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Week 33: Tennis Court Speed Tracker
Why It Was Interesting: Matthew Willis put together all available court speed numbers from 2012-2025. The trend is clearā¦
Week 23: The Magic Of Tennisā Scoring System, Visualized
Week 28: A Reflective Essay Appreciating Novak Djokovic, The Human
Week 4: The Science Behind Reaction Time In Tennis
Asking Questions: Can reaction time be improved with training or is one bound by natural-born ability?
Week 11: Examining ATP Injury Data
Why It Was Interesting: More physical points, longer matches, and constant ball changes. Are the chickens coming home to roost? The data is far from conclusive, but the warning signs are there Poking Holes: Something like a bad flu season, or whatever it was that happened in Acapulco this year, could factor towards an increase in retirements.
Week 12: Investigating ATP Second Serve Trends
Why It Was Interesting: We featured Karue Sellās comments about second serves earlier this year. Jeff Sackmann gives us a quantitative analysis based on Karueās claims.
Week 26: Life As The āWarm Up Guyā
Why It Was Interesting: Adam Jones has played with the likes of Novak Djokovic, Rafael Nadal, Jannik Sinner, Carlos Alcarazā¦ and many more.
Week 30: Tennis Players Are The Greatest Athletes In The World, Says Renowned Dr.
Why It Was Interesting: This piece makes a compelling, data-backed case that tennis athletes endure more physically, mentally, and financially than athletes of any other sport.
Week 20: Essential Color On The Djokovic-Murray Split
Why It Was Interesting: Tumaini Carayol is a consistent presence at events across the globe. Heās had a keen eye on Djokovic practices, from Australia to Madrid. The most exciting collaboration in recent tennis history flamed out sooner than expected.
Week 45: Morgan Riddle Visualizes The Grueling Tennis Travel Schedule
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The 8th Annual Monday Match Analysis Awards, hosted by Gill Gross, pay tribute to the greatest accomplishments and spectacles we witnessed over the course of the 2025 ATP season. If this award show were in-person, the following players would be in attendance (winners and honorable mentions): Jannik Sinner, Carlos Alcaraz, Novak Djokovic, Jack Draper, Felix Auger-Aliassime, Tommy Paul, Taylor Fritz, Alexander Bublik, Lorenzo Sonego, Joao Fonseca and Learner Tien.
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