
By the numbers: Wednesday in Atlanta
PEACHTREE CORNERS, GA - There were 80 pro Round of 32 matches played on Wednesday at the Vizzy Atlanta Open presented by Acrytech.
The higher-seeded player or team prevailed in 73 of those matches for a 91% win rate, up from 68% in Tuesday’s matches.
Let’s take a look at how those numbers differed by event.
Men’s Singles
The higher-seeded player won 15/16 men’s singles matches on Wednesday.
No. 24 seed Yates Johnson defeating No. 16 seed Julian Arnold 11-4, 11-1 was the only match where this didn’t happen. Johnson will next face No. 4 seed Tyson McGuffin on Thursday.
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Women’s Singles
The higher-seeded player won 14/16 women’s singles matches on Wednesday.
Here are the matches that resulted in the lower-seeded player winning.
- No. 45 seed Madalina Grigoriu def. No. 16 seed Taylor Garcia 11-5, 5-11, 11-7.
- No. 33 Tamaryn Emmrich def. No. 6 seed Lauren Stratman 11-7 (Retired).
Grigoriu will next face No. 4 seed Lea Jansen, while Emmrich will face No. 9 seed Lina Padegimaite in the Round of 16.
Mixed Doubles
The higher-seeded team won 15/16 mixed doubles matches on Wednesday.
No. 25 seeds Parris Todd/Hunter Johnson defeating No. 7 seeds Lacy Schneemann/Tyson McGuffin 11-9, 7-11, 11-1 was the only match where this didn’t happen. Todd/Johnson will face No. 11 seeds Hurricane Tyra Black and Dylan Frazier on Thursday.
Women’s Doubles
The higher-seeded team won 15/16 women’s doubles matches on Wednesday.
No. 24 seeds Trang Huyhn-McClain/Malia Lum defeating No. 14 seeds Alex Walker/Angie Walker 7-11, 11-7, 11-6 was the only match where this didn’t happen. Huyhn-McClain/Lum will take on No. 1 seeds Anna Leigh Waters/Catherine Parenteau next.
Men’s Doubles
The higher-seeded team won 14/16 men’s doubles matches on Wednesday.
Here are the matches that resulted in the lower-seeded team winning.
- No. 24 seeds Quang Duong/Chuck Taylor def. No. 9 seeds Zane Navratil/DJ Young 11-5, 11-5.
- No. 21 seeds Eric Roddy/Steve Deakin def. No. 16 seeds Todd Fought/Spencer Smith 10-12, 11-3, 11-9.
Duong/Taylor will face No. 8 seeds Andrei Daescu/Gabriel Tardio in the Round of 16, while next up for Roddy/Deakin is a clash against No. 4 seeds James Ignatowich/Pablo Tellez.
It was quite the day for the collective No. 24 seeds, as players in that slot advanced in men’s singles, women’s doubles, and men’s doubles.
How will these statistics compare to Thursday’s numbers? Catch all the action on PickleballTV and the PPA YouTube channel to find out.
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