Shots' Ranking 2020
Ricardas Berankis' Strengths
Serve
2 Stars
Strengths:
Weaknesses:
- * First Serve Won Points (73%)
- * 20% fewer Aces/Service Winners than his Rivals on Average
- * Ratio of Aces/Service Winners on First Serve (38%)
- * First Serve Percentage (57%)
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- * Second Serve Won Points (48%)
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Return
4 Stars
Strengths:
- * 30% more Points with the Return than his Rivals on Average
- * Very high Ratio of Points with the Forehand & Backhand Return
- * Low Ratio of Errors with the Forehand Return
- * Second Serve Return Won Points (52%)
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Weaknesses:
- * 10% more Errors with the Return than his Rivals on Average
- * High Ratio of Errors with the Backhand Return
- * First Serve Return Won Points (26%)
- * Receives 7% more Aces/Service Winners than Average
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Forehand
3 Stars
Strengths:
- * 10% more Points with the Forehand than his Rivals on Average
- * High Ratio of Points with the Forehand Down the Line & Cross
- * First Forehand Attack after the Serve
- * Forehand Attack on a short ball
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Weaknesses:
- * 10% more Errors with the Forehand than his Rivals on Average
- * Low Ratio of Points with the Forehand Inside Out & Inside In
- * High Ratio of Errors with the Forehand Cross
- * Forehand Effectiveness in the Long Rallies (over 8 shots)
- * Forehand Drop Shot (not really played)
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Backhand
4 Stars
Strengths:
Weaknesses:
- * 50% more Points with the Backhand than his Rivals on Average
- * 15% more Errors with the Backhand than his Rivals on Average
- * High Ratio of Points with the Backhand Cross
- * High Ratio of Errors with the Backhand Down the Line
- * First Backhand Attack after the Serve
- * Backhand Attack on a short ball
- * Backhand Drop Shot (65% of the points won)
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Volley
3 Stars
Strengths:
- * Total of Points Won at the Net (20%)
- * 1-2 Punch Approach (10% of his total points won)
- * Baseline Approach (9% of his total points won)
- * Baseline Approach (9% of his total points won)
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Weaknesses:
- * 5 times more Errors with the Volley than his Rivals on Average
- * Serve & Volley (not really played)
- * Volley Points/Errors Ratio (58%)
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Ricardas Berankis' Game Style
Server
Medium
Even though Ricardas Berankis is strongly dominated by his rivals with the Serve, this shot is still effective. Opting for a risky first serve, he gets a ratio of unreturned above average (38%). The reason explaining why he gets on average 20% fewer aces/service winners than his opponents is his return position close to the baseline which helps his rivals to make more points with their Serve.
Puncher
Medium
Being so aggressive from the back of the court Ricardas Berankis is not only a Tempo player but also a Puncher. It means that he can also attack slower balls with his forehand when he has. However, his global game style is much more the one of a Tempo player than a Puncher.
Tempo Player
Very high
Ricardas Berankis is a dominant Tempo player. Playing close to his baseline and taking the ball on the rise, he is very aggressive on both sides. When compared with his rivals, he makes on average more points with the backhand, the forehand and the return than them.
Offensive Player
Medium-high
Ricardas Berankis also possess an Offensive side to his game. In total, 20% of his points are won at the net (with or without a volley to play) and this result stands above the general average of the ATP players. His favorite ways to come in are the 1-2 punch & the baseline approach. However, the quality of his approaches is better than the one of his volley and as a result he misses a couple of shots at the net.
