Making sense of tennis data

ExplainerSource date2026/10/16英語で読む

Reading the 2026 US Open doubles draw: two names, one team

Each doubles draw has 64 teams and six rounds. Read team seeds, individual nationalities, set scores and tiebreak figures together.

#Building a doubles partnership #Making sense of tennis data

ExplainerSource date2026/10/16英語で読む

Reading the 2026 US Open singles draw: from 128 players to the final

Each singles draw contains 128 players and seven rounds. Follow seeds, match slots and adjacent branches to identify the route ahead.

#Making sense of tennis data

ExplainerSource date2026/10/16英語で読む

Did an outward coaching cue still help two weeks later?

A 2023 study followed 60 children through eight weeks of coaching and a two-week retention interval, measuring down-the-line and crosscourt accuracy.

#One goal for the next practice #Making sense of tennis data

ExplainerSource date2026/10/16英語で読む

Low-compression balls: better forehands today and learning over eight weeks

An eight-child equipment comparison and a 14-beginner coaching study measured different outcomes. Use rally success and later repeatability to plan progression.

#One goal for the next practice #A wider world of tennis

ExplainerSource date2026/10/16英語で読む

Same serve speed, different joint demands: the role of mass distribution

An eight-player study matched racket mass, balance and swingweight while changing resistance to twisting. Joint demands varied across serve phases.

#Equipment for your game #Serve, return and the next ball

ExplainerSource date2026/10/16英語で読む

Reading charted matches: serve direction and return-depth coverage

Manual point-by-point records contain core and optional fields. Compare dates, opponents, surfaces and the fields actually recorded.

#Making sense of tennis data

ExplainerSource date2026/10/16英語で読む

Official rankings and Elo answer different questions

In Tennis Abstract’s October 5 table, Lehecka was eighth in overall Elo while its ATP Rank column listed 16. Read opponent-strength and surface ratings in context.

#Reading rankings and the Race #Making sense of tennis data

ExplainerSource date2026/10/16英語で読む

Reading WTA match notes: align the match date and the record

Daily tournament notes, total weeks at No. 1 and year-end rankings answer different questions. Beijing dates and Sabalenka’s 99-week and 107-week figures show how.

#Making sense of tennis data #Serve, return and the next ball

BriefingSource date2026/10/14英語で読む

Shanghai completes Ruud’s quarterfinal set across all nine Masters events

Auger Aliassime retired trailing 2-5 in the opening set on October 14, 2026. Ruud’s first Shanghai quarterfinal completed his set across all nine Masters 1000 events.

キャスパー・ルードフェリックス・オジェ＝アリアシムラファエル・ホダル#Following the Asian swing #Making sense of tennis data

BriefingSource date2026/10/10英語で読む

Forty first-serve points each: Lehecka’s 80% and Borges’s 67%

Lehecka won 6-3, 3-6, 6-3 in Shanghai on October 10, 2026. Their forty first-serve points came from fifty and sixty opportunities respectively.

イジー・レヘチカヌーノ・ボルヘス#Following the Asian swing #Serve, return and the next ball

BriefingSource date2026/10/09英語で読む

Two tiebreaks, shifting leads: how Andreeva reached Beijing’s last four

Andreeva beat Alexandrova for the first time in their 2026 Beijing quarterfinal, converting four of seven break chances and winning five of the last six tiebreak points.

ミラ・アンドレーワ#Following the Asian swing #Reading a breakthrough

BriefingSource date2026/10/09英語で読む

Bublik wins 40 of 47 first-serve points to stop Machac

Shanghai second round, October 9, 2026: 18 aces and 10 holds in 11 service games carried Bublik to a 6–4, 7–6(4) victory.

アレクサンダー・ブブリクトマーシュ・マハーチ#Following the Asian swing #Serve, return and the next ball

BriefingSource date2026/10/02英語で読む

Two breaks each: Vacherot wins the tiebreak and the Tokyo comeback

Vacherot beat Tsitsipas 4-6, 7-6(5), 6-4 on October 2, 2026. Both held fourteen of sixteen service games; Vacherot won the second-set tiebreak 7-5.

バランタン・バシュロステファノス・シチパス#Following the Asian swing #Making sense of tennis data

BriefingSource date2026/10/01英語で読む

Sixteen holds, yet three sets: Lehecka’s Tokyo win over Bergs

Lehecka won 6-3, 6-7(3), 6-3 on October 1, 2026. He never lost serve, but Bergs took the second-set tiebreak 7-3.

イジー・レヘチカ Zizou Bergs#Following the Asian swing #Making sense of tennis data

BriefingSource date2026/09/17英語で読む

Fery, Basavareddy, Boyer and Basing: Stanford’s September Top 300 quartet

Stanford’s September 17, 2026 update listed four former players inside the ATP Top 300, separating their September positions from career highs.

アーサー・フェリーニシェッシュ・バサバレディ Tristan Boyer#Reading a breakthrough #Making sense of tennis data

BriefingSource date2026/09/16英語で読む

Shelbayh wins 28 of 37 first-serve points to defeat Boyer

Shelbayh won 7–6(2), 6–1 in the Tiburon second round on September 16, 2026. Boyer landed 35 first serves and won 18 of those points.

Tristan Boyer#Serve, return and the next ball #Making sense of tennis data

ExplainerSource date2026/07/27英語で読む

Draxl secured his 2026 NBO wildcard before the Winnipeg final

A semifinal place secured Draxl’s Montreal main-draw entry in 2026. Comparing it with his Winnipeg title and Toronto entry in 2025 separates tournament results from the wildcard race.

リアム・ドラクスル望月慎太郎#Reading a breakthrough #Making sense of tennis data

ExplainerSource date2026/03/28英語で読む

Miami 2026 semifinals: Sinner’s tiebreak and Lehecka’s return pressure

Both March 27 semifinals ended in straight sets. Sinner won the last three points from 4-4 in the tiebreak; Lehecka broke Fils four times.

ヤニック・シナーアレクサンダー・ズベレフイジー・レヘチカ#Making sense of tennis data #Serve, return and the next ball

BriefingSource date2026/02/06英語で読む

No breaks needed: Heide beats Diallo through two tiebreaks

Heide won 7–6(4), 3–6, 7–6(2) in Vancouver on February 6, 2026. Diallo faced no break points but lost both tiebreaks.

Gustavo Heide ガブリエル・ディアロ#Serve, return and the next ball #Making sense of tennis data

BriefingSource date2025/02/26英語で読む

Three aces for Mpetshi Perricard: Medvedev’s Dubai 2025 return challenge

Medvedev won 6–4, 6–4 in Dubai’s 2025 second round and hit six aces himself. His account centred on holding serve and making baseline exchanges count.

ダニール・メドベージェフジョヴァニ・ンペシ・ペリカール#Serve, return and the next ball #Making sense of tennis data

ExplainerSource date2024/01/26英語で読む

Yastremska at the 2024 Australian Open: eight wins and a semifinal turning point

Three deciding-set qualifying wins preceded five main-draw victories. The quarterfinal win over Noskova and 2-for-10 break-point conversion against Zheng frame the run.

ダヤナ・ヤストレムスカ#Making sense of tennis data

ExplainerSource date2023/08/08英語で読む

Six weeks of training: what changed in starts and reactive movement

A trial in 35 junior boys measured planned movement, reactive agility and sprinting. Its results show why the exact task matters.

#One goal for the next practice #Making sense of tennis data

ExplainerSource date2020/02/20英語で読む

How variable arm movements can support a stable shot

A 2020 forehand experiment found better accuracy and more consistent swing timing with scaled equipment, alongside coordinated variation between arm segments.

#One goal for the next practice #A wider world of tennis