Validating and Identifying KPIs in ATP/WTA hard court tennis match play (2019-2023) using the PWOL method.
Journal article
Authors | Venn-Moncur, M.J, Parmar, N, White, C.J, Callingham, T and Nicholls, S.B |
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Abstract | The study provided further validity for the use of the PWOL (percentage of matches which the winner outscored the loser) method within elite hard-court tennis. Over half of the ATP/WTA competitive calendar (January-March and August-November) is played on hard courts so is an important progression. Data from 810 men’s and 586 women’s hard court matches across Grand Slams and ATP/WTA World Tours (i.e., Masters, 500s and 250s) between 2019 and 2023 was used for analysis. PWOL was validated alongside two traditionally used statistical methods (paired t-test, point-biserial correlation). Very high agreement between all approaches was shown using Spearman’s correlation analysis for both men and women (> 0.97). The study further identified the indicators most related to winning performance, identifying baseline points won, first serve points won, points won of 0-4 rally length and Winners:UE Ratio to be most strongly associated with success; while forced errors were most associated with losing. Ball three indicators lacked association with match outcome, suggesting any major focus training ‘one-two punches’ on serve should be approached with caution. PWOL has proven to be a valid method for assessing success in elite hard-court tennis (offering potential for wider sports application) to ultimately aid coach decision-making. |
Keywords | Racket sports; Performance analysis; Coaching process; Court surface; Elite tennis |
Year | 2024 |
Journal | International Journal of Sports Science & Coaching |
Publisher | SAGE Publications |
ISSN | 2048-397X |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.1177/17479541241235595 |
Web address (URL) | https://doi.org/10.1177/17479541241235595 |
Accepted author manuscript | License File Access Level Open |
Output status | Published |
Publication dates | |
Online | 28 Feb 2024 |
Publication process dates | |
Accepted | 2024 |
Deposited | 04 Mar 2024 |
https://repository.derby.ac.uk/item/q4vy2/validating-and-identifying-kpis-in-atp-wta-hard-court-tennis-match-play-2019-2023-using-the-pwol-method
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