Men's singles · Super 750

Alex Lanier vs Alwi Farhan

Japan Open 2026 · Round of 16 · 15 Jul 2026

Alwi Farhan beat Alex Lanier 8–22, 21–14, 20–17 in the round of 16 of Japan Open 2026.

Player	Game 1	Game 2	Game 3
Alex Lanier FRA · World No. 9	22	14	17
Alwi Farhan INA · World No. 10 Won	8	21	20

102 rallies tracked shot by shot by GGAB analysts.

Tale of the tape

Alex Lanier against Alwi Farhan: results, serves, striking side and shot direction.
Alex Lanier	Stat	Alwi Farhan
Result
53	Points won	49
25	Winners	15
5	Errors forced	12
22	Unforced errors	23
41	Smashes	50
50%	Won on own serve	46%
Serve
81%	Short serves	90%
60%	To the body	68%
27%	To the middle	26%
13%	Out wide	6%
Striking side
52%	Forehand	48%
38%	Backhand	39%
11%	Around the head	13%
Direction
56%	Straight	45%
28%	Cross-court	33%
16%	Middle	22%

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

Point progression

Alex LanierAlwi Farhan

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Running score across 102 tracked rallies, Alex Lanier against Alwi Farhan. Games closed 21–9, 14–21, 16–21.

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Game	Alex Lanier	Alwi Farhan
Game 1	21	9
Game 2	14	21
Game 3	16	21

Rally length

Avg rally — by shots

9.7shots

Avg rally — by time

11.2sec

Rallies by length (shots)

1–2

3–4

5–8

9–14

15–20

21+

102 rallies tracked, most of them (33%) in the 9–14 shot band. The longest ran 38 shots.

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Length (shots)	Rallies	Avg seconds
1–2	11	4.6
3–4	11	5.8
5–8	30	8.2
9–14	34	12.4
15–20	8	17.0
21+	8	28.4

Shot patterns

Most common 3-shot runs

1.A1Around-the-Head Smash Straight→B1Forehand Block Straight→A1Backhand Net Cross
Happened 5× out of 91 rallies
2.B1Short Serve Body→A1Forehand Net Middle→B1Forehand Lift Cross
Happened 3× out of 91 rallies
3.A1Short Serve Body→B1Forehand Net Cross→A1Forehand Lift Cross
Happened 2× out of 91 rallies
4.A1Short Serve Middle→B1Backhand Net Cross→A1Backhand Spin Net Straight
Happened 2× out of 91 rallies
5.A1Short Serve Middle→B1Forehand Spin Net Middle→A1Forehand Lift Straight
Happened 2× out of 91 rallies

Most common 5-shot runs

1.A1Long Serve Body→B1Around-the-Head Drop Straight→A1Forehand Net Straight→B1Backhand Spin Net Straight→A1Forehand Flat Push Cross
Happened 1× out of 91 rallies
2.A1Long Serve Body→B1Around-the-Head Smash Middle→A1Backhand Block Middle→B1Backhand Lift Cross→A1Around-the-Head Clear Cross
Happened 1× out of 91 rallies
3.A1Long Serve Body→B1Around-the-Head Smash Middle→A1Forehand Block Straight→B1Forehand Net Middle→A1Backhand Drive Straight
Happened 1× out of 91 rallies
4.A1Long Serve Body→B1Around-the-Head Smash Straight→A1Forehand Block Straight→B1Backhand Net Straight→A1Forehand Net Cross
Happened 1× out of 91 rallies
5.A1Long Serve Middle→B1Around-the-Head Half Smash Straight→A1Forehand Flat Push Straight→B1Backhand Drop Cross→A1Backhand Lift Cross
Happened 1× out of 91 rallies

Who did what

Most winners

Alex Lanier

Most errors forced

Alwi Farhan

Most unforced errors

Alwi Farhan

By player

Alex Lanier

497 shots

Winners 25Forced 5Unforced 22

Most-used shots

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Of 497 shots Alex Lanier played, the most used were net (25%), lift (23%) and drive (13%).

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Shot	Share	Shots
Net	25%	126
Lift	23%	112
Drive	13%	65
Block	11%	57
Serve	10%	52
Smash	8%	41

Points won — by shot

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Net

24%

My winner0Forced opp. error0Drew opp. unforced12

My winnerForced opp. errorDrew opp. unforced

Points Alex Lanier won break down by the shot that ended them — led by net (24%), lift (22%) and smash (20%).

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Shot	Share
Net	24%
Lift	22%
Smash	20%
Drive	12%
Block	8%
Kill	8%
Drop	4%
Serve	4%

Points lost — by shot

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Drive

22%

Opp. winner2My forced error3My unforced error6

Opp. winnerMy forced errorMy unforced error

Points Alex Lanier lost break down by the shot that ended them — led by drive (22%), block (18%) and smash (16%).

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Shot	Share
Drive	22%
Block	18%
Smash	16%
Kill	10%
Drop	8%
Lift	8%
Net	8%
Clear	6%
Serve	2%

Rally outcome — points won

51 rallies

My winner49%
Forced opp. error10%
Drew opp. unforced41%

Of the 51 rallies Alex Lanier won, 49% came from their own winners, 41% from drawing an opponent unforced error and 10% from forcing an opponent error.

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Outcome	Share	Rallies
My winner	49%	25
Forced opp. error	10%	5
Drew opp. unforced	41%	21

Rally outcome — points lost

49 rallies

Opp. winner31%
My forced error24%
My unforced error45%

Of the 49 rallies Alex Lanier lost, 45% from their own unforced errors, 31% from an opponent winner and 24% from their own forced errors.

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Outcome	Share	Rallies
Opp. winner	31%	15
My forced error	24%	12
My unforced error	45%	22

Where the errors went

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Into the net38%
Out the back15%
Out on sides47%

Across 34 tagged errors, Alex Lanier missed out on sides 47% of the time, into the net 38% of the time and out the back 15% of the time.

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Destination	Share	Errors
Into the net	38%	13
Out the back	15%	5
Out on sides	47%	16

Contact height at the net

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Above Tape28%
Above Net Midline40%
Below Net Midline23%
Below Net9%

On net-area shots, Alex Lanier met the shuttle above tape 28% of the time, above net midline 40% of the time, below net midline 23% of the time and below net 9% of the time, and missed most often from above tape (9% of those shots) against 4% from above net midline.

View contact height by shot

Shot	Height	Share	Shots	Error rate
All net shots	Above Tape	28%	100	9%
All net shots	Above Net Midline	40%	143	4%
All net shots	Below Net Midline	23%	83	6%
All net shots	Below Net	9%	34	9%
Net	Above Tape	22%	28	0%
Net	Above Net Midline	63%	79	3%
Net	Below Net Midline	10%	12	0%
Net	Below Net	6%	7	0%
Lift	Above Tape	5%	6	0%
Lift	Above Net Midline	35%	39	5%
Lift	Below Net Midline	48%	54	2%
Lift	Below Net	12%	13	0%
Drive	Above Tape	82%	53	15%
Drive	Above Net Midline	18%	12	8%
Block	Above Tape	23%	13	8%
Block	Above Net Midline	23%	13	8%
Block	Below Net Midline	30%	17	24%
Block	Below Net	25%	14	21%

Alwi Farhan

488 shots

Winners 15Forced 12Unforced 23

Most-used shots

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Of 488 shots Alwi Farhan played, the most used were net (26%), lift (17%) and block (14%).

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Shot	Share	Shots
Net	26%	126
Lift	17%	85
Block	14%	67
Smash	10%	50
Serve	10%	50
Drive	10%	47

Points won — by shot

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Smash

27%

My winner4Forced opp. error9Drew opp. unforced0

My winnerForced opp. errorDrew opp. unforced

Points Alwi Farhan won break down by the shot that ended them — led by smash (27%), lift (21%) and net (13%).

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Shot	Share
Smash	27%
Lift	21%
Net	13%
Clear	10%
Drive	10%
Kill	10%
Block	4%
Serve	4%

Points lost — by shot

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Lift

30%

Opp. winner6My forced error0My unforced error10

Opp. winnerMy forced errorMy unforced error

Points Alwi Farhan lost break down by the shot that ended them — led by lift (30%), smash (21%) and drive (15%).

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Shot	Share
Lift	30%
Smash	21%
Drive	15%
Block	8%
Kill	8%
Drop	6%
Net	6%
Clear	4%
Serve	4%

Rally outcome — points won

48 rallies

My winner31%
Forced opp. error25%
Drew opp. unforced44%

Of the 48 rallies Alwi Farhan won, 44% from drawing an opponent unforced error, 31% from their own winners and 25% from forcing an opponent error.

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Outcome	Share	Rallies
My winner	31%	15
Forced opp. error	25%	12
Drew opp. unforced	44%	21

Rally outcome — points lost

53 rallies

Opp. winner47%
My forced error9%
My unforced error43%

Of the 53 rallies Alwi Farhan lost, 47% came from an opponent winner, 43% from their own unforced errors and 9% from their own forced errors.

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Outcome	Share	Rallies
Opp. winner	47%	25
My forced error	9%	5
My unforced error	43%	23

Where the errors went

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Into the net25%
Out the back46%
Out on sides29%

Across 28 tagged errors, Alwi Farhan missed out the back 46% of the time, out on sides 29% of the time and into the net 25% of the time.

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Destination	Share	Errors
Into the net	25%	7
Out the back	46%	13
Out on sides	29%	8

Contact height at the net

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Above Tape32%
Above Net Midline32%
Below Net Midline29%
Below Net7%

On net-area shots, Alwi Farhan met the shuttle above tape 32% of the time, above net midline 32% of the time, below net midline 29% of the time and below net 7% of the time, and missed most often from below net (25% of those shots) against 3% from above net midline.

View contact height by shot

Shot	Height	Share	Shots	Error rate
All net shots	Above Tape	32%	103	6%
All net shots	Above Net Midline	32%	105	3%
All net shots	Below Net Midline	29%	93	5%
All net shots	Below Net	7%	24	25%
Net	Above Tape	26%	33	3%
Net	Above Net Midline	52%	66	2%
Net	Below Net Midline	18%	23	0%
Net	Below Net	3%	4	—
Lift	Above Tape	1%	1	—
Lift	Above Net Midline	24%	20	5%
Lift	Below Net Midline	61%	52	8%
Lift	Below Net	14%	12	33%
Block	Above Tape	40%	27	0%
Block	Above Net Midline	21%	14	0%
Block	Below Net Midline	27%	18	6%
Block	Below Net	12%	8	13%
Drive	Above Tape	89%	42	10%
Drive	Above Net Midline	11%	5	20%

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Gear

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Alex Lanier

Used in this match

Racket
Yonex Astrox 99 Pro
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String
Yonex Aerobite
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Shoes
Yonex Power Cushion 65 Z4
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Alwi Farhan

Current setup, as of 2026

Racket
Yonex Astrox 88D Pro
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String
Yonex BG66 Ultimax
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Shoes
Yonex Power Cushion 65 Z4
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Match shuttle: Yonex Tournament F-90

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