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NICOLAS LAPENTTI

Complete Game Analysis

Date of Birth:

08/13/1976

Birthplace:

08/13/1976

Residence:

Miami, USA

Height:

6'2'' / 188 cm

Weight:

190 lbs / 86 kg

Last Update:

October 2019

Number of Points Analyzed for this Study:

1040

Nicolas Lapentti's Strengths

Serve

3 Stars

Strengths:

Weaknesses:

* 20% more Aces/Service Winners than his Rivals on Average

* Ratio of Aces/Service Winners on First Serve (27%)

* Second Serve Won Points (52%)

* Ratio of Double Faults (11%)

* Ratio of Aces/Service Winners on Second Serve (0%)

Return

3 Stars

Strengths:

* Low Ratio of Errors with the Forehand Return

* First Serve Return Won Points (31%)

* Received 12% fewer Aces/Service Winners than Average

Weaknesses:

* 2 times fewer Points for the same Ratio of Errors with the Return than his Rivals on Average

* Very low Ratio of Points with the Forehand & Backhand Return

* High Ratio of Errors with the Backhand Return

Forehand

4 Stars

Strengths:

* 20% fewer Errors with the Forehand than his Rivals on Average

* Low Ratio of Errors with the Forehand in any Directions

* Won 53% of the Points after playing a Forehand Down the Line

* Won 57% of the Points after playing 2 Forehands Cross in a row

* Won 59% of the Points after playing a Forehand Inside In

* Worn Rivals' Backhand with the Forehand

* Forehand Approach

* Forehand Touch on a short ball

* Forehand Pass

Weaknesses:

* 30% fewer Points with the Forehand than his Rivals on Average

* Low Ratio of Points with the Forehand Cross & Inside Out

* Won 34% of the Points after playing two Forehands Inside Out in a row

* First Forehand after the Serve & Return (not enough points)

* Forehand Drop Shot (not really played)

Backhand

3 Stars

Strengths:

Weaknesses:

* 20% more Points for the same Ratio of Errors with the Backhand than his Rivals on Average

* Low Ratio of Points with the Backhand Cross

* Low Ratio of Errors with the Backhand Cross

* High Ratio of Errors with the Backhand Down the Line

* Won 60% of the Points after playing two Backhands Cross in a row

* Won 36% of the Points after playing a Backhand Down the Line

* Backhand Effectiveness in the Long Rallies (over 8 shots)

* Won 46% of the Points after playing a Backhand Slice

* Backhand Drop Shot (65% of the points when played)

Volley

4 Stars

Strengths:

* 20% more Points with the Volley than his Rivals on Average

* Total of Points Won at the Net (24%)

* Serve & Volley (75% of the points won when played)

* 1-2 Punch Approach (9% of the total points won)

* Volley Points/Errors Ratio

Weaknesses:

* None

Nicolas Lapentti's Game Style

Server

Medium

Nicolas Lapentti's results with the Serve were in the average. He was dominated with that shot against the big Servers but could get an edge against other players, especially the clay court specialist.

Puncher

Medium

As we could see, Nicolas Lapentti was more taking an edge with the forehand against his opponents because of his consistency than his attack. Nonetheless, he could easily attack a dead ball but in that case his tendency was to follow that forehand to the net.

Tempo Player

Medium-low

Even though Nicolas Lapentti can't be regarded as a Tempo player, he could take the return & the backhand on the rise when he had to. However, these two shots were much more played in a defensive (Retriever) than an agressive way (Tempo).

Offensive Player

Medium-high

One of Nicolas Lapentti's strengths was his capacity to change quickly from a defensive (Retriever) to an Offensive game. He varied well all kind of net approach and in total 24% of his points were won at the net (with or without a volley to play).

Retriever

High

First of all, Nicolas Lapentti was an excellent Retriever. He made on average less points & errors with the forehand than his rivals but he also used the forehand to wear the rivals' backhand down. This partly explained why he was doing less errors with the backhand than his opponents too. The backhand slice was another way to retrieve that Nicolas Lapentti used.

NICOLAS LAPENTTI

Date of Birth:

08/13/1976

Birthplace:

08/13/1976

Residence:

Miami, USA

Height:

6'2'' / 188 cm

Weight:

190 lbs / 86 kg

Last Update:

October 2019

Number of Points Analyzed for this Study:

1040

Nicolas Lapentti's Strengths

Serve

3 Stars

Strengths:

Weaknesses:

Return

3 Stars

Strengths:

Weaknesses:

Forehand

4 Stars

Strengths:

Weaknesses:

Backhand

3 Stars

Strengths:

Weaknesses:

Volley

4 Stars

Strengths:

Weaknesses:

Nicolas Lapentti's Game Style

Server

Medium

Nicolas Lapentti's results with the Serve were in the average. He was dominated with that shot against the big Servers but could get an edge against other players, especially the clay court specialist.

Puncher

Medium

As we could see, Nicolas Lapentti was more taking an edge with the forehand against his opponents because of his consistency than his attack. Nonetheless, he could easily attack a dead ball but in that case his tendency was to follow that forehand to the net.

Tempo Player

Medium-low

Even though Nicolas Lapentti can't be regarded as a Tempo player, he could take the return & the backhand on the rise when he had to. However, these two shots were much more played in a defensive (Retriever) than an agressive way (Tempo).

Offensive Player

Medium-high

One of Nicolas Lapentti's strengths was his capacity to change quickly from a defensive (Retriever) to an Offensive game. He varied well all kind of net approach and in total 24% of his points were won at the net (with or without a volley to play).

Retriever

High

Australian Open 1999

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