ATP stats: where Dominic Thiem was really good in 2020

The most unusual season on the ATP Tour is behind us. As at so many other levels, the coronavirus pandemic shaped the year of tennis 2020.

For months there were no games in the spring. After the restart, only a few tournaments were held in which the athletes were protected from corona infection with specially configured “bubbles”.

However, three Grand Slam tournaments were held, the ATP Finals and a few other events. Among other things, the Erste Bank Open in Vienna and the Generali Open in Kitzbühel.

So enough material to be able to prepare a meaningful annual balance. We have clearly prepared all the statistics you need to know from last season. Who are the best to serve, who are the best to return, and who has tightrope nerves? In the following lines we answer all your questions:

1st service

Unsurprisingly, tall John Isner is once again the player with the highest first serve rate in 2020. Nearly three out of four first serves finish with the 2.08-meter-tall serve giant on the field. No competitor comes close to this record. Of the absolute best players, only Alex Zverev, who is 1.98 meters tall, ranked in the top 10, Dominic Thiem is well placed at 22nd and just ahead of Rafael Nadal and Stefanos Tsitsipas. The two Russians Daniil Medvedev and Andrey Rublev are notably weak in this area. Rublev’s strong rise at the end of the season was also accompanied by the higher percentage of surcharges.

space	player	Earth	1st service
1.	John isner	United States	71.0%
2.	Corentin Moutet	SINCE	68.8%
3.	Dusan Lajovic	SERBIAN	68.5%
Four.	Pablo Carreno Busta	ESP	67.8%
5.	Nick kyrgios	OUTSIDE	67.7%
6.	Alex Zverev	GER	67.6%
7.	Gael monfils	SINCE	66.7%
8.	Yoshihito nishioka	JPN	66.7%
9.	Alejandro Davidovich Fokina	ESP	66.6%
10.	Casper ruud	NEITHER	66.4%
17.	Novak Djokovic	SERBIAN	65.0%
22.	Dominic Thiem	OR	64.6%
25.	Stefanos Tsitsipas	GRE	64.3%
27.	Rafael Nadal	ESP	64.2%
63.	Daniil Medvedev	RUS	60.2%
67.	Andrey Rublev	RUS	59.5%

1st service won

What’s the point of bringing first serve to the field if it’s easy for the catcher? Right, not too much. Consequently, the rate of points earned during the first serve is of course also very significant. Consequently, none of the best players really falls short on these stats. Dominic Thiem can be found a little further behind with 74.2 percent in 27th position. In any case, more than 80 percent of Milos Raonic is impressive; not in vain, his competitors describe the Canadian as the player with the most dangerous services.

space	player	Earth	1st service won
1.	Milos raonic	CAN	83.6%
2.	Sam querrey	OUTSIDE	80.1%
3.	Jo-Wilfried Tsonga	SINCE	79.4%
Four.	John isner	United States	79.3%
5.	Reilly opelka	United States	79.3%
6.	Matteo berrettini	ITA	78.7%
7.	Nick kyrgios	OUTSIDE	78.5%
8.	Jan-Lennard Struff	GER	78.1%
9.	Feliciano lopez	ESP	77.8%
10.	Vasek Pospisil	CAN	77.4%
fifteen.	Daniil Medvedev	RUS	76.6%
17.	Andrey Rublev	RUS	76.5%
18.	Stefanos Tsitsipas	GRE	75.9%
19.	Novak Djokovic	SERBIAN	75.7%
2. 3.	Alex Zverev	GER	75.3%
25.	Rafael Nadal	ESP	75.2%
27.	Dominic Thiem	OR	74.2%

Service games won

The well-known service gunners live up to their reputations: Raonic and Isner can win more than 90 percent of their service games during the season. Roger Federer also scratches around 90 percent, but his values ​​are distorted because he was only able to play six games this year. Almost all the best players are in the top 20. Only Alex Zverev cannot be at the forefront despite his strong serve. The German has to deliver a good game out of every five serves. Zverev still has room for improvement.

space	player	Earth	Service games won
1.	Milos raonic	CAN	93.5%
2.	John isner	United States	92.9%
3.	Reilly opelka	United States	90.0%
Four.	Roger Federer	SUI	89.8%
5.	Rafael Nadal	ESP	88.6%
6.	Nick kyrgios	OUTSIDE	88.5%
7.	Matteo berrettini	ITA	88.1%
8.	Novak Djokovic	SERBIAN	86.6%
9.	Stefanos Tsitsipas	GRE	86.1%
10.	Jo-Wilfried Tsonga	SINCE	85.4%
13.	Daniil Medvedev	RUS	85.0%
sixteen.	Dominic Thiem	OR	84.8%
17.	Andrey Rublev	RUS	84.3%
41.	Alex Zverev	GER	80.3%

Payback games won

Most of them had the top trio in this category on their radar after this season: Rafael Nadal, Diego Schwartzman and Novak Djokovic proved to be the most dangerous setbacks on the tour in 2020. Nadal won more than one in three games as a player. back with 35.4 percent. Schwartzman and Djokovic follow closely behind. Dominic Thiem missed the top 20 in this category in 23rd place, taking nearly every fourth game as a setback.

space	player	Earth	Payback games won
1.	Rafael Nadal	ESP	35.4%
2.	Diego schwartzman	ARG	32.6%
3.	Novak Djokovic	SERBIAN	31.4%
Four.	Roberto Bautista Agut	ESP	28.5%
5.	Filip Krajinovic	SERBIAN	27.7%
6.	Kei nishikori	JPN	27.7%
7.	David goffin	BEL	27.6%
8.	Marton fucsovics	ITS	27.3%
9.	Daniil Medvedev	RUS	27.1%
10.	Andrey Rublev	RUS	26.9%
fifteen.	Alex Zverev	GER	26.2%
2. 3.	Dominic Thiem	OR	24.8 and
Four. Five.	Stefanos Tsitsipas	GRE	21.0%

Rest possibilities used

It is well known that the “big points” decide who will leave the field as the winner in the end. And break opportunities are often part of it. It’s no wonder that superstars Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic are at the top of this category. Nick Kyrgios only played nine games this season due to the coronavirus pandemic; consequently, its high value in all is impressive, but should also be treated with caution. Dominic Thiem can use 41.7 percent of his break balls and is ranked 17th in the top 20 in this ranking. By the way, the last driver is service gunner John Isner, who can only use a little more out of every fourth break ball for himself.

space	player	Earth	Break possibilities realized
1.	Nick kyrgios	OUTSIDE	48.2%
2.	Rafael Nadal	ESP	46.9%
3.	Novak Djokovic	SERBIAN	45.9%
Four.	Fabio Fognini	ITA	44.5%
5.	Roberto Carballes Baena	ESP	44.4%
6.	Filip Krajinovic	SERBIAN	44.4%
7.	Diego schwartzman	ARG	43.6%
8.	Tommy paul	United States	43.4%
9.	Albert Ramos-Viñolas	ESP	43.4%
10.	Adrian mannarino	SINCE	42.9%
12.	Daniil Medvedev	RUS	42.7%
17.	Dominic Thiem	OR	41.7%
26.	Andrey Rublev	RUS	40.4%
29.	Alex Zverev	GER	40.3%

Breakballs defended

The better the serve, the easier it will be to defend a break ball, hands down. Consequently, in the ranking of avoided break opportunities, the best servers are at the top. However, the mental level also plays an important role in those moments. If the heart starts to race because the opponent is only one point short in the decisive break, then the server’s hand can get really heavy. Here, Rafael Nadal stands out in particular: While the Spanish superstar is more likely to be in midfield in service stats, he does eighth here. Dominic Thiem missed the top 20 at 22nd. Alex Zverev in particular is far behind in this statistic.

space	player	Earth	Breakballs defended
1.	John isner	United States	74.5%
2.	Milos raonic	CAN	74.4%
3.	Roger Federer	SUI	70.8%
Four.	Matteo berrettini	ITA	69.7%
5.	Feliciano lopez	ESP	69.2%
6.	Stan wawrinka	SUI	68.5%
7.	Vasek Pospisil	CAN	67.6%
8.	Rafael Nadal	ESP	67.1%
9.	Reilly opelka	United States	66.7%
10.	Marin cilic	CRO	66.3%
12.	Novak Djokovic	SERBIAN	65.6%
18.	Stefanos Tsitsipas	GRE	64.8%
22.	Dominic Thiem	OR	64.2%
25.	Andrey Rublev	RUS	63.7%
44.	Daniil Medvedev	RUS	61.4%
61.	Alex Zverev	GER	57.4%

Playoffs won

The king of tiebreakers is clearly Novak Djokovic! The Serbian world number one won an incredible 85.7 percent of his tiebreakers this year. This makes him the undisputed champion in this category. London winner Daniil Medvedev is seventh but can only show a 64.1 percent share. Dominic Thiem lands in 18th place with 58.9 percent. Andrey Rublev had the worst performance of the best players: the Russian did not even win every second tiebreaker in 2020 and was only 45th with 48.9 percent.

space	player	Earth	Victory rate in tie-break
1.	Novak Djokovic	SERBIAN	85.7%
2.	Roger Federer	SUI	78.3%
3.	Richard Gasquet	SINCE	66.7%
Four.	Pablo Andujar	ESP	66.7%
5.	Diego schwartzman	ARG	65.6%
6.	Jo-Wilfried Tsonga	SINCE	65.0%
7.	Daniil Medvedev	RUS	64.1%
8.	Felix Auger-Aliassime	CAN	64.0%
9.	Andreas Seppi	ITA	63.2%
10.	Frances Tiafoe	United States	62.5%
12.	Stefanos Tsitsipas	GRE	61.8%
18.	Dominic Thiem	OR	58.9%
19.	Rafael Nadal	ESP	58.6%
2. 3.	Alex Zverev	GER	57.4%
Four. Five.	Andrey Rublev	RUS	48.9%

Decision sentences won

Who has the best nerves when it comes to the crucial phase of a game? The teacher of this subject is Rafael Nadal, at least in 2020. The Spaniard won 83.3 percent of his decision sets this year. In absolute terms, he only lost one game in the third or fifth set and the semi-finals of the London ATP Finals to eventual winner Andrey Medvedev. In second place is Dominic Thiem, who is 74.1 percent and, as is well known, also lost to Medvedev in the deciding set in London. Interestingly, Medvedev himself did not have a great record before the ATP Finals: even after London, he is only 37th with a 55.2 percent win rate, Stefanos Tsitsipas is only 67 with 45.9 percent. hundred.

space	player	Earth	Decision sentences won
1.	Rafael Nadal	ESP	83.3%
2.	Dominic Thiem	OR	74.1%
3.	Salvatore caruso	ITA	71.5%
Four.	Alexander Bublik	KAZ	70.0%
5.	Andrey Rublev	RUS	69.2%
6.	Miomir kecmanovic	SERBIAN	69.2%
7.	Christian garin	CHI	68.0%
8.	Guido pella	ARG	66.7%
9.	Laszlo djere	SERBIAN	66.7%
10.	Borna Coric	CRO	65.5%
17.	Novak Djokovic	SERBIAN	61.9%
33.	Alex Zverev	GER	56.3%
37.	Daniil Medvedev	RUS	55.2%
67.	Stefanos Tsitsipas	GRE	45.9%

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