ANALYSIS OF THE GAME CHARACTERISTICS OF A FINAL JUNIORS MATCH UP TO 14 YEARS AT WORLD JUNIOR TENNIS FINALS (WJFT) IN 2013

Authors

POLÁCH Michal ZHÁNĚL Jiří PAČES Jiří ČERNOŠEK Miroslav

Year of publication 2016
Type Article in Proceedings
Conference 10th International Conference On Kinanthropology "Sport and Quality of Life"
MU Faculty or unit

Faculty of Sports Studies

Citation
Field Sport and leisure time activities
Keywords game analysis match statistics tennis sports performance key characteristics
Description In many ball sports the results of the game analysis are used to obtain feedback for the player and the coach. In tennis, the most frequent method is the analysis of game characteristics - questionnaires for players, match minutes (written or visual) or using various kinds of computer programs. The results of analyses of the most important game characteristics are now available electronically at major tennis tournaments. The most frequently analysed data are: aces, double faults, first and second serve success, points won after first and second serve, return points won, net points won, breakpoints won, total number of winners, unforced errors and total number of points won. The aim of this research is to perform an analysis of game characteristics of junior´s final match up to 14 years at World Junior Tennis Finals in 2013 in Prostějov (WJTF, World Championship teams of boys and girls up to 14 years) and at French Open 2013 (Paris, Roland Garros. Our goal is to determine which game characteristics are important for the match results by juniors and adult players. At the same time, we aim to compare the results of juniors (WJTF) and adult players (French Open). The final match of juniors at WJTF 2013 (USA x Russia, players PKY and PKL) were analysed from video, the evaluation of observed game characteristics was accomplished according to the uniform methodology developed by tennis experts. Game characteristics of the final match at French Open 2013 (Spain x Spain, the players RN and DF) was obtained from statistical data software database OnCourt.

You are running an old browser version. We recommend updating your browser to its latest version.

More info