Shots' Ranking 2020
Jelena Ostapenko's Strengths
Serve
3 Stars
Strengths:
Weaknesses:
- * 20% more Aces/Service Winners than her Rivals on Average
- * First Serve Percentage (56%)
- * First Serve Won Points & First Serve Unreturned in the Average (64%/21%)
- * First Serve Won Points & First Serve Unreturned in the Average (64%/21%)
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- * Second Serve Won Points (39%)
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- * Ratio of Double Faults (17%)
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Return
4 Stars
Strengths:
Weaknesses:
- * 50% more Points with the Return than her Rivals on Average
- * Almost 2 times more Errors with the Return than her Rivals on Average
- * Very high Ratio of Points with the Forehand & Backhand Return
- * Very high Ratio of Errors with the Forehand & Backhand Return
- * First Serve Return Won Points (41%)
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- * Second Serve Return Won Points (59%)
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Forehand
4 Stars
Strengths:
Weaknesses:
- * 3 times more Points with the Forehand than her Rivals on Average
- * 2 times more Errors with the Forehand than her Rivals on Average
- * Very high Ratio of Points with the Forehand Cross & Down the Line
- * Very high Ratio of Points with the Forehand Cross & Down the Line
- * Low Ratio of Errors with the Forehand Inside Out
- * Wins 42% of the Points after playing 2 Forehands Cross in a row
- * Wins 53% of the Points after playing a Forehand Down the Line
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- * Wins 58% of the Points after playing a Forehand Inside In
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- * Forehand Effectiveness on the Return Games
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Backhand
3 Stars
Strengths:
Weaknesses:
- * 3 times more Points with the Backhand than her Rivals on Average
- * 2 times more Errors with the Backhand than her Rivals on Average
- * Very high Ratio of Points with the Backhand Cross & Down the Line
- * Very high Ratio of Errors with the Backhand Cross & Down the Line
- * Backhand Effectiveness on the Return Games
- * Wins 49% of the Points after playing a Backhand Down the Line
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- * Wins 27% of the Points after playing 2 Backhands Cross in a row
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- * Backhand Drop Shot (36% of the points won)
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Volley
3 Stars
Strengths:
- * Same Ratio of Points with the Volley than her Rivals on Average
- * Percentage of Points Won at the Net (71%)
- * Baseline Approach when played (74% of the points won)
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Weaknesses:
- * Same Ratio of Points with the Volley than her Rivals on Average
- * Total of Points Won at the Net (6%)
- * Serve & Volley (not played)
- * 1-2 Punch Approach (3% of her total points won)
- * Volley Points/Errors Ratio (58%)
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Jelena Ostapenko's Game Style
Server
Medium
Jelena Ostapenko goes for big on her first serve and makes on average 20% more aces/service winners than her rivals. However, her second serve won points is below average (37%) and the edge taking on first serve is given back on the second one.
Puncher
Medium-high
Jelena Ostapenko is more a Tempo player than a Puncher but she can also attack slower balls with her forehand when she has to. When compared with her rivals, she even gets a bigger edge with her forehand than with her backhand. But his is more on her return games than on her service games that she makes the difference against her opponents and this is more the trademark of the Tempo players.
Tempo Player
Very high
Jelena Ostapenko is a dominant Tempo Player who constantly hits strong on both sides. On the WTA tour, she is the player who makes on average the biggest difference when her ratio of forehand & backhand points are compared with the ones of her opponents. On the one hand, she always takes risks and on the other hand she does not let her rivals really attack her.
Offensive Player
Medium-low
Jelena Ostapenko cannot be regarded as an Offensive player. Only 6% of her points are won at the net (with or without a volley to play) and this result is below the average of the WTA players. However, she is effective when she comes in winning 71% of her points (above average).
