Lifetime – Peachtree Corners, Georgia. May 19, 2024.
MIXED DOUBLES FINAL:
(1) Anna Leigh Waters and Ben Johns def. (3) Anna Bright and James Ignatowich, 11-7, 11-9, 0-11, 11-3.
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MATCH NOTES:
- Waters/Johns’ 32nd title is the most for -any- doubles team.
- Waters/Johns match record is now 162-6.
- Waters/Johns were “pickled” in Game Three. They served only at 0-0-2 to start the game.
- Waters/Johns led in Game Four 6-1 after being “pickled” in Game Three.
- Bright/Ignatowich led 9-5-2 in Game Two before losing 11-9.
- Johns now has at least one gold medal in each of his last 20 tournaments, a PPA record for male players.
- Johns has played in 60 PPA tournaments, and he has earned at least one medal in all 60.
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RALLIES:
1,568 shots.
144 rallies.
10.9 shots per rally.
36 rallies per game.
85/144 rallies were 9 shots or less. (60%)
59/144 rallies were 10 shots or more. (40%)
Shortest: 1 shot (1), 2 shots (6), 3 shots (6), 4 shots (7).
(13% of the rallies were four shots or fewer.)
Longest: 43, 37, 37, 30.
(Four rallies were 30 shots or more. 19 were 20+.)
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THIRD SHOTS:
Waters: 14 drops, 2 drives. (87% drops)
Johns: 34 drops, 21 drives. (61% drops)
Waters/Johns: 48 drops, 23 drives. (67% drops)
Bright: 12 drops, 1 drive. (92% drops)
Ignatowich: 44 drops, 9 drives (83% drops)
Bright/Ignatowich: 56 drops, 10 drives. (84% drops)
Third Shot Totals: 104 drops, 33 drives (75% drops)
***Missed Serves/Returns/Third Shots***
Waters: (3) 1 return wide, 1 return net, 1 third shot drop net.
Johns: (2) 2 returns long.
Bright: (2) 1 return long, 1 third shot drop net.
Ignatowich: (4) 1 serve net, 1 return net, 1 third shot drive net, 1 third shot drop net.
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***Third Shots Kept in Play***
Waters: 15/16 = 93%
Johns: 55/55 = 100%
Bright: 12/13 = 92%
Ignatowich: 51/53 = 96%
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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 3, initiated and lost 1.
Johns: initiated and won 16, initiated and lost 6.
Waters/Johns: initiated and won 19, initiated and lost 7. (73% success rate)
Bright: initiated and won 8, initiated and lost 4.
Ignatowich: initiated and won 12, initiated and lost 7.
Bright/Ignatowich: initiated and won 20, initiated and lost 11. (64% success rate)
Speed-up Totals: In the instances I counted, the team that initiated the speed-up won 39 and lost 18, for a 68% success rate.
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DINKS INTO THE NET OR WIDE: (Unstressed, “regular” dinks. Not speed-ups, blocks, etc.).
Waters: 3
Johns: 3
Bright: 5
Ignatowich: 4
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RALLIES ENDING IN THREE SHOTS OR LESS (excluding winners): 11.
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GOOD FUNDAMENTALS: The two categories above accounted for only 18% of the rallies.
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CLEAN WINNERS: (No net-cord, no opponent’s paddle).
Waters: 5
Johns: 9
Bright: 2
Ignatowich: 14
(20% of the rallies ended with a clean winner)
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HIGHLIGHT REEL: (ATPs, Ernes, etc.)
Waters: 1 Erne.
Johns: 1 ATP, 4 ATPs defended, 1 Erne.
Bright: 3 ATPs, 1 ATP defended.
Ignatowich: 1 ATP, 1 Erne defended.
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OFFENSIVE LOBS: 5.
Waters: none.
Johns: (1). 1 in, lost rally.
Bright: (4). 2 in and won rallies, 2 in and lost rallies.
Ignatowich: none.
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VOLLEYS INTO THE NET:
Waters: 8
Johns: 7
Bright: 8
Ignatowich: 9
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GAME POINTS:
Waters/Johns: Won 3, Lost 0.
Bright/Ignatowich: Won 1, Lost 0.
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TIME OUTS: Did the team that called time out win the next rally? (excluding video reviews)
Waters/Johns: Won 1, Lost 2.
Bright/Ignatowich: Won 2, Lost 4.
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DVR ALERT:
- Game One, 5-3-1: nice rally, Ignatowich ATP.
- Game Two, 4-1-1: 29-shot rally with great defense.
- Game Four, 3-6-1: Match-high 43-shot rally.
- Game Four, 7-3-2: Nice rally including a defended ATP.
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MEN’S DOUBLES FINAL:
(2) Dylan Frazier and JW Johnson def. (3) Federico Staksrud and Matt Wright, 4-11, 11-3, 11-7, 11-5.
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MATCH NOTES:
- Frazier/Johnson’s 8th title together, tied for 2nd all-time among men.
- Frazier/Johnson’s match record is now 117-23.
- Staksrud/Wright led 5-1 in Game Three before losing 11-7.
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RALLIES:
1,800 shots.
132 rallies.
13.6 shots per rally.
33 rallies per game.
61/132 rallies were 9 shots or less. (46%)
71/132 rallies were 10 shots or more. (54%)
Shortest: 1 shot (1), 2 shots (1), 3 shots (3), 4 shots (1).
(4% of the rallies were four shots or fewer.)
Longest: 58, 55, 44.
(12 rallies were 30 shots or more. 31 were 20+.)
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THIRD SHOTS:
Frazier: 11 drops, 5 drives. (68% drops)
Johnson: 29 drops, 25 drives. (53% drops)
Frazier/Johnson: 40 drops, 30 drives. (57% drops)
Staksrud: 31 drops, 0 drives. (100% drops)
Wright: 11 drops, 18 drives (37% drops)
Staksrud/Wright: 42 drops, 18 drives. (70% drops)
Third Shot Totals: 82 drops, 48 drives (63% drops)
***Missed Serves/Returns/Third Shots***
Frazier: (1). 1 third shot drive net.
Johnson: (4). 1 return long, 2 third shot drops net, 1 third shot drive net.
Staksrud: (4). 4 third shot drops net.
Wright: (1). 1 serve wide.
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***Third Shots Kept in Play***
Frazier: 15/16 = 93%
Johnson: 51/54 = 94%
Staksrud: 27/31 = 87%
Wright: 29/29 = 100%
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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-.
Frazier: initiated and won 7, initiated and lost 7.
Johnson: initiated and won 10, initiated and lost 5.
Frazier/Johnson: initiated and won 17, initiated and lost 12. (58% success rate)
Staksrud: initiated and won 3, initiated and lost 5.
Wright: initiated and won 13, initiated and lost 14.
Staksrud/Wright: initiated and won 16, initiated and lost 19. (45% success rate)
Speed-up Totals: In the instances I counted, the team that initiated the speed-up won 33 and lost 31, for a 51% success rate.
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DINKS INTO THE NET OR WIDE: (Unstressed, “regular” dinks. Not speed-ups, blocks, etc.).
Frazier: 1
Johnson: 5
Staksrud: 2
Wright: 3
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RALLIES ENDING IN THREE SHOTS OR LESS (excluding winners): 4.
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GOOD FUNDAMENTALS: The two categories above accounted for only 11% of the rallies.
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CLEAN WINNERS: (No net-cord, no opponent’s paddle).
Frazier: 4
Johnson: 11
Staksrud: 8
Wright: 4
(20% of the rallies ended with a clean winner)
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HIGHLIGHT REEL: (ATPs, Ernes, etc.)
Frazier: none.
Johnson: 1 Erne.
Staksrud: 1 Erne.
Wright: 1 Erne.
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OFFENSIVE LOBS: 12.
Frazier: none.
Johnson: (1) 1 in and won rally.
Staksrud: (1) 1 out.
Wright: (10). 3 in and won rallies, 5 in and lost rallies, 2 out.
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VOLLEYS INTO THE NET:
Frazier: 6
Johnson: 8
Staksrud: 14
Wright: 6
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GAME POINTS:
Frazier/Johnson: Won 3, Lost 1.
Staksrud/Wright: Won 1, Lost 0.
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TIME OUTS: Did the team that called time out win the next rally? (excluding video reviews)
Frazier/Johnson: Won 0, Lost 1.
Staksrud/Wright: Won 3, Lost 1.
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DVR ALERT:
- Game Two, 1-4-1: Staksrud ‘Tweener on a volley.
- Game Three, 4-1-1: Frazier great defense.
- Game Three, 6-5-1: 55-shot rally.
- Game Three, 6-7-1: Match-high 58-shot rally.
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WOMEN’S DOUBLES FINAL:
(1) Catherine Parenteau and Anna Leigh Waters def. (9) Jade Kawamoto and Andrea Koop, 11-9, 11-2, 11-8.
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MATCH NOTES:
- Parenteau/Waters’ 16th title together, adding to their women’s record.
- Parenteau/Waters’ match record is now 78-1.
- Kawamoto/Koop led 9-6-1 in Game One before losing 11-9.
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RALLIES:
1,303 shots.
107 rallies.
12.17 shots per rally.
35.33 rallies per game.
45/107 rallies were 9 shots or less. (42%)
62/107 rallies were 10 shots or more. (58%)
Shortest: 1 shot (2), 2 shots (1), 3 shots (7), 4 shots (2).
(11% of the rallies were four shots or fewer.)
Longest: 44, 34, 34, 33, 33.
(Five rallies were 30 shots or more. 21 were 20+.)
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THIRD SHOTS:
Parenteau: 14 drops, 9 drives. (60% drops)
Waters: 24 drops, 12 drives. (66% drops)
Parenteau/Waters: 38 drops, 21 drives. (64% drops)
Kawamoto: 7 drops, 14 drives. (33% drops)
Koop: 9 drops, 15 drives (37% drops)
Kawamoto/Koop: 16 drops, 29 drives. (45% drops)
Third Shot Totals: 54 drops, 50 drives (51% drops)
***Missed Serves/Returns/Third Shots***
Parenteau: (1). 1 third shot drop net.
Waters: (4). 1 serve long, 1 return net, 1 third shot drop wide, 1 third shot drop net.
Kawamoto: (2). 1 third shot drive long, 1 third shot drop net.
Koop: (1) 1 serve long.
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***Third Shots Kept in Play***
Parenteau: 22/23 = 95%
Waters: 34/36 = 94%
Kawamoto: 19/21 = 90%
Koop: 24/24 = 100%
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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 6, initiated and lost 6.
Waters: initiated and won 9, initiated and lost 7.
Parenteau/Waters: initiated and won 15, initiated and lost 13. (53% success rate)
Kawamoto: initiated and won 4, initiated and lost 3.
Koop: initiated and won 4, initiated and lost 6.
Kawamoto/Koop: initiated and won 8, initiated and lost 9. (47% success rate)
Speed-up Totals: In the instances I counted, the team that initiated the speed-up won 23 and lost 22, for a 51% success rate.
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DINKS INTO THE NET OR WIDE: (Unstressed, “regular” dinks. Not speed-ups, blocks, etc.).
Parenteau: 0
Waters: 1
Kawamoto: 2
Koop: 2
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RALLIES ENDING IN THREE SHOTS OR LESS (excluding winners): 8.
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GOOD FUNDAMENTALS: The two categories above accounted for only 12% of the rallies.
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CLEAN WINNERS: (No net-cord, no opponent’s paddle).
Parenteau: 4
Waters: 10
Kawamoto: 1
Koop: 5
(18% of the rallies ended with a clean winner)
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HIGHLIGHT REEL: (ATPs, Ernes, etc.)
Parenteau: 4 Ernes.
Waters: 1 Erne.
Kawamoto: 3 Ernes defended.
Koop: 1 Erne defended.
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OFFENSIVE LOBS: 7.
Parenteau: (3). 2 in and won rallies, 1 in and lost rally.
Waters: (3). 1 in and won rally, 2 in and lost rallies.
Kawamoto: (1). 1 out.
Koop: none.
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VOLLEYS INTO THE NET:
Parenteau: 6
Waters: 5
Kawamoto: 2
Koop: 4
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GAME POINTS:
Parenteau/Waters: Won 3, Lost 2. (Lost two in Game Four @ 10-4.)
Kawamoto/Koop: Won 0, Lost 0.
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TIME OUTS: Did the team that called time out win the next rally? (excluding video reviews)
Parenteau/Waters: Won 1, Lost 1.
Kawamoto/Koop: Won 0, Lost 3.
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DVR ALERT:
- Game Two, 8-1-2: Match-high 44-shot rally.
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MEN’S SINGLES FINAL:
(2) Ben Johns def. (1) Federico Staksrud, 11-3, 11-7.
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MATCH NOTES:
- Ben Johns now has at least one gold medal in each of his last 20 tournaments, a PPA record for male players.
- Johns has played in his 60 PPA tournaments, and he has earned at least one medal in all 60.
- Johns is now 10-2 all-time against Staksrud, and 4-0 in finals against him this year.
- Staksrud has now played in ten straight finals (four gold, six silver). The record is 13 straight, by Ben Johns.
- Staksrud beat Johns at the Cincinnati final last September, the same day Johns won his 100th career title.
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CLEAN WINNERS: (No net-cord, no opponent’s paddle).
Staksrud: 14, including 3 on the third shot.
Johns: 16, including 5 on the third shot.
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ERRORS on SERVES and RETURNS:
Staksrud: (3). 1 on serves, 2 on returns.
Johns: (2). 0 on serves, 2 on returns.
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BASELINE DRIVE ERRORS:
Staksrud: 8, including 3 on the third shot.
Johns: 3, including 1 on the third shot.
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WINNERS/ERRORS PLUS/MINUS (from above):
Staksrud: +3.
Johns: +11.
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LONGEST RALLY: 14 shots.
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GAME POINTS:
Staksrud: Won 0, Lost 0.
Johns: Won 2, Lost 1.
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TIME OUTS: Did the player that called time out win the next rally? (excluding video reviews)
Staksrud: Won 0, Lost 1.
Johns: Won 0, Lost 0.
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DVR ALERT:
- Game One, 5-2: Match-high 14-shot rally was a wild one.
- Game One, 0-3: Johns ATP-defended shot is a clean winner.
- Game One, 1-1: Staksrud wins a rally on the ball hitting a dead spot.
- Game Two, 10-4: Johns great anticipation.
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WOMEN’S SINGLES FINAL:
(1) Anna Leigh Waters def. (14) Parris Todd, 12-10, 10-12, 11-5.
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MATCH NOTES:
- Game One: Todd lost five game points, then lost game.
- Game Two: Todd saved four match points, then won game.
- Waters is now 26-0 in finals since her last silver medal, losing to Parris Todd in June of 2022.
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CLEAN WINNERS: (No net-cord, no opponent’s paddle).
Waters: 22, including 1 on the third shot.
Todd: 10, including 1 on the third shot.
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ERRORS on SERVES and RETURNS:
Waters: (10). 3 on serves, 7 on returns.
Todd: (2). 0 on serves, 2 on returns.
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BASELINE DRIVE ERRORS:
Waters: 13, including 6 on the third shot.
Todd: 19, including 4 on the third shot.
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WINNERS/ERRORS PLUS/MINUS (from above):
Waters: -1.
Todd: -11.
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LONGEST RALLY: 21 shots. (Game One, 0-0.)
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GAME POINTS:
Waters: Won 2, Lost 5.
Todd: Won 1, Lost 5.
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TIME OUTS: Did the player that called time out win the next rally? (excluding video reviews)
Waters: Won 2, Lost 4.
Todd: Won 2, Lost 4.
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DVR ALERT:
- Game One, 0-0-: 21-shot rally.
- Game Two, 5-7: Waters drop winner.
- Game Three, 2-1: Waters lob-retrieval winner.
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Jim Ramsey/PPA Statistician.
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