135 Analytics of Juniors, Part 2
Part 2 of our junior analytics from Tarbes, 2022 is the Boys final. Both boys are 13 years old. Again, we’ll start with a quick look at the broad match numbers
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135 Analytics of Juniors, Part 1
We’ve run the analytics on the final of Tarbes, a big junior tournament in France, to have a look at the 135 numbers of the match, and one player in particular.
Recording Errors
If players want to improve, they have to know about their errors. Tennis has always made this process very confusing by only reporting unforced errors, rather than the difference between
Junior Player Profiles from Around the World
Les Petits As is Europe’s equivalent of the Orange Bowl. It’s for U14 players. We’ve trawled through the matches to see what Australian players can learn from their European counterparts. As you would expect, their 135 profiles, tactics and strategies are already well developed.
Thanasi’s 135 Profile Before January & How He Improved
We built Thanasi’s 135 hard court profile from his 2021 matches and came up with areas that required improvement. The same profiling can be applied to juniors to measure results over time.
Do 135 Profiles Change from Juniors to Pros?
In December 2013, two 15 year old Americans played in the final of the Orange Bowl International Championships for juniors. Fast forward 5 years and they played again as 20 year olds on the pro tour. We analysed both matches to determine how their 135 profiles had developed, and what parents and players can learn from…..
135 Profiles of the Best – Rafa v Novak on Clay and Hard Court
Does rally length change from surface to surface when it’s two of the greatest of all time playing each other? It does, but perhaps not as you would expect.
Tennis Surfaces and how they impact rally length
It has been written that shorter rallies are just as prevalent on clay as they are on a hard court. True. As usual, though, we need to dig deeper because there are large changes in the context of 135 that coaches, players and parents need to know.
Traditional Tennis Stats – You can ignore most of them
If you’re looking at “% of points won on 1st serve”, or “pressure points”, or “winners to unforced errors”, or even “break point conversions”, you’re looking at the wrong thing. We know the TV will report on those stats, but to truly understand tennis and measure your game, you need to delve into different numbers. Here’s how.
135 Profiles – Even Pros can be Surprised
We’ve recently started working with another Australian top 200 pro and their coach. The 135 profile was a surprise to both of them.
