Recording Errors
If players want to improve, they have to know about their errors. Tennis has always made this process very confusing by only reporting unforced errors, rather than the difference between
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Do 135 Profiles Change from Juniors to Pros?
In December 2013, two 15 year old Americans played in the final of the Orange Bowl International Championships for juniors. Fast forward 5 years and they played again as 20 year olds on the pro tour. We analysed both matches to determine how their 135 profiles had developed, and what parents and players can learn from…..
135 Profiles of the Best – Rafa v Novak on Clay and Hard Court
Does rally length change from surface to surface when it’s two of the greatest of all time playing each other? It does, but perhaps not as you would expect.
Tennis Surfaces and how they impact rally length
It has been written that shorter rallies are just as prevalent on clay as they are on a hard court. True. As usual, though, we need to dig deeper because there are large changes in the context of 135 that coaches, players and parents need to know.
Traditional Tennis Stats – You can ignore most of them
If you’re looking at “% of points won on 1st serve”, or “pressure points”, or “winners to unforced errors”, or even “break point conversions”, you’re looking at the wrong thing. We know the TV will report on those stats, but to truly understand tennis and measure your game, you need to delve into different numbers. Here’s how.
135 v Traditional Rally Length – The Differences
How Does 135 Differ from 0-4, 5-8, 9+? The first answer is that rather than having short, medium and long rallies, we have the server’s rally length (135), the receiver’s rally length (246) and long rallies (7+). That helps us understand patterns of play a lot better. There’s another crucial difference: Any “big rally length … Read more