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Differences between winners and losers in consistency of basic strokesin tennis matches on clay court

The purpose of the research was to establish differences in tennis matches between winners and losers regarding the consistency of selected technical elements, and how the accuracy of those elements influences the result of the clay court match. The analysis emphasized the beginning of the point, so maximum of ten strokes per point were recorded. The sample consisted of 15 matches (best of five sets) with a total of 3668 points played in Roland-Garros in 2004. The variable sample has been selected from 47 technical elements of tennis game, and it was made out of the nine following elements: forehand cross court, forehand down the line, forehand inside out, forehand inside in, backhand cross court, backhand down the line, elements of the net game, return and serve. Both player’ s elements were registered in one of the three chosen target fields inside the tennis court. In order to establish if the winners in matches are more consistent than the losers, multivariable test Hotelling was used. Results show that winners are more accurate than losers in all three target fields in six out of nine elements. It was concluded that the more consistent player wins the tennis match on clay court.

technical elements; multivariable test; target system

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