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Djokovic, Anderson Keep It Short & Sweet

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The gap between winning and losing lives in the short rallies.

An Infosys ATP Beyond The Numbers analysis of matches at the Nitto ATP Finals this week uncovers the real difference between winning and losing is not about being more consistent in the traditional sense.

The analysis is from the following four matches:
Novak Djokovic def. John Isner 6-4, 6-3
Kei Nishikori def. Roger Federer 7-6(4), 6-3
Alexander Zverev def. Marin Cilic 7-6(5), 7-6(1)
Kevin Anderson def. Dominic Thiem 6-3, 7-6(10)

It’s important to note that there were four tie-breaks played in eight sets, showing just how even the competition was. There were 495 total points played in the four matches, with the match winners combining to win 54 per cent of total points.

Total Points Won
• 4 Match Winners = 267 points won.
• 4 Match Losers = 228 points won.
• GAP = 39 points.

The focus of the analysis is that where those 39 points “live” is truly the difference between winning and losing. The answer is crystal clear — they live in the short rallies.

Infosys is employing “second screen” technology at the Nitto ATP Finals, digging deeper into match data than ever before. All rallies are categorised into the following three rally lengths, with short points in the 0-4 rally length being the most dominant:

Rally Length/Overall Percentage Of Points
• 0-4 Shots - 68%
• 5-8 Shots - 22%
• 9+ Shots - 10%

Of the 39 points that exist in the gap between winning and losing — meaning the difference between points won in a rally length between the winner of a match and their opponent — the majority are once again in the short rallies.

39 Gap Points Between Winning & Losing
• 0-4 Shots = 26
• 5-8 Shots = 8
• 9+ Shots = 5

Twenty-six of the 39 points (67%) that proved to be the difference between winning and losing live in the 0-4 shot rally length. This is valuable information for players to grasp, as it shows more practice needs to be spent on serves and returns than making 40 balls in a row from the back of the court.

It’s interesting to note that all four match winners won more points than their opponent in the 0-4 shot rally length, while only three out of four match winners proved superior in the 5-8 shot rally length, and only two won more points than their opponent in rallies of nine balls or more.

Player 0-4 Shots 5-8 Shots 9+ Shots
Novak Djokovic 41 13 9
John Isner 35 6 3
Kei Nishikori 38 12 3
Roger Federer 28 11 7
Alexander Zverev 60 26 7
Marin Cilic 55 18 7
Kevin Anderson 42 8 8
Dominic Thiem 37 16 4
Total 336 110 49
Percentage 68% 22% 10%
Digging deeper into match data will no doubt create a paradigm shift of how we think about our sport. For example, a traditional way of thinking about consistency is making 20 balls in a row, and doing it four times. A new way, enhanced with match data, is to build a game plan around dominating the 0-4 point rallies, and doing that 20 times.

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Novak Djokovic was guaranteed to finish atop Group Guga Kuerten when he stepped onto Centre Court at The O2 on Friday. But Djokovic was locked in nonetheless, defeating Marin Cilic 7-6(7), 6-2 to move to 3-0 at the 2018 Nitto ATP Finals.

It is the fifth time that Djokovic has completed round-robin play at the season finale undefeated. And on three of the four previous occasions, the Serbian went on to win the title (2012-14).

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Finały ATP: 7. finał Novaka!

Novak 'odkleił się' od Pete'a Samprasa.


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Najwięcej finałów ATP Finals:

10 - Roger Federer (6-4)
9 - Ivan Lendl (5-4)
8 - Boris Becker (3-5)
7 - Novak Djoković (5-1)
6 - Pete Sampras (5-1)

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Novak Continues London Dominance

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Novak Djokovic reached the championship match at the Nitto ATP Finals on Saturday for his sixth straight appearance, beating Kevin Anderson 6-2, 6-2 to advance to the final at the season finale for the seventh time. It is Djokovic's first run to the title match at the prestigious year-end championships without dropping a set.

Djokovic is now 35-2 since the start of Wimbledon, a stretch during which he has won four titles and returned to the No. 1 spot in the ATP Rankings for the first time since the week of 31 October 2016. He will have a chance to cap it all off in the best way possible when he faces Alexander Zverev for the championship.

The Serbian pressured Anderson from the first game of the match, scrambling around the baseline to neutralise what might have been winning shots from the South African against a majority of players on the ATP World Tour. Djokovic broke when Anderson went for too much on a forehand down the line — perhaps pressured by the Serbian's defence — and launched his stroke long. The World No. 1 broke for a second time when Anderson missed another forehand, and Djokovic did not face break point in the 39-minute opener.

If Anderson had any hopes of battling to a decider, they slimmed out significantly when he was broken to start the second set. And then Djokovic later broke for a fourth time in the match with a cross-court forehand from deep behind the baseline, letting out a primal roar as he sensed how close he was to the final.

Anderson had done well all season to step into the baseline and dominate rallies after delivering his big serve. But Djokovic was able to neutralise that serve and push the World No. 6 behind the baseline and force him to either go for too much from a difficult position or let the Serbian control play.

Djokovic has won all eight sets he has played at The O2 this year, with only one of those sets going past 6-4. The 72-time tour-level champion has advanced to the final without losing a match on four previous occasions, winning the title three times. Earlier this week, Djokovic defeated Zverev 6-4, 6-1 in just one hour and 17 minutes, and he leads the German 2-1 in their FedEx ATP Head2Head series.

The Serbian will try to move to 15-0 against players inside the Top 10 in the ATP Rankings since the start of Wimbledon. Djokovic has only lost six sets in those matches.

Anderson won the pair’s first FedEx ATP Head2Head meeting a decade ago in Miami. But Djokovic now leads their series 8-1, and has won 19 of their past 21 sets. This was a rematch of this year's Wimbledon final, where Djokovic triumphed in straight sets to claim his 13th of what is now 14 Grand Slam titles.

While fourth-seeded Anderson lost to the World No. 1, he became the first African to advance to the last four at the season finale (since 1970). This was the 32-year-old’s first appearance at the Nitto ATP Finals.

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Novak Djoković: To jeden z najważniejszych turniejów w roku, dlatego nie mogę być bardziej zadowolony

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To jeden z najważniejszych turniejów w roku. Dlatego, awansując do finału, nie mogę być bardziej zadowolony - mówił Novak Djoković, który w niedzielę zagra o tytuł Finałów ATP World Tour 2018.
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Finały ATP World Tour: jak mur nie do przebicia. Novak Djoković w siódmym finale Masters

W półfinale turnieju Masters Novak Djoković pokonał 6:2, 6:2 Kevina Andersona. - Uważam, że był to mój najlepszy mecz w turnieju. Przez cały pojedynek czułem, że utrzymuję właściwy rytm. Kevin grał świetnie, ale przełamanie, które uzyskałem w pierwszym gemie, zrobiło różnicę. On często nie trafiał pierwszym serwisem, a ja starałem się wywierać na nim presję i przy jego drugim podaniu zdobywać tak wiele punktów, jak to możliwe - mówił na konferencji prasowej.

Dla Serba to siódmy w karierze awans do meczu o tytuł Finałów ATP World Tour. Wygrał ten turniej w sezonach 2008 i 2012-15, a w 2016 przegrał decydujące spotkanie z Andym Murrayem. - To jeden z najważniejszych turniejów w roku. Każdy z nas stara się zostawiać na korcie wszystko i walczyć do ostatniej piłki. Dlatego, awansując do finału, nie mogę być bardziej zadowolony - wyjawił.

W Londynie tenisista z Belgradu imponuje serwisem. W czterech rozegranych meczach ani razu nie został przełamany. A w starciu z Andersonem zaserwował więcej asów od Afrykanera, który jest jednym z największych "bombardierów" w rozgrywkach.

- To nie jest normalne, że kończę mecz z większą liczbą asów niż Kevin - przyznał Djoković, który w sobotę posłał sześć asów, podczas gdy Anderson cztery. - To z pewnością fakt, który pomaga budować pewność siebie. Pod względem serwisowym to jeden z moich najlepszych tygodni w karierze. Cieszę się, że przeciwnicy to odczuwają, bo mogą nie czuć się z tym komfortowo.

W finale, w niedzielę (początek nie wcześniej niż o godz. 19:00 czasu polskiego), Djoković zmierzy się z Alexandrem Zverevem. Z Niemcem rywalizował już w fazie grupowej i wówczas zwyciężył 6:4, 6:1. Łączny bilans konfrontacji tych tenisistów wynosi 2-1 dla belgradczyka.

- W meczu, który rozegraliśmy w grupie, zagrałem bardzo dobrze, ale uważam, że on nie grał wtedy najlepiej. Widziałem natomiast jego dwa ostatnie pojedynki i dostrzegłem, że prezentował się lepiej. W sobotę pokonał Rogera i to jego wielkie zwycięstwo. To będzie podobny mecz do tego z Andersonem. On będzie starał się często trafiać pierwszym serwisem, a ja będę musiał dobrze returnować i doprowadzać do wymian. Dla nas to będzie ostatni mecz w roku, więc mogę powiedzieć: "Niech wygra lepszy" - ocenił lider rankingu ATP.

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Finały ATP World Tour: jak mur nie do przebicia. Novak Djoković w siódmym finale Masters

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Novak Djoković awansował do finału rozgrywanych na korcie twardym w hali w Londynie Finałów ATP World Tour 2018. W sobotnim półfinale Serb w dwóch setach pokonał Kevina Andersona.

Finały ATP World Tour: młodość górą. Alexander Zverev po świetnym meczu pokonał Rogera Federera
Przez pierwszą fazę Finałów ATP World Tour 2018 Novak Djoković przeszedł niczym burza. Wygrał Grupę A, w trzech meczach nie tracąc ani seta, ani serwisu. W półfinale Serb trafił na Kevina Andersona, który w Grupie B zajął drugie miejsce, z dwoma zwycięstwami i jedną porażkę.
Djoković od początku londyńskiego turnieju jest dla rywali jak mur nie do przebicia. I taki też był w sobotę. Anderson, choć robił, co mógł, nie potrafić przeciwstawić się przeciwnikowi. Na Serba nie działały potężne serwisy, a wymiany najczęściej kończyły się błędem Afrykanera.

Serb szybko zaznaczył, kto tego wieczoru będzie rządził na korcie i już w gemie otwarcia zanotował przełamanie. W siódmym, po kolejnym błędzie Andersona przy break poincie, ponownie odebrał podanie rywalowi i objął prowadzenie 5:2. Po chwili zwieńczył pierwszego seta.

Druga partia miała identyczny przebieg. Znów Djoković rozpoczął od przełamania i wyjścia na prowadzenie 2:0. Ponownie też zapisał na swoim koncie drugiego breaka, tym razem przy stanie 4:1. I ta odsłona również zakończyła się triumfem belgradczyka 6:2.

Mecz trwał godzinę i kwadrans. W tym czasie Djoković zaserwował sześć asów, przy własnym podaniu wygrał 82 proc. rozegranych akcji, ani razu nie musiał bronić się przed przełamaniem, wykorzystał cztery z dziewięciu break pointów, posłał 18 zagrań kończących, popełnił 14 niewymuszonych błędów i łącznie zdobył 62 punkty, o 25 więcej od rywala. Andersonowi z kolei zapisano cztery asy, 12 uderzeń wygrywających oraz 27 pomyłek własnych.

Dla Djokovicia będzie to siódmy występ w meczu o tytuł Finałów ATP World Tour. Serb wygrywał ten turniej w sezonach 2008 i 2012-15, natomiast w 2016 roku przegrał decydujące spotkanie z Andym Murrayem.

W finale tegorocznej edycji, w niedzielę (początek nie wcześniej niż o godz. 19:00 czasu polskiego), Djoković zmierzy się z Alexandrem Zverevem. Z Niemcem rywalizował już w fazie grupowej i wówczas zwyciężył 6:4, 6:1. Łączny bilans konfrontacji tych tenisistów wynosi 2-1 dla belgradczyka.

Finały ATP World Tour, Londyn (Wielka Brytania)
Tour Championships, kort twardy w hali, pula nagród 8 mln dolarów
sobota, 17 listopada

półfinał gry pojedynczej:

Novak Djoković (Serbia, 1) - Kevin Anderson (RPA, 4) 6:2, 6:2

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Finał ATP Finals 2018


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Novak przegrał swój trzeci finał w 2018 roku. W londyńskiej hali O2 lepszy okazał się Sasza Zverev. 31-letni Serb ma na koncie 105 zawodowych finałów (72-33), w tym 7 finałów ATP Finals (5-2).

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105 finałów. Umocnił się Novak na 6. miejscu na liście wszech czasów (poniżej zestawienie - minimum 100 finałów).

1. Jimmy Connors 160 (109 W-51 L)
2. Roger Federer 151 (99-52)
3. Ivan Lendl 146 (94-52)
4. Rafael Nadal 116 (80-36)
5. John McEnroe 108 (77-31)
6. Novak Djoković 105 (72-33)
7. Guillermo Vilas 102 (62-40)

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Djokovic: 'It Was A Phenomenal Season'

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Novak Djokovic crashed to a low point this June after spending months struggling in his recovery from a right elbow injury, falling to his lowest ATP Ranking, No. 22, in more than 11 years. Just five months later, the Serbian is back at World No. 1. And en route to the championship match at the Nitto ATP Finals, Djokovic dominated, winning all 36 of his service games.

But Djokovic simply fell short in the final, losing against Alexander Zverev, who is the youngest champion at the season finale since a 21-year-old Djokovic in 2008.

“Finishing the year as No. 1 [in the ATP Rankings], that was the goal coming into the indoor season. I managed to achieve that,” Djokovic said. “Overall it was a phenomenal season that I have to be definitely very proud of.”

A 6-6 start to 2018 seems like a distant memory now, as Djokovic, who was trying to become the oldest winner in tournament history (since 1970) won 35 of his final 38 matches on the year to reassert himself as the best player in the world. The Serbian might not have tied Roger Federer’s record of six Nitto ATP Finals triumphs, but he has clearly announced that he is back in peak form.



One might never have imagined Djokovic being in this position after the Australian Open, when he underwent a procedure on his right elbow. But the 31-year-old did.

“Yes, because I always believe in myself. Really, as I said before many times, I kind of also expect myself to do very well,” Djokovic said. “But at the same time I would sign it right away if someone told me because at that time it was also looking quite improbable that that's going to happen considering where I was [ATP] ranking-wise and also game-wise. I wasn't playing even close to where I wanted to be at in terms of level of tennis.”

Entering the final at The O2, Djokovic won 14 consecutive matches against opponents inside the Top 10 of the ATP Rankings, dropping just six sets in those clashes. So while he could not complete the perfect ending to a fairytale season, this is just a small bump, and not a cause for concern in the grand scheme of things. He still reached his sixth consecutive championship match (did not play in 2017) at the Nitto ATP Finals, after all.



“Obviously no one likes to lose a tennis match. You try your best. But at the same time, as I said on the court, you put things in a larger perspective, see things a bit differently,” Djokovic said. “When you get out of this feeling of a little bit disappointment that you lost, [you can enjoy] all the positive things that I have to reflect on and also take from this season, especially the last six months.”

It’s been an interesting journey for Djokovic in 2018 to say the least. Nine months ago, the Serbian was on an operating table. Now, he’s back at the top of the sport once again.

“When I went on the table for surgery, I knew it was going to be a different season because it never happened. Whatever the outcome in the end of the year, I knew that I'm going to learn a lot from this season,” Djokovic said. “Fortunately for me, it ended up in the best possible way. Yeah, I'm just grateful.”

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The Story Of Novak's Season...

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Tentative Return
Djokovic returns to competition serving tentatively at the Australian Open, where he falls in the fourth round to Hyeon Chung. It is his first tournament since Wimbledon 2017. More...

'Small Medical Intervention'
Shortly after the Australian Open, Djokovic undergoes right elbow surgery, which he euphemistically calls a 'small medical intervention'. The short-term pain proves to be worth the long-term gain. More...

Double Trouble
The Serb is left searching for answers after consecutive opening-round losses to Taro Daniel in Indian Wells and Benoit Paire in Miami. More...
Back To The Future
After splitting with Andre Agassi and Radek Stepanek, Djokovic reunites with former coach Marian Vajda at the Rolex Monte-Carlo Masters. Good times are soon to come. More...
Turning Point
After beginning the season with a 6-6 match record and falling to No. 22 in the ATP Rankings, Djokovic begins to turn his season around by reaching the semis in Rome and the quarters at Roland Garros. More...
That's A Lot Of Wins!
En route to the Queen's final, he becomes the 10th man in the Open Era to notch 800 match wins. More...
We Meet Again!
After edging Nadal 10-8 in the fifth in the semis, Djokovic defeats Kevin Anderson in the final to claim his fourth Wimbledon title. And to think, he had contemplated skipping the grass season!
Golden Boy
Novak becomes the first singles player to win all nine ATP World Tour Masters 1000 titles by finally triumphing in Cincinnati, where he had previously lost five times in the title match. More...
Meet Me In London
Great rivals Djokovic and Roger Federer both qualify for the Nitto ATP Finals during the US Open. More...
Joining Pete
Djokovic wins a second consecutive Grand Slam title at the US Open to join Pete Sampras with 14 majors in third place on the all-time list of most Grand Slam titles won. More...
Milestone Match
In Shanghai, Djokovic becomes only the 12th man to play 1,000 tour-level singles matches in the Open Era. Djokovic boasts a better record (827-173) at the milestone than did Nadal (822-178) and Federer (814-186).
Long Way To The Top
Two years after he last sat atop the ATP Rankings, Novak returns to World No. 1 after Paris, having rallied from a low of No. 22 in June.

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