{"id":1326,"date":"2013-09-11T14:59:07","date_gmt":"2013-09-11T18:59:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/heavytopspin.com\/?p=1326"},"modified":"2013-09-11T14:59:07","modified_gmt":"2013-09-11T18:59:07","slug":"us-open-point-by-point-stats-recap","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tennisabstract.com\/blog\/2013\/09\/11\/us-open-point-by-point-stats-recap\/","title":{"rendered":"US Open Point-by-Point Stats Recap"},"content":{"rendered":"

As regular readers know, I’m working on a system to track every shot in a tennis match and then generate meaningful data based on the results. \u00a0Once I hammer out a few final bugs, I’ll introduce that system publicly. \u00a0Then, with my interactive Excel doc–and at least a little bit of practice–you can chart matches as well.<\/p>\n

In the meantime, I’ve added another set of tables to each one of the point-by-point recaps. \u00a0My system allows (but does not require) the tracking of each shot’s direction, which seems particularly valuable in the case of a tactical baseline matchup like Monday’s final. \u00a0Follow the link to the men’s final stats<\/a>, and then click either of the “shot direction” links. \u00a0I’ve broken down each player’s shots into crosscourt, down the middle, down the line, inside-out, and inside-in, then broken down each specific shot type (e.g. “forehand inside-out”) and shown the results of that shot.<\/p>\n

At this point, the numbers are little more than a basis for conversation and speculation. \u00a0Except for Serena Williams and Victoria Azarenka, I don’t have stats on more than two matches for any individual player. \u00a0In time, however, I expect to amass a fair amount of raw data on the top-ranked men and women, and from there, we might really be able to learn something.<\/p>\n

In the meantime, here is a list of all the point-by-point stat summaries available from the US Open.<\/p>\n

Men:<\/p>\n