Women's singles · Super 750

Sim Yu Jin vs Ratchanok Intanon

French Open 2026 · Round of 32 · 21 Oct 2026 · Arena Grand Paris, Paris

Sim Yu Jin beat Ratchanok Intanon 21–15, 21–18 in the round of 32 of French Open 2026.

Player	Game 1	Game 2
Sim Yu Jin KOR Won	21	21
Ratchanok Intanon THA · Seed 4	15	18

75 rallies tracked shot by shot by GGAB analysts.

Match facts

Tournament: French Open 2026
Round: Round of 32
Date: 21 Oct 2026
Level: Super 750
Venue: Arena Grand Paris, Paris
Discipline: Women's singles

Players: background, rankings and kit
Fact	Sim Yu Jin	Ratchanok Intanon
Country	KOR	THA
Plays	Right-handed	Right-handed
Born	Not known	1995
Height	Not known	1.69 m
Weight	Not known	58 kg
Career-high rank	Not known	No. 1women's singles, 2016
Seed	Not known	4
Racket	Not known	Yonex Nanoflare 800 Pro Amazon
String	Not known	Yonex BG65 Titanium Amazon
Shoes	Not known	Yonex Power Cushion Aerus Z Amazon
Kit source	Not known	Current setup, as of 2026

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Tale of the tape

Sim Yu Jin against Ratchanok Intanon: results, serves, striking side and shot direction.
Sim Yu Jin	Stat	Ratchanok Intanon
Result
42	Points won	33
18	Winners	6
4	Errors forced	1
26	Unforced errors	20
22	Smashes	12
54%	Won on own serve	41%
Serve
98%	Short serves	68%
54%	To the body	76%
22%	To the middle	15%
24%	Out wide	9%
Striking side
56%	Forehand	39%
26%	Backhand	52%
17%	Around the head	8%
Direction
56%	Straight	54%
40%	Cross-court	37%
4%	Middle	8%

Serve rows are shares of each side's serves. Striking side and direction are shares of every other shot.

Point progression

Sim Yu JinRatchanok Intanon

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Running score across 75 tracked rallies, Sim Yu Jin against Ratchanok Intanon. Games closed 21–15, 21–18.

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Game	Sim Yu Jin	Ratchanok Intanon
Game 1	21	15
Game 2	21	18

Rally length

Avg rally by shots

6.1shots

Avg rally by time

9.1sec

Rallies by length (shots)

1–2

3–4

5–8

9–14

15–20

21+

75 rallies tracked, and the most common length was the 5–8 shot band, at 40%. The longest ran 18 shots.

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Length (shots)	Rallies	Avg seconds
1–2	12	5.2
3–4	17	6.2
5–8	30	9.1
9–14	14	14.1
15–20	2	20.3
21+	0	—

Shot patterns

Most common 3-shot runs

1.A1Short Serve Body→B1Backhand Net Straight→A1Backhand Lift Cross
Happened 3× out of 63 rallies
2.A1Around-the-Head Drop Cross→B1Backhand Net Cross→A1Backhand Spin Net Straight
Happened 3× out of 63 rallies
3.A1Short Serve Body→B1Backhand Net Middle→A1Forehand Spin Net Middle
Happened 2× out of 63 rallies
4.A1Short Serve Body→B1Forehand Net Cross→A1Forehand Spin Net Straight
Happened 2× out of 63 rallies
5.A1Short Serve Middle→B1Backhand Flat Push Cross→A1Forehand Drive Straight
Happened 2× out of 63 rallies

Most common 5-shot runs

1.A1Short Serve Body→B1Backhand Flat Push Straight→A1Forehand Drive Cross→B1Forehand Block Straight→A1Backhand Net Straight
Happened 1× out of 63 rallies
2.A1Short Serve Body→B1Backhand Lift Cross→A1Around-the-Head Clear Straight→B1Forehand Drop Cross→A1Forehand Spin Net Straight
Happened 1× out of 63 rallies
3.A1Short Serve Body→B1Backhand Lift Cross→A1Around-the-Head Reverse Slice Straight→B1Forehand Net Cross→A1Forehand Spin Net Straight
Happened 1× out of 63 rallies
4.A1Short Serve Body→B1Backhand Lift Middle→A1Forehand Clear Straight→B1Backhand Drop Straight→A1Forehand Net Straight
Happened 1× out of 63 rallies
5.A1Short Serve Body→B1Backhand Lift Straight→A1Around-the-Head Smash Straight→B1Forehand Block Straight→A1Backhand Lift Straight
Happened 1× out of 63 rallies

Who did what

Most winners

Sim Yu Jin

Most errors forced

Sim Yu Jin

Most unforced errors

Sim Yu Jin

By player

Sim Yu Jin

236 shots

Winners 18Forced 4Unforced 26

Most-used shots

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Of 236 shots Sim Yu Jin played, the most used were lift at 26%, serve at 17% and drop at 15%.

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Shot	Share	Shots
Lift	26%	62
Serve	17%	41
Drop	15%	36
Net	14%	32
Clear	12%	29
Smash	9%	22

Points won by shot

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Smash

33%

My winner10Forced opp. error4Drew opp. unforced0

My winnerForced opp. errorDrew opp. unforced

Of the points Sim Yu Jin won, the shots that ended the most were smash at 33%, net at 21% and drop at 17%.

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Shot	Share
Smash	33%
Net	21%
Drop	17%
Clear	12%
Lift	7%
Serve	7%
Kill	2%

Points lost by shot

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Clear

21%

Opp. winner2My forced error0My unforced error5

Opp. winnerMy forced errorMy unforced error

Of the points Sim Yu Jin lost, the shots that ended the most were clear at 21%, drop at 21% and lift at 21%.

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Shot	Share
Clear	21%
Drop	21%
Lift	21%
Net	21%
Smash	9%
Block	3%
Drive	3%

Rally outcome: points won

42 rallies

My winner43%
Forced opp. error10%
Drew opp. unforced48%

Of the 42 rallies Sim Yu Jin won, 48% from drawing an opponent unforced error, 43% from their own winners and 10% from forcing an opponent error.

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Outcome	Share	Rallies
My winner	43%	18
Forced opp. error	10%	4
Drew opp. unforced	48%	20

Rally outcome: points lost

33 rallies

Opp. winner18%
My forced error3%
My unforced error79%

Of the 33 rallies Sim Yu Jin lost, 79% from their own unforced errors, 18% from an opponent winner and 3% from their own forced errors.

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Outcome	Share	Rallies
Opp. winner	18%	6
My forced error	3%	1
My unforced error	79%	26

Where the mistakes went

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Into the net48%
Out the back22%
Out on sides30%

Across 27 tagged errors, Sim Yu Jin missed into the net 48% of the time, out on sides 30% of the time and out the back 22% of the time.

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Destination	Share	Errors
Into the net	48%	13
Out the back	22%	6
Out on sides	30%	8

Contact point at the net

fully tagged

Above Tape4%
Above Net Midline23%
Below Net Midline40%
Below Net33%

On net-area shots, Sim Yu Jin met the shuttle above tape 4% of the time, above net midline 23% of the time, below net midline 40% of the time and below net 33% of the time, and missed most often from below net, on 17% of those shots, against 12% from below net midline.

View contact point by shot

Shot	Height	Share	Shots	Error rate
All net shots	Above Tape	4%	4	—
All net shots	Above Net Midline	23%	25	16%
All net shots	Below Net Midline	40%	43	12%
All net shots	Below Net	33%	35	17%
Lift	Above Net Midline	27%	17	12%
Lift	Below Net Midline	45%	28	7%
Lift	Below Net	27%	17	18%
Net	Above Net Midline	22%	7	29%
Net	Below Net Midline	38%	12	17%
Net	Below Net	41%	13	23%
Block	Above Net Midline	11%	1	—
Block	Below Net Midline	33%	3	—
Block	Below Net	56%	5	0%

Ratchanok Intanon

225 shots

Winners 6Forced 1Unforced 20

Most-used shots

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Of 225 shots Ratchanok Intanon played, the most used were net at 25%, clear at 20% and lift at 19%.

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Shot	Share	Shots
Net	25%	56
Clear	20%	44
Lift	19%	43
Serve	15%	34
Drop	9%	21
Block	5%	12

Points won by shot

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Clear

30%

My winner2Forced opp. error0Drew opp. unforced8

My winnerForced opp. errorDrew opp. unforced

Of the points Ratchanok Intanon won, the shots that ended the most were clear at 30%, net at 30% and serve at 15%.

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Shot	Share
Clear	30%
Net	30%
Serve	15%
Smash	9%
Lift	6%
Block	3%
Drive	3%
Drop	3%

Points lost by shot

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Net

29%

Opp. winner3My forced error0My unforced error9

Opp. winnerMy forced errorMy unforced error

Of the points Ratchanok Intanon lost, the shots that ended the most were net at 29%, smash at 29% and drop at 14%.

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Shot	Share
Net	29%
Smash	29%
Drop	14%
Block	10%
Clear	7%
Lift	7%
Drive	2%
Kill	2%

Rally outcome: points won

33 rallies

My winner18%
Forced opp. error3%
Drew opp. unforced79%

Of the 33 rallies Ratchanok Intanon won, 79% from drawing an opponent unforced error, 18% from their own winners and 3% from forcing an opponent error.

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Outcome	Share	Rallies
My winner	18%	6
Forced opp. error	3%	1
Drew opp. unforced	79%	26

Rally outcome: points lost

42 rallies

Opp. winner43%
My forced error10%
My unforced error48%

Of the 42 rallies Ratchanok Intanon lost, 48% from their own unforced errors, 43% from an opponent winner and 10% from their own forced errors.

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Outcome	Share	Rallies
Opp. winner	43%	18
My forced error	10%	4
My unforced error	48%	20

Where the mistakes went

fully tagged

Into the net58%
Out the back17%
Out on sides25%

Across 24 tagged errors, Ratchanok Intanon missed into the net 58% of the time, out on sides 25% of the time and out the back 17% of the time.

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Destination	Share	Errors
Into the net	58%	14
Out the back	17%	4
Out on sides	25%	6

Contact point at the net

fully tagged

Above Tape5%
Above Net Midline32%
Below Net Midline30%
Below Net32%

On net-area shots, Ratchanok Intanon met the shuttle above tape 5% of the time, above net midline 32% of the time, below net midline 30% of the time and below net 32% of the time, and missed most often from below net, on 32% of those shots, against 3% from below net midline.

View contact point by shot

Shot	Height	Share	Shots	Error rate
All net shots	Above Tape	5%	6	17%
All net shots	Above Net Midline	32%	37	8%
All net shots	Below Net Midline	30%	34	3%
All net shots	Below Net	32%	37	32%
Net	Above Net Midline	50%	28	4%
Net	Below Net Midline	11%	6	0%
Net	Below Net	39%	22	36%
Lift	Above Tape	2%	1	—
Lift	Above Net Midline	16%	7	29%
Lift	Below Net Midline	58%	25	4%
Lift	Below Net	23%	10	0%
Block	Above Tape	17%	2	—
Block	Above Net Midline	17%	2	—
Block	Below Net Midline	25%	3	—
Block	Below Net	42%	5	80%

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