{"id":3380,"date":"2019-02-16T14:41:15","date_gmt":"2019-02-16T14:41:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.tennisabstract.com\/blog\/?p=3380"},"modified":"2019-02-16T14:41:15","modified_gmt":"2019-02-16T14:41:15","slug":"around-the-net-issue-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tennisabstract.com\/blog\/2019\/02\/16\/around-the-net-issue-1\/","title":{"rendered":"Around the Net, Issue 1"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><i>Around the Net is my attempt to provide a clearinghouse for tennis analytics on the web. Each week, you&#8217;ll find a summary of recent articles, podcasts, papers, and data sources, as well as trivia and the occasional bit of interesting non-tennis content. If you would like to suggest something for a future issue, <a href=\"mailto:jeffsackmann@gmail.com\">drop me a line<\/a>.<\/i><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Articles<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/hiddengameoftennis.com\/measuring-atp-tournaments-competitiveness\/\">Which ATP Tournaments Are the Most Competitive?<\/a> (hiddengameoftennis.com)<\/li><li><a href=\"http:\/\/on-the-t.com\/2019\/02\/15\/serve-prediction-interval\/\">Identifying Surprising Performances with Prediction Intervals<\/a> (on-the-t.com)<\/li><li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.tennisabstract.com\/blog\/2019\/02\/12\/juan-ignacio-londeros-first-five-atp-match-wins\/\">Juan Ignacio Londero\u2019s First Five ATP Match Wins<\/a> (tennisabstract.com\/blog)<\/li><li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.tennisabstract.com\/blog\/2019\/02\/13\/is-doubles-as-entertaining-as-we-think\/\">Is Doubles As Entertaining As We Think?<\/a> (tennisabstract.com\/blog) <\/li><li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.tennisabstract.com\/blog\/2019\/02\/14\/do-rallies-get-longer-as-matches-progress\/\">Do Rallies Get Longer as Matches Progress?<\/a> (tennisabstract.com\/blog) <\/li><li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.tennisabstract.com\/blog\/2019\/02\/15\/forecasting-the-davis-cup-finals\/\">Forecasting the Davis Cup Finals<\/a> (tennisabstract.com\/blog) <\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Podcasts<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/medium.com\/@bialik\/thirty-love-simon-denman-66875b5a955f\">Thirty Love: Simon Denman<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.tennisabstract.com\/blog\/2019\/02\/11\/podcast-episode-48-fed-cup-and-a-survey-of-tennis-analytics\/\">Tennis Abstract Podcast Episode 48: Fed Cup and a Survey of Tennis Analytics<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Data<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/spreadsheets\/d\/1artEsVLOOjwSEafl4RfMnLhfEUnsQKa7aQNIyaPVnLI\/edit#gid=2993365\">The Racquet CPI Data<\/a>: A google doc recording published Court Pace Index measurements in one place (@MattRacquet)<\/li><li><a href=\"http:\/\/tennisabstract.com\/charting\/meta.html\">Match Charting Project<\/a>: Since last week&#8217;s <a href=\"http:\/\/www.tennisabstract.com\/blog\/2019\/02\/06\/the-match-charting-project-reaches-5000-matches\/\">announcement<\/a> that the MCP crossed the 5,000-match milestone, we&#8217;ve added 83 more. Here&#8217;s a link to the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.tennisabstract.com\/charting\/last_fifty.html\">last fifty<\/a>, including several grand slam men&#8217;s semi-finals, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.tennisabstract.com\/cgi-bin\/player.cgi?p=AndyMurray\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Andy Murray<\/a>\u2019s <a href=\"http:\/\/www.tennisabstract.com\/charting\/20050621-M-Wimbledon-R128-George_Bastl-Andy_Murray.html\">first match<\/a> at Wimbledon, and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.tennisabstract.com\/cgi-bin\/player.cgi?p=JuanIgnacioLondero\">Juan Ignacio Londero<\/a>\u2019s breakthrough <a href=\"http:\/\/www.tennisabstract.com\/charting\/20190210-M-Cordoba-F-Guido_Pella-Juan_Ignacio_Londero.html\">final<\/a> in Cordoba.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Trivia<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.tennisabstract.com\/cgi-bin\/player.cgi?p=MarcoCecchinato\">Marco Cecchinato<\/a> finally <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/sPETEcore\/status\/1095468261217583104\">broke<\/a> a 21-match doubles losing streak that dated back to 2016. The streak ties the previous mark set by <a href=\"http:\/\/www.tennisabstract.com\/cgi-bin\/player.cgi?p=AlbertRamos\">Albert Ramos<\/a>, which I <a href=\"http:\/\/www.tennisabstract.com\/blog\/2017\/05\/03\/albert-ramoss-record-setting-doubles-futility\/\">wrote<\/a> about back in 2017. <\/li><li>Here&#8217;s a <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AnnaK_4ever\/status\/1094960890326196230\">chart<\/a> showing weeks in the top 20 for active ATP players, reminding us (among other things) how good <a href=\"http:\/\/www.tennisabstract.com\/cgi-bin\/player.cgi?p=DavidFerrer\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">David Ferrer<\/a> was, and for how long.<\/li><li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.tennisabstract.com\/cgi-bin\/player.cgi?p=AliaksandraSasnovich\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Aliaksandra Sasnovich<\/a> was bageled in a match for the <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FBITennis\/status\/1095673995976998913\">10th time<\/a> since the beginning of last year, more than any other WTA tour player. Also in Doha, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.tennisabstract.com\/cgi-bin\/wplayer.cgi?p=BarboraZahlavovaStrycova\">Barbora Strycova<\/a> recorded a rare &#8220;bagel sandwich&#8221; by beating <a href=\"http:\/\/www.tennisabstract.com\/cgi-bin\/wplayer.cgi?p=AnnaBlinkova\">Anna Blinkova<\/a> 6-0 3-6 6-0.<\/li><li>In Rotterdam, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.tennisabstract.com\/cgi-bin\/player.cgi?p=GaelMonfils\">Gael Monfils<\/a> ran off 13 straight points against <a href=\"http:\/\/www.tennisabstract.com\/cgi-bin\/player.cgi?p=AndreasSeppi\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Andreas Seppi<\/a>. A few days later, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.tennisabstract.com\/cgi-bin\/player.cgi?p=KeiNishikori\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Kei Nishikori<\/a> did even better, winning 14 in a row against <a href=\"http:\/\/www.tennisabstract.com\/cgi-bin\/player.cgi?p=ErnestsGulbis\">Ernests Gulbis<\/a>. Here&#8217;s a list of <a href=\"https:\/\/tt.tennis-warehouse.com\/index.php?threads\/record-for-consecutive-points-won.497760\/\">notable streaks<\/a>, though it doesn&#8217;t include <a href=\"http:\/\/www.tennisabstract.com\/cgi-bin\/player.cgi?p=JulianReister\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Julian Reister<\/a>\u2019s golden set over <a href=\"http:\/\/www.tennisabstract.com\/cgi-bin\/player.cgi?p=TimPuetz\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Tim Puetz<\/a>, which was part of a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.flashscore.com\/match\/xWvsFDoT\/#point-by-point;2\">32-point<\/a> streak. I did a quick query on 2018 ATP matches and found several dozen streaks of at least 13 points, roughly one per 40 matches.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Miscellaneous<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.economist.com\/game-theory\/2019\/02\/13\/lindsey-vonn-the-most-dominant-alpine-skier-ever-retires\">Lindsey Vonn, the most dominant alpine skier ever, retires<\/a> (economist.com\/blogs\/gametheory)<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><i>Thanks to Peter, Jeff, and Carl for help with this week&#8217;s issue.<\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Around the Net is my attempt to provide a clearinghouse for tennis analytics on the web. Each week, you&#8217;ll find a summary of recent articles, podcasts, papers, and data sources, as well as trivia and the occasional bit of interesting non-tennis content. If you would like to suggest something for a future issue, drop me &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennisabstract.com\/blog\/2019\/02\/16\/around-the-net-issue-1\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Around the Net, Issue 1<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3380","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-around-the-net"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tennisabstract.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3380","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tennisabstract.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tennisabstract.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tennisabstract.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tennisabstract.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3380"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.tennisabstract.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3380\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tennisabstract.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3380"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tennisabstract.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3380"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tennisabstract.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3380"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}