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Jan 24, 2024 · As Jeff Sackman at the Tennis Abstract blog writes, 57.5 percent of third-shot forehands result in a point won, compared to 50.9 percent of third-shot backhands. Aryna Sabalenka hit 80...
Feb 21, 2023 · It was great to have Tennis Abstract's Jeff Sackmann join the pod as we discuss Jeff's recent 128 best players in the world list, which includes a combinatio...
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Jul 5, 2023 · Wharton’s Shane Jensen, Cade Massey, and Adi Wyner speak with Tennis writer and analyst, Jeff Sackman, about the current Wimbledon tournament and the overall state of tennis.
In this episode Jeff gets candid about his journey exploring the much needed stats for tennis. The conversation covers the ELO ratings vs traditional tour rankings comparison and Jeff takes an elemental dive for all listeners to better understand the computation.
Dec 17, 2023 · Let us take a look how Elo compares to Jeff’s year end brackets after the first quarter of 2024. Jannik, Daniil and Gregor outperforming quite a bit.
We used the point-by-point dataset for the tennis Grand Slams (Wimbledon, US Open, French Open, and Australian Open) provided by Jeff Sackman [1] along with derived data such as minimum sets to win. We also incorporated pre-match win probabilities for each player from a paper on pre-match tennis win predictions (Gollub).
Tennis Abstract Founder Jeff Sackmann joins Editor-in-Chief Alex Gruskin to discuss where Swiatek stands amongst the best 3-5 year runs in WTA History. The guys also name the men and women closest to winning a first Major Singles Title, plus so much more!!
