shot at net
- Unforced Error Forcefulness Index 47.2
(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
Ferrero was...
- 11/16 (69%) at net, including...
- 1/2 serve-volley, both 1st serves
Moya was 12/19 (63%) at net, with...
- 0/1 return-approaching
- 0/1 forced back
Match Report
Hard hitting, biased towards FH baseline match with both players playing well. And Ferrero is better at almost everything
26 winners, 20 UEs from Ferrero. First class
Ferrero slightly better serve, and stays on top of the return more
Ferrero’s less dependent on stronger FH, and able to keep better, more central court position. There isn’t much between the two FHs otherwise, but with Moya moving over to play FHs considerably, it puts him at disadvantage in court position that he doesn’t compensate for by being more damaging
Is moving over to play FHs justified for Moya? It isn’t un-justified. Ferrero tends to get better of BH exchanges, his being harder hit and more reliable. And Moya tends to give up weaker ball if his BH is targetted. And Fer punishes weaker balls clinically, without strain. Not necessarily dispatching them for winners, but seizing control of point, pushing Moya further behind or wide and ultimately, coming away with such points
Ferrero’s more focused and/or shows better stamina. It looks like a very hot day and both players energy levels have waned by the end. Moya’s has either waned a little more or process of losing the match grates on is mind. He goes ‘off’ a little more than Fer, though both do at least a little. Fer is also a little quicker around court
Action is hard hitting, not grindy at all. Looks like a hard court match. And stats are more in line with it
Both players winning healthy second serve points (Fer 59%, Moya 56%). Unusual for clay, when one player is considerably better than the other. You’d expect whoever the better player is to win bulk off both second serves. Moya’s figure is indicator he plays well too
First serve points won of Fer 81%, Moya 65%, sees Fer shoot ahead. Fer with such a large load is unusual for clay and most ready interpretation for it would be he serves very big. He does have more powerful first serve, and it is good one (Moya’s isn’t bad either), but nothing to account for that high a winning rate. That would be more Fer’s ability to build up from any small advantage - whether its Moya’s BH-leaning court position or dealing with slightly weaker balls. If first serve draws not-strong return, Fer’s clinical in capitilizing. More often than not, not at once
He dispatches the odd winner but usually, squeezes Moya out - pushing him back, moving him wide. Points might even end with ‘pressured’ UEs, let alone FEs. Its beautifully controlled, clinical tennis
Serve & Return
Both players with good serves, Ferrero slightly bigger. That + much bigger in-count (68% to 51%) would do for him to come up on top of serve-return contest
Throw in Fer being that much more focused (not having loss of concentration, as Moya does at times) and being about even in returning consistency even when both players are keyed in - and he’s got substantial advantage in it
Freebies - Fer 29%, Moya 19%
29% being large on clay
Return UEs are similar (Fer 9, Moya 12, with Moya facing 7 more serves), but Fer just 3 FEs to Moya’s 12. Moya’s higher figure is related to his movement slipping at times and his not being able to get into optimal position to return. That proportion over-indicates proportion of tough serves each player faces (though Moya, with in-counts being what they are, does face more)
Both with a second serve ace. Fer’s is product of Moya misanticipating and moving wrong way for the return. Moya delivering 3 first serves aces from 43 serves to Fer’s 1 from 62 is about only thing Moya has advantage off
Again with the runaround FHs, though here, it actually works for Moya. He goes off moving over for them for much of the match, but still has 13 to Fer’s modest 3
2/13 are winners and another hard forces an error on break point. No errors going for runaround FH for Moya
Moya’s BH returns though tending to be on soft side, leaving Fer chance to control upcoming rally more than other way around. Fer’s BH returns tend to be firmer
Both directing bulk to BH, both returning mostly off BH
Pretty similar stuff - and Fer better at almost all of it - in-count, force of serves, returning consistency. Moya leading aces and return-winners despite that. 10% advantage on freebies is Fer’s advantage + drawing weaker returns (not very weak, but weaker), and then they rally
It was Ferrero’s first title at the event and he would defend it the following year. Moya had previously won in 1998
Ferrero won 100 points, Moya 75
Serve Stats
Ferrero...
- 1st serve percentage (62/91) 68%
- 1st serve points won (50/62) 81%
- 2nd serve points won (17/29) 59%
- Aces 2 (1 second serve)
- Double Faults 1
- Unreturned Serve Percentage (26/91) 29%
Moya...
- 1st serve percentage (43/84) 51%
- 1st serve points won (28/43) 65%
- 2nd serve points won (23/41) 56%
- Aces 4 (1 second serve)
- Double Faults 1
- Unreturned Serve Percentage (16/84) 19%
Serve Patterns
Ferrero served...
- to FH 16%
- to BH 77%
- to Body 8%
Moya served...
- to FH 25%
- to BH 61%
- to Body 13%
Return Stats
Ferrero made...
- 67 (17 FH, 50 BH), including 3 runaround FHs
- 12 Errors, comprising...
- 9 Unforced (4 FH, 5 BH)
- 3 Forced (2 FH, 1 BH)
- Return Rate (67/83) 81%
Moya made...
- 64 (19 FH, 45 BH), including 13 runaround FHs & 1 return-approach
- 2 Winners (2 FH), both runaround FHs
- 24 Errors, comprising...
- 12 Unforced (3 FH, 9 BH)
- 12 Forced (4 FH, 8 BH)
- Return Rate (64/90) 71%
Break Points
Ferrero 4/5 (4 games)
Moya 1/5 (2 games)
Winners (including returns, excluding serves)
Ferrero 26 (15 FH, 6 BH, 2 FHV, 2 BHV, 1 OH)
Moya 20 (13 FH, 3 BH, 1 FHV, 2 BHV, 1 OH)
Ferrero's FHs - 5 cc (1 pass), 1 cc/inside-in, 1 cc/longline, 4 inside-out, 2 inside-in, 1 drop shot, 1 net chord dribbler
- BHs - 4 cc (2 passes), 2 dtl (1 at net)
Moya's FHs - 2 cc (1 runaround return), 2 dtl (1 pass at net), 4 inside-out (1 runaround return), 1 inside-in, 1 longline at net, 1 drop shot
- BHs - 2 cc, 1 dtl
Errors (excluding serves and returns)
Ferrero 38
- 20 Unforced (12 FH, 8 BH)
- 18 Forced (8 FH, 8 BH, 1 FHV, 1 FH1/2V)... with 1 BH running-down-drop-shot at net
- Unforced Error Forcefulness Index 45.5
Moya 47
- 36 Unforced (20 FH, 14 BH, 1 FHV, 1 OH)... with 1 baseline OH on the bounce
- 11 Forced (3 FH, 8 BH)... with 1 BH running-down-drop-shot at net
- Unforced Error Forcefulness Index 47.2
(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
Ferrero was...
- 11/16 (69%) at net, including...
- 1/2 serve-volley, both 1st serves
Moya was 12/19 (63%) at net, with...
- 0/1 return-approaching
- 0/1 forced back
Match Report
Hard hitting, biased towards FH baseline match with both players playing well. And Ferrero is better at almost everything
26 winners, 20 UEs from Ferrero. First class
Ferrero slightly better serve, and stays on top of the return more
Ferrero’s less dependent on stronger FH, and able to keep better, more central court position. There isn’t much between the two FHs otherwise, but with Moya moving over to play FHs considerably, it puts him at disadvantage in court position that he doesn’t compensate for by being more damaging
Is moving over to play FHs justified for Moya? It isn’t un-justified. Ferrero tends to get better of BH exchanges, his being harder hit and more reliable. And Moya tends to give up weaker ball if his BH is targetted. And Fer punishes weaker balls clinically, without strain. Not necessarily dispatching them for winners, but seizing control of point, pushing Moya further behind or wide and ultimately, coming away with such points
Ferrero’s more focused and/or shows better stamina. It looks like a very hot day and both players energy levels have waned by the end. Moya’s has either waned a little more or process of losing the match grates on is mind. He goes ‘off’ a little more than Fer, though both do at least a little. Fer is also a little quicker around court
Action is hard hitting, not grindy at all. Looks like a hard court match. And stats are more in line with it
Both players winning healthy second serve points (Fer 59%, Moya 56%). Unusual for clay, when one player is considerably better than the other. You’d expect whoever the better player is to win bulk off both second serves. Moya’s figure is indicator he plays well too
First serve points won of Fer 81%, Moya 65%, sees Fer shoot ahead. Fer with such a large load is unusual for clay and most ready interpretation for it would be he serves very big. He does have more powerful first serve, and it is good one (Moya’s isn’t bad either), but nothing to account for that high a winning rate. That would be more Fer’s ability to build up from any small advantage - whether its Moya’s BH-leaning court position or dealing with slightly weaker balls. If first serve draws not-strong return, Fer’s clinical in capitilizing. More often than not, not at once
He dispatches the odd winner but usually, squeezes Moya out - pushing him back, moving him wide. Points might even end with ‘pressured’ UEs, let alone FEs. Its beautifully controlled, clinical tennis
Serve & Return
Both players with good serves, Ferrero slightly bigger. That + much bigger in-count (68% to 51%) would do for him to come up on top of serve-return contest
Throw in Fer being that much more focused (not having loss of concentration, as Moya does at times) and being about even in returning consistency even when both players are keyed in - and he’s got substantial advantage in it
Freebies - Fer 29%, Moya 19%
29% being large on clay
Return UEs are similar (Fer 9, Moya 12, with Moya facing 7 more serves), but Fer just 3 FEs to Moya’s 12. Moya’s higher figure is related to his movement slipping at times and his not being able to get into optimal position to return. That proportion over-indicates proportion of tough serves each player faces (though Moya, with in-counts being what they are, does face more)
Both with a second serve ace. Fer’s is product of Moya misanticipating and moving wrong way for the return. Moya delivering 3 first serves aces from 43 serves to Fer’s 1 from 62 is about only thing Moya has advantage off
Again with the runaround FHs, though here, it actually works for Moya. He goes off moving over for them for much of the match, but still has 13 to Fer’s modest 3
2/13 are winners and another hard forces an error on break point. No errors going for runaround FH for Moya
Moya’s BH returns though tending to be on soft side, leaving Fer chance to control upcoming rally more than other way around. Fer’s BH returns tend to be firmer
Both directing bulk to BH, both returning mostly off BH
Pretty similar stuff - and Fer better at almost all of it - in-count, force of serves, returning consistency. Moya leading aces and return-winners despite that. 10% advantage on freebies is Fer’s advantage + drawing weaker returns (not very weak, but weaker), and then they rally