Myths in tennis

Authors
Publication date 2008
Host editors
  • J. Albert
  • R.H. Koning
Book title Statistical thinking in sports
ISBN
  • 9781584888680
ISBN (electronic)
  • 9781584888697
Pages (from-to) 217-240
Publisher Boca Raton, FL: Chapman & Hall/CRC
Organisations
  • Faculty of Economics and Business (FEB) - Amsterdam School of Economics Research Institute (ASE-RI)
Abstract Many people have ideas about tennis. In particular, most commentators hold strong ideas about, for example, the advantage of serving first in a set, the advantage of serving with new balls, and the special ability of top players to perform well at the "big" points. In this chapter we shall investigate the truth of (more often the falsity) of a number of such hypotheses, based on Wimbledon singles' data over a period of four years, 1992-1995.
Document type Chapter
Language English
Published at https://doi.org/10.1201/9781584888697-17
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