Mats Wilander beat Tomas Smid 6-1, 7-5 in the Stockholm final, 1983 on indoor hard court
It was Wilander’s first title indoors. He would win the Australian Open on grass shortly after. Smid was seeded 10th
Wilander won 67 points, Smid 48
Smid serve-volleyed off all first serves
Serve Stats
Wilander...
- 1st serve percentage (34/64) 53%
- 1st serve points won (26/34) 76%
- 2nd serve points won (17/30) 57%
- Aces 6
- Double Faults 1
- Unreturned Serve Percentage (11/64) 17%
Smid...
- 1st serve percentage (21/51) 41%
- 1st serve points won (17/21) 81%
- 2nd serve points won (10/30) 33%
- Aces 6, Service Winners 1
- Double Faults 1
- Unreturned Serve Percentage (13/51) 25%
Serve Patterns
Wilander served...
- to FH 22%
- to BH 49%
- to Body 29%
Smid served....
- to FH 26%
- to BH 70%
- to Body 4%
Return Stats
Wilander made...
- 37 (6 FH, 31 BH)
- 2 Winners (2 BH)
- 6 Errors, comprising...
- 2 Unforced (1 FH, 1 BH), including 1 runaround FH
- 4 Forced (2 FH, 2 BH)
- Return Rate (37/50) 74%
Smid made...
- 52 (18 FH, 34 BH), including 1 runaround FH & 18 return-approaches
- 5 Errors, comprising...
- 2 Unforced (1 FH, 1 BH), including 1 return-approach attempt
- 3 Forced (3 BH)
- Return Rate (52/63) 83%
Break Points
Wilander 4/7 (4 games)
Smid 1/5 (2 games)
Winners (including returns, excluding serves)
Wilander 31 (14 FH, 9 BH, 3 FHV, 4 BHV, 1 OH)
Smid 14 (1 FH, 1 BH, 2 FHV, 3 BHV, 7 OH)
Wilander had 23 passes (12 FH, 9 BH, 1 FHV, 1 BHV)
- FHs - 2 cc, 3 dtl, 1 dtl/inside-out, 1 inside-out and 5 lobs
- BHs - 1 cc, 6 dtl (1 return), 1 inside-out return and 1 lob
- the FHV was a non-net swinging shot
- the BHV was a non-net lob
- regular FH - 1 inside-out
- regular BH - 1 cc
Smid had 6 from serve-volley points -
- 4 first volleys (1 FHV, 2 BHV, 1 OH)
-1 second volley (1 FHV)
- 1 re-approach volley (1 OH)
- 4 from return-approach points (4 OH)
- FH - 1 dtl at net
- BH pass - 1 cc
Errors (excluding serves and returns)
Wilander 20
- 7 Unforced (2 FH, 4 BH, 1 BHV))
- 13 Forced (6 FH, 5 BH, 1 FHV, 1 BHV)... with 1 FH running-down-drop-shot at net, 1 FH at net (pass attempt) & 1 BHV was from the baseline (pass attempt)
- Unforced Error Forcefulness Index 45.7
Smid 24
- 11 Unforced (1 FH, 5 BH, 2 FHV, 2 BHV, 1 OH)
- 13 Forced (3 FH, 2 BH, 4 FHV, 4 BHV)
- Unforced Error Forcefulness Index 50.9
(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
Wilander was 10/16 (63%) at net
Smid was...
- 30/68 (44%) at net, including...
- 11/17 (65%) serve-volleying, comprising...
- 10/14 (71%) off 1st serve and..
- 1/3 (33%) off 2nd serve
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- 6/18 (33%) return-approaching
- 0/2 forced back/retreated
Match Report
A fun short match on a very fast indoor hard court. It’s Wilander’s pass vs Smid’s net game. The former is top notch and that much better than the latter
The court is very fast the ball is zipping through. Even Wilander’s serve looks formidable. More so than it would on the grass of the Australian Open a month or so later
Ace/Service Winner rate - Mats 1 every 5.67 first serves (in Aus Open final, it’d be 1 every 7.17), Smid 1 every 3
The volleys likewise shoot through, again, more so than they would Down Under. The bounce though is comfortable for passing, typically around hip/waist height
Action is easy to describe. Smid, who plays with a wooden racquet and looks a bit like Cliff Claven, serve-volleys off all first serves and otherwise looks to come in constantly and Mats is forced to try to pass him
Smid’s low in-count of 41% means he has to rally forward a lot more than serve-volley. He doesn’t serve-volley much behind second serve - just 3/29 times - which is wise as his second serve is weak
He’s at net 68/115 points of the match. Sans aces, service winners, double faults, his return errors and Mats return UEs, he’s at net 68/93 points or 73% of the time. Now that’s net rushing
He’s not too successful at any of it, save first serve-volleying -
1st serve-volleying - 10/14 or 71%
2nd serve-volleying - 1/3 or 33%
Return-approaching - 6/18 or 33%
Rallying to net - 13/33 or 39%
Smid has 12 volley winners and Mats has 12 passing errors
On the other side, Mats has 21 passing winners (+ 2 returns) and Smid has 15 volleying errors (5 UEs, 10 FEs)
While Smid volleys well, particularly his finishing, his approach shots aren’t very good. He comes in behind BH chips, which are an extension of his rally BH
The rally BH is a sight. Its an exaggeration to call it a slice. Smid pushes at the ball and at point of contact, gives a little to impart a hint of underspin. Its as if he doesn’t want to hurt the ball. The approach shots are an upped version of that. They don’t quite float, but closer to it than skim
Result is Mats has time to get into position for the pass. And he delivers, 21 winners testify to. Mats prefers dtl passes to cc off both wings and throws up a lot of lobs. He has 6 lob winners, Smid 7 OH ones (and a UE). Smid doesn’t particularly target a side to approach or volley too
In nutshell, Mats wins pass vs net battle, and that’s most of the match
Looking at Smid’s groundies, you might think Mats could bleed him out from the baseline. That’s not how it goes
Ground UEs - 6 apiece
Smid’s content to rally ‘til he finds a ball to his liking to approach off; he’s not in a desperate hurry to get out of trading groundies and if anything, gets better of it
Rallies are mostly BH cc - Mats hitting firmly, Smid push-‘slicing’. BHs make up 9/12 ground UEs between 2 men. Smid has 2 neutral UEs, Mats 4
It’s a minor part of the match
Match Progression
Mats holds to open via passes and a FHV winner. He’s the one who makes 2 baseline UEs in the game. Smid levels by winning 3 first serve points
Mats runs off the next 5 games. Couple of Smid BH UEs (1 approach attempt) and an OH miss leads to first break. The second comes via strong Mats passes
The serve out isn’t easy, as Smid brings out the chip-charge return for the first time (here on, he virtually chip-charges every second serve) and does so to all 4 second serves, winning 2. Mats finishes with a BH dtl pass winner of the last of them
Smid’s still chip-charging after holding to open the second set. This time, he wins 3/3 and strikes his sole passing winner to gain the break
Mats breaks back later to get back to 3-4 when Smid makes just 1/5 first serves. He’s at net for all the points anyway, and Mats passes him twice and after he retreats from net on another, Mats dispatches a BH cc from near the service line
Tense game for Mats serving at 4-5 that lasts 14 points and where he faces 3 break/set points. It’s a game where both players seek net - Smid’s there 8 times, Mats 7, including on all 3 break points - once after forcing a chip-charging Smid back. He holds with an ace
Smid’s broken next game where he has 1/5 first serves in. Couple of Mats lob winners in the game, 1 of each wing. And Mats serves out to 30, throwing out a couple volley winners of his own (1 of each side) to end things
Summing up, a bright little match. Smid rushes to net every chance he gets - serve-volleying, return-approaching or coming in from rallies and Wilander deals with it. Smid volleys well, but his approach shots leave Wilander time to position himself for the upcoming challenge.
Smid volleys well, but Wilander passes better and low first serve percentage by Smid are the decisive factors
It was Wilander’s first title indoors. He would win the Australian Open on grass shortly after. Smid was seeded 10th
Wilander won 67 points, Smid 48
Smid serve-volleyed off all first serves
Serve Stats
Wilander...
- 1st serve percentage (34/64) 53%
- 1st serve points won (26/34) 76%
- 2nd serve points won (17/30) 57%
- Aces 6
- Double Faults 1
- Unreturned Serve Percentage (11/64) 17%
Smid...
- 1st serve percentage (21/51) 41%
- 1st serve points won (17/21) 81%
- 2nd serve points won (10/30) 33%
- Aces 6, Service Winners 1
- Double Faults 1
- Unreturned Serve Percentage (13/51) 25%
Serve Patterns
Wilander served...
- to FH 22%
- to BH 49%
- to Body 29%
Smid served....
- to FH 26%
- to BH 70%
- to Body 4%
Return Stats
Wilander made...
- 37 (6 FH, 31 BH)
- 2 Winners (2 BH)
- 6 Errors, comprising...
- 2 Unforced (1 FH, 1 BH), including 1 runaround FH
- 4 Forced (2 FH, 2 BH)
- Return Rate (37/50) 74%
Smid made...
- 52 (18 FH, 34 BH), including 1 runaround FH & 18 return-approaches
- 5 Errors, comprising...
- 2 Unforced (1 FH, 1 BH), including 1 return-approach attempt
- 3 Forced (3 BH)
- Return Rate (52/63) 83%
Break Points
Wilander 4/7 (4 games)
Smid 1/5 (2 games)
Winners (including returns, excluding serves)
Wilander 31 (14 FH, 9 BH, 3 FHV, 4 BHV, 1 OH)
Smid 14 (1 FH, 1 BH, 2 FHV, 3 BHV, 7 OH)
Wilander had 23 passes (12 FH, 9 BH, 1 FHV, 1 BHV)
- FHs - 2 cc, 3 dtl, 1 dtl/inside-out, 1 inside-out and 5 lobs
- BHs - 1 cc, 6 dtl (1 return), 1 inside-out return and 1 lob
- the FHV was a non-net swinging shot
- the BHV was a non-net lob
- regular FH - 1 inside-out
- regular BH - 1 cc
Smid had 6 from serve-volley points -
- 4 first volleys (1 FHV, 2 BHV, 1 OH)
-1 second volley (1 FHV)
- 1 re-approach volley (1 OH)
- 4 from return-approach points (4 OH)
- FH - 1 dtl at net
- BH pass - 1 cc
Errors (excluding serves and returns)
Wilander 20
- 7 Unforced (2 FH, 4 BH, 1 BHV))
- 13 Forced (6 FH, 5 BH, 1 FHV, 1 BHV)... with 1 FH running-down-drop-shot at net, 1 FH at net (pass attempt) & 1 BHV was from the baseline (pass attempt)
- Unforced Error Forcefulness Index 45.7
Smid 24
- 11 Unforced (1 FH, 5 BH, 2 FHV, 2 BHV, 1 OH)
- 13 Forced (3 FH, 2 BH, 4 FHV, 4 BHV)
- Unforced Error Forcefulness Index 50.9
(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
Wilander was 10/16 (63%) at net
Smid was...
- 30/68 (44%) at net, including...
- 11/17 (65%) serve-volleying, comprising...
- 10/14 (71%) off 1st serve and..
- 1/3 (33%) off 2nd serve
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- 6/18 (33%) return-approaching
- 0/2 forced back/retreated
Match Report
A fun short match on a very fast indoor hard court. It’s Wilander’s pass vs Smid’s net game. The former is top notch and that much better than the latter
The court is very fast the ball is zipping through. Even Wilander’s serve looks formidable. More so than it would on the grass of the Australian Open a month or so later
Ace/Service Winner rate - Mats 1 every 5.67 first serves (in Aus Open final, it’d be 1 every 7.17), Smid 1 every 3
The volleys likewise shoot through, again, more so than they would Down Under. The bounce though is comfortable for passing, typically around hip/waist height
Action is easy to describe. Smid, who plays with a wooden racquet and looks a bit like Cliff Claven, serve-volleys off all first serves and otherwise looks to come in constantly and Mats is forced to try to pass him
Smid’s low in-count of 41% means he has to rally forward a lot more than serve-volley. He doesn’t serve-volley much behind second serve - just 3/29 times - which is wise as his second serve is weak
He’s at net 68/115 points of the match. Sans aces, service winners, double faults, his return errors and Mats return UEs, he’s at net 68/93 points or 73% of the time. Now that’s net rushing
He’s not too successful at any of it, save first serve-volleying -
1st serve-volleying - 10/14 or 71%
2nd serve-volleying - 1/3 or 33%
Return-approaching - 6/18 or 33%
Rallying to net - 13/33 or 39%
Smid has 12 volley winners and Mats has 12 passing errors
On the other side, Mats has 21 passing winners (+ 2 returns) and Smid has 15 volleying errors (5 UEs, 10 FEs)
While Smid volleys well, particularly his finishing, his approach shots aren’t very good. He comes in behind BH chips, which are an extension of his rally BH
The rally BH is a sight. Its an exaggeration to call it a slice. Smid pushes at the ball and at point of contact, gives a little to impart a hint of underspin. Its as if he doesn’t want to hurt the ball. The approach shots are an upped version of that. They don’t quite float, but closer to it than skim
Result is Mats has time to get into position for the pass. And he delivers, 21 winners testify to. Mats prefers dtl passes to cc off both wings and throws up a lot of lobs. He has 6 lob winners, Smid 7 OH ones (and a UE). Smid doesn’t particularly target a side to approach or volley too
In nutshell, Mats wins pass vs net battle, and that’s most of the match
Looking at Smid’s groundies, you might think Mats could bleed him out from the baseline. That’s not how it goes
Ground UEs - 6 apiece
Smid’s content to rally ‘til he finds a ball to his liking to approach off; he’s not in a desperate hurry to get out of trading groundies and if anything, gets better of it
Rallies are mostly BH cc - Mats hitting firmly, Smid push-‘slicing’. BHs make up 9/12 ground UEs between 2 men. Smid has 2 neutral UEs, Mats 4
It’s a minor part of the match
Match Progression
Mats holds to open via passes and a FHV winner. He’s the one who makes 2 baseline UEs in the game. Smid levels by winning 3 first serve points
Mats runs off the next 5 games. Couple of Smid BH UEs (1 approach attempt) and an OH miss leads to first break. The second comes via strong Mats passes
The serve out isn’t easy, as Smid brings out the chip-charge return for the first time (here on, he virtually chip-charges every second serve) and does so to all 4 second serves, winning 2. Mats finishes with a BH dtl pass winner of the last of them
Smid’s still chip-charging after holding to open the second set. This time, he wins 3/3 and strikes his sole passing winner to gain the break
Mats breaks back later to get back to 3-4 when Smid makes just 1/5 first serves. He’s at net for all the points anyway, and Mats passes him twice and after he retreats from net on another, Mats dispatches a BH cc from near the service line
Tense game for Mats serving at 4-5 that lasts 14 points and where he faces 3 break/set points. It’s a game where both players seek net - Smid’s there 8 times, Mats 7, including on all 3 break points - once after forcing a chip-charging Smid back. He holds with an ace
Smid’s broken next game where he has 1/5 first serves in. Couple of Mats lob winners in the game, 1 of each wing. And Mats serves out to 30, throwing out a couple volley winners of his own (1 of each side) to end things
Summing up, a bright little match. Smid rushes to net every chance he gets - serve-volleying, return-approaching or coming in from rallies and Wilander deals with it. Smid volleys well, but his approach shots leave Wilander time to position himself for the upcoming challenge.
Smid volleys well, but Wilander passes better and low first serve percentage by Smid are the decisive factors
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