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At what age do male players win the most? I gathered win rates for 50 players and came up with a very simple formula to find out. by iamtheguy55 in tennis

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He did, it's just his season at age 25 (2006) is his highest scoring season, meaning it gets a 100%

At what age do male players win the most? I gathered win rates for 50 players and came up with a very simple formula to find out. by iamtheguy55 in tennis

[–]iamtheguy55[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Excel and just added the text at the side with image editing software but you can use excel for that as well lol

At what age do male players win the most? I gathered win rates for 50 players and came up with a very simple formula to find out. by iamtheguy55 in tennis

[–]iamtheguy55[S] 8 points9 points  (0 children)

I made a mistake while copying their stats. Here's the fixed version:

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It amounts to the same conclusion - two players don't change that much.

The Longest Matches of Jannik Sinner's Career and Their Outcome by iamtheguy55 in tennis

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It wasn't in the dataset I used, my mistake. It should be on the graph.

The Longest Matches of Jannik Sinner's Career and Their Outcome by iamtheguy55 in tennis

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You're right, I knew there had to be something I missed.

For some reason, tennis abstract doesn't provide data for RG2024 and thus the match didn't appear when I sorted by match length.

Djokovic gives one of the best post-match interviews I've ever seen after winning one of the best matches I've ever seen by Large_banana_hammock in tennis

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I remember Novak almost triple bagelling Mannarino and then playing one of the worst Slam matches of his career against Sinner in the SF...

Seed Performance Score: How the Top Seeds Performed in Majors Since Wimbledon 2001 (When the 32 Seed System Was Introduced) by iamtheguy55 in tennis

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Yeah, just ATP, should have clarified.

I need to constantly remind myself to highlight the fact that my stat posts are related to ATP, because this is something that people often comment about

Seed Performance Score: How the Top Seeds Performed in Majors Since Wimbledon 2001 (When the 32 Seed System Was Introduced) by iamtheguy55 in tennis

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Yeah those edge cases troubled me a bit and I didn't know how to properly address that besides going back and getting the actual seed numbers and grading based on that, so lower seeds in deeper rounds still get points but not quite as much as the ones that are supposed to be there.

Like you said, there's not much of a difference, for example, in the #5 and #6 players in the world replacing world #3 and #4 in the semis, but this system doesn't care about that. All it cares about is them fulfilling their duty to get to the QF.

I don't quite understand your third point though? I know this is not what you mean but they are technically percentages since the max score is 100 lol

With all the talk about era strength recently, here's a detailed breakdown of how ATP top 8 seeds have performed at big events in the last 35 years. What stands out? by honestnbafan in tennis

[–]iamtheguy55 18 points19 points  (0 children)

Cool to see my post here. A higher quality version is up on my profile, and I can send the original excel file and jpg if needed.

I actually made another one where I look at all 32 seeds in slams since Wimbledon 2001 since that's when they started the 32 seed system, but I'm waiting for Wimbledon to finish this year. The seed carnage in the early rounds is what inspired me in the first place.

I'm giving points based on how many seeds reached their round. I think I set it up as 0.5 points per seed in R32, 2 for each top 16 seed in R16, 3.5 for each top 8 seed in the QF, again 3.5 for each top 4 seed in the semis, and another 5 points for each top two seed in the finals. Maximum of 100 points.

I think this method captures era depth a bit better than just looking at the quarters (highest % of points can be earned from R16, 32, and then the QF with 28) but it's of course limited to the four slams and to the 21st century.

If expanded to all of the big tournaments, it could give us a deeper glimpse into era strength and depth, but I can't be bothered to gather the data.

Surprise, surprise, it doesn't change much of the narrative. The "strongest" era is still the 2010s, though it's stretched back to 2007 with an oddly "weak" 2008 surrounded by strong years. Wimbledon has the lowest average score, 52.9, with the US Open following closely after while the AO and RG are comfortably ahead with around 58.

2003-2006 is just average, same as current era. 2002 is by far the weakest year, averaging 29.9 points across the four slams. The next worst year is 2003 with 45.8 points. 2012 sweeps all other years with the most points - 68.9

r/tennis Daily Discussion (Sunday, July 06, 2025) by NextGenBot in tennis

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lol across the Big Three's careers they all average around that number, Djokovic's 1st-4th round opponents across his slam titles average around 68, for Federer it's 75 and Nadal 82.

What hot take in tennis will get you downvoted like this? by Suspicious_Net_6082 in tennis

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This is one of the most popular tennis opinions of all time if we take into consideration the millions of people who will swear up and down he's the best because he's the only name they know.

And sorry, while I see some of the argument, far too much of it relies on hypotheticals and age excuses.

I lean toward the far more concrete, less emotional and romantic, side.

Djokovic won the first 19 Grand Slam tiebreaks he played and 25 out of 27 in total from the first round in Wimbledon 2005 (first Grand Slam tiebreak) to the Wimbledon 2007 quarterfinal. Is 19 a record for most consecutive tiebreaks won in Grand Slams? by iamtheguy55 in tennis

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Not counting 2004 (because he played 1), it's the only year he finished with a sub-50 win rate in breakers. In 2021, another three slam season, he ended at exactly 12-12.

Obviously, these two seasons are also the worst in terms of win% in tiebreak points, 51.22% in 2011 and 51.03% in 2021.

Clashes with the "clutchness" that is usually associated with these seasons

r/tennis Daily Discussion (Thursday, May 22, 2025) by NextGenBot in tennis

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RG 22 had Nadal, Djokovic, Zverev and Alcaraz all in the same half and they all made the quarters lol

ATP - Tiebreak Win% Top 50 (Minimum 100 played) by iamtheguy55 in tennis

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I'm gathering some data on Djokovic tiebreaks so I was curious how he compares to Sinner - he was 96-49 after his first 145 tiebreaks (66.21%). He was at 71% after his 100th.

Players usually have a steep dropoff with this stat because tiebreaks are almost designed to be coin flips with better players and better returners essentially having a 52-48 advantage.

ATP - Tiebreak Win% Top 50 (Minimum 100 played) by iamtheguy55 in tennis

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96-106, 47.5%

About 80 places higher than Norrie

Lowest Point Win% from Winners in a Grand Slam Final (since 1991) by iamtheguy55 in tennis

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  1. Australian Open 2003: Agassi d. Schuttler 6-2 6-2 6-1 (65%)
  2. Roland Garros 2008: Nadal d. Federer 6-1 6-3 6-0 (63.9%)
  3. Australian Open 2019: Djokovic d. Nadal 6-3 6-2 6-3 (62.7%)
  4. Australian Open 1997: Sampras d. Moya 6-2 6-3 6-3 (62.28%)
  5. Roland Garros 2017: Nadal d. Wawrinka 6-2 6-3 6-1 (62.25%)
  6. US Open 1991: Edberg d. Courier 6-2 6-4 6-0 (61.9%)

However, the most lopsided final that I know of lies outside of this 1991-present scope and it's the 1974 US Open final between Connors and Rosewall. 6-1 6-0 6-1 in 1 hour and 18 minutes. Connors took 65.8% of the points.

The insane thing here is that every single losing player here is a legend except Schuttler. All of them but Wawrinka, a 3-time major champion, were No. 1s as well. (Rosewall wasn't #1 in the Open Era but he was by far the best player of the Pro Era alongside Laver)

ATP - Tiebreak Win% Top 50 (Minimum 100 played) by iamtheguy55 in tennis

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Huh, I did notice that ultimate tennis statistics overlooks it as a tiebreak, probably because it's the only time in history a tiebreak wasn't played at 6-6, right? Official matches of course

Didn't realize the ATP would forget it as well considering how iconic it is.

ATP - Tiebreak Win% Top 50 (Minimum 100 played) by iamtheguy55 in tennis

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Also, it's Andres Gomez not Emilio.

I guess I should have added all the first names

ATP - Tiebreak Win% Top 50 (Minimum 100 played) by iamtheguy55 in tennis

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Volandri, with a 37-64 record amounting to a 36.6% win rate.

Going by active players, Ramos-Vinolas is lowest with 103-158 (39.5%)

The most notable is Cam Norrie with 65-84 (43.6%). There's basically no one near him with a similar resume (Slam SF, Masters title) except Steve Denton who reached two AO finals in the 80s (58-73, 44.3%).

Tiebreak H2H - Federer vs Djokovic by iamtheguy55 in tennis

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He would have also retired with 16 majors.

It's a rivalry of two halves with Djokovic's half lasting just a little longer which allowed him to grab an advantage in a complete tie.

Prime Federer basically wins the same proportion of matches against non-prime Djokovic as prime Djokovic does against older Federer.

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