Episode 68 of the Tennis Abstract Podcast, with Carl Bialik of the Thirty Love podcast, starts with a a deep dive into whether there is still a place for serve-and-volley tennis in today’s game, especially for the most dominant servers. The element of surprise is a factor, but the stats are difficult to crunch, as serve-and-volley points don’t occur randomly, and everyone doesn’t even agree on the definition of a serve-and-volley point! is.
We also cover the highlights of the final Wimbledon warm-up events, starting with the big Pliskova-Kerber WTA final and the all-American ATP title match in Eastbourne. We look at the favorites–Novak Djokovic and Ashleigh Barty–as well as this week’s winners, to see how the fortnight at the All England Club is likely to develop.
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(Note: this week’s episode is about 69 minutes long; in some browsers the audio player may display a different length. Sorry about that!)
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