Entering tennis men’s Grand Slams within the top-10 and its relationship with the fact of winning the tournament. [Acceder a los Grand Slams de tenis masculino desde el top-10 y su relación con el hecho de ganar el torneo].

Bermejo, Jaime Prieto; Ruano, Miguel Ángel Gómez

doi:10.5232/ricyde2016.04605

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“…The competiveness of four tennis Grand Slams (Australian Open, Roland Garros, Wimbledon and US Open) that are held every year represents the maximum level of competition of this sport and its progression [ 1 , 2 ]. Each tournament requires the player to play with a draw of 128 competitors within a period of two weeks if they aspire to win the final trophy, higher ranking points or prizes [ 3 ].…”

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Performance profiles of professional female tennis players in grand slams

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IntroductionThe aim of the study was to (i) analyze the match performance of professional female tennis players in different Grand Slams; (ii) model the relationships between match performance variables and relative quality; and (iii) build typical performance profiles for those players in Grand Slams.MethodData of a total of 1369 matches were collected within 2014–2017 four Grand Slams (Australian Open: n = 499; Roland Garros: n = 249; Wimbledon: n = 249 and US Open, n = 372). Correlations between 37 performance variables and relative quality (difference of expected rounds between two competing players of given ranking) were determined and automatically classified into two groups of magnitudes via two-step cluster analysis. Higher-correlated variables were used to build players’ typical performance profiles via regression-based technique to give percentage evaluation scores (%ES), which means the percentage of matches where a performance variable value would be expected to be lower than the observed value considering the RQ of two competing players.ResultsPlayers had more service winners, double faults, return winners and return unforced errors in the Australian Open and US Open, implying a “fast-fast” serve strategy, and higher dominance ratio and better serving performance in Wimbledon. While receiving players had better chances to break opponents’ service game in Roland Garros. Distance covered became similar in all Grand Slams. All studied variables showed obvious correlation with RQ expect for those of physical performance.ConclusionsThe findings (i) indicate that female game in Grand Slams remained to be a contest over baseline, although players had good efficiency at net; (ii) demonstrate the influence of relative quality on serve and return, break point, net point and efficiency performance; and (iii) evidence the usefulness of applying %ES to evaluate performance of individual player.

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“…The annual four major tennis tournaments (Australian Tennis Open, French Open, Wimbledon, and US Open), also known as Grand Slams, represent the highest level of professional tennis in the world ( Gillet et al, 2009 ; Cui et al, 2017 , 2019a ). They not only own the longest tournament history, but brings together the top-ranked professional tennis players that compete along a period of 2 weeks, aspiring for the highest tournament prizes and points ( Ma et al, 2013 ; Prieto-Bermejo and Gómez-Ruano, 2016 ; Reid et al, 2016 ; Cui et al, 2018 ). Moreover, the competitiveness of Grand Slams is also characterized by its best of five sets (best of three sets for female players) match format and an intensive draw of 128 players ( Goossens et al, 2015 ; Prieto-Bermejo and Gómez-Ruano, 2016 ).…”

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“…They not only own the longest tournament history, but brings together the top-ranked professional tennis players that compete along a period of 2 weeks, aspiring for the highest tournament prizes and points ( Ma et al, 2013 ; Prieto-Bermejo and Gómez-Ruano, 2016 ; Reid et al, 2016 ; Cui et al, 2018 ). Moreover, the competitiveness of Grand Slams is also characterized by its best of five sets (best of three sets for female players) match format and an intensive draw of 128 players ( Goossens et al, 2015 ; Prieto-Bermejo and Gómez-Ruano, 2016 ). Therefore, analyzing the form and function of match performance, these influential events for tennis players may provide a better understanding on how tennis tactics and strategies have developed in the elite level, and inform coaches of the technical, tactical, and physical demands of the most competitive situation.…”

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Effect of a Seeding System on Competitive Performance of Elite Players During Major Tennis Tournaments

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The performance of professional tennis players in the four major Grand Slam tournaments has always been an important research topic, which advances the understanding of the current development of tennis. However, there is little known about the difference between higher-ranked and lower-ranked players considering match performance statistics. The study was aimed to explore the technical, tactical, and physical performance indicators that best discriminate seeded and non-seeded male players in Grand Slams. A total of 549 matches played by 189 individual players during 2015–2017 Grand Slam men’s singles were sampled, with corresponding match statistics gathered for each player observation, concerning players’ serving, returning, net point, break point, efficiency, and physical performance. The results showed that the seeded players outperformed the non-seeded players in serve and return, break point, net point, and efficiency-related indicators, while the following indicators contributed most to the separation of two player categories: serve and return of serve points won (%), ace (%), peak serve speed, net points won (%), break point per return game, break point saved, winner and unforced error ratio, and dominance ratio. The research findings evidenced the decreased competitive balance in men’s competition during Grand Slams due to a rank-based seeding system, whereas coaches could use the information to fine-tune the training benchmarks and match planning.

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Sport Performance Analysis with a Focus on Racket Sports: A Review

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Athletes, both professional and amateur, are always looking for ways to improve their performance. With the introduction and increasing availability of modern technologies and smart devices arose the need to measure and analyze performance, but likewise, the use of these innovations as a competitive advantage also arose. Scientific publications reflect the wide range of available approaches and technologies, as well as the growing interest in various sports. As a result, we concentrated on a systematic review of publications that presented performance analysis tools and methods in all sports, with a final focus on racket sports. Clarivate Analytics’ Web of Science (WoS) and Elsevier Inc.’s SCOPUS databases were searched for 1147 studies that conducted performance analysis and sports research and were published in English. The data in the systematic review are current, up until 18 May 2021. A general review was performed on 759 items, and then 65 racket sports publications were thoroughly scrutinized. We concentrated on performance data, data collection and analysis tools, performance analysis methods, and software. We also talked about performance prediction. In performance research, we have identified specific approaches for specific sports as well as key countries. We are also considering expanding performance analysis in to E-sports in the future.

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Entering tennis men’s Grand Slams within the top-10 and its relationship with the fact of winning the tournament. [Acceder a los Grand Slams de tenis masculino desde el top-10 y su relación con el hecho de ganar el torneo].

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Performance profiles of professional female tennis players in grand slams

Performance profiles of professional female tennis players in grand slams

Effect of a Seeding System on Competitive Performance of Elite Players During Major Tennis Tournaments

Sport Performance Analysis with a Focus on Racket Sports: A Review

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