Systematische Analyse der erweiterten Spieleröffnung des Aufschlägers im Herrentennis der Weltspitze inklusive Ableitung anwendungsorientierter Trainingsformen

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Introduction: An outstanding game opening (serve and third stroke) is a decisive element to being successful in modern Men’s Tennis and its importance is well accepted among experts. However, a systematic game opening analysis remains to be elucidated. Methods: This present work analyses the game opening systematically for the first time by applying a new tennis-court-division and evaluation method. Randomly selected matches of both the 2010 US Open and the 2012 French Open (from the round of last 16 up to the final) compiled a sample of 24 871 strokes and 3 553 serve patterns for analysis. The serve, the third stroke as well as the strokes four to eight were analysed regarding error rate, stroke selection and placement. In addition, 75 different serve patterns were defined for the first time and examined regarding frequency of use and success rate. Training exercises for high performance players are deduced from the results. Results: The mean of strokes per point is 5.6 ± 4.4 (Median: 4). 62.6% ± 3.2% of the first serves are hit successfully and the majority is targeted to the backhand of the opponent. The winners of the matches hit statistically most highly significant less serves out (***), more serves in (***) and significantly more aces (*). Overall the server wins 70.3% ± 12.0% of all points with his first serve (winners 76.3% ± 8.8% >*** losers 64.2% ± 11.8%). 91.9% ± 1.5% of the second serves are hit successfully, the majority 50% are targeted to the opponent’s backhand and more than 30% to the body of the opponent. Overall the server wins 51.7% ± 13.3% of all points with his second serve. (winners 59.9% ± 11.7% >*** losers 43.6% ± 9.2%). Decisively more forehands (***) than backhands are being played with the third stroke (run around forehands 37.0% ± 10.8%). Almost 50% are hit into the zones 2c, 1c und 2a. Zone 2d is hit more frequently by the losers (*). 84.5% ± 6.6% are played longer than the service line, 32.6% ± 12.2% close to the baseline, 76.4% ± 9.5% out of the banned zone, 66.0% ± 10.4% into the outer zones, 32.5% ± 11.0% into the middle zones, 61.1% ± 11.4% to the backhand, 39.8% ± 10.6% into the outer zones of the backhand and 34.9% ± 11.8% into the c-zones. The winners play more often into the outer zones (**), into the outer zones of the backhand (*) and into the C-zones (*) as well as less into the middle zones (**). The Top-4-Serve-Patterns are Behind-the-back-V, Small-V, Big-V and Behind-the-back + Big-V (success rate > 66%, ***more successful than the mean of all serve patterns, the winners play their serve patterns decisively more successful ***). Serve patterns with at least one run around forehand from the backhand corner are more successful than those without (**). Training exercises: In order to ensure the connection between theory and practice ten specific exercises for serve, third stroke, strokes four to eight and serve patterns are being deduced from the results. Summary: The present study provides a detailed analysis of the game opening in modern Men’s Tennis by using an innovative tennis-court-division method as well as a deduction of practical training exercises for the first time.
Original languageGerman
Place of PublicationKöln
PublisherDeutsche Sporthochschule Köln
Number of pages197
Publication statusPublished - 26.06.2017

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