The Influence of a First-Set Tiebreak
In the first two rounds of last week’s Paris Masters, 12 matches began with a first-set tiebreak. Of those dozen matches, nine of them finished as straight-set wins, with the second set more decisive...
View ArticleJerzy Janowicz and the Frequency of Tiebreak Shutouts
In Marseille this week, Jerzy Janowicz played two dominant tiebreaks. In his second-round win over Julien Benneteau, he put away the first set with a 7-0 breaker en route to a straight-set victory....
View ArticleDo Players Get Broken More Often After Failing to Convert Break Point?
The headline is a bit unwieldy, but it refers to one of the most common nuggets of conventional wisdom in tennis. When a player has the opportunity to break and doesn’t do so, this viewpoint holds that...
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