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According to Tennis Abstract, the average hold% for top 50 ATP players so far this year is 83.2% compared to 81.7% in the year 2022. 7-8 players sit in the high 80s to low 90s. Just as courts were slower in the early 2010s, have they started to speed up again over the last year or two?
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Is it now official that at least for now Alcaraz’s best surface is grass? Even when he won RG his level at both Wimbledons he won was far higher than his level against Zverev or especially Sinner at RG.
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[Oliver Holt] Djokovic's winners were met with the silence of awe and disappointment. The crowd mourned. Then Nadal fought back like all great champions fight back.... But then the iconoclast spoiled the story, ended the comeback and closed out the match.
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Hans Niemann reacts to Magnus sitting the round out against him: "If you aren’t willing to handle things on the chess board, don’t even bother playing. Chess is the greatest combination of art and war. Cowardice leads to inevitable defeat."
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Exactly 10 male players have reached at least 4 Slam finals in the last 20 years. Using Tennis Abstract data, the below graph shows each of their hold% and break% in their absolute peak season(so 06 Federer, 11 Djokovic, 10 Nadal, and so on.) What stands out the most to you?
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As a fan of hers, why does it seem like Aryna Sabalenka has a much smaller fanbase than the other top 4 in the WTA(Swiatek, Gauff, and Rybakina) on this sub? Her post match thread that went up several hours ago has just 10 upvotes and 2 comments which is tiny for a world #3 and 2x Slam winner.
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