Results of the poll! Most people think game points are the most important points to work for. I’ll argue that, instead, 30-30/deuce is most likely the right answer! Here is a thread for tennis lovers on insights from game theory.https://twitter.com/page_eco/status/1222451143860604930 …
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What do professional players do? Brad Gilbert, one of the most successful tennis coaches, stresses in his book “Winning Ugly” that the most important points are not game points but 30-30/deuce.pic.twitter.com/QhbswsYjcw
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All these quotes are from our paper with
@GauriotRomain where we find that male professional tennis players seem to follow the predictions of the model. After losing a point on a symmetric scoreline, the player behind is less likely to win the next point. https://academic.oup.com/ej/article-abstract/129/624/3107/5536246 …pic.twitter.com/PL4esoCa9X
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So if you find yourself on a court, or watching tennis, remember: the most critical points are most likely 30-30 and deuce. It’s an insight from game theory which goes beyond the case of tennis and tells us something about the dynamics of competitions. (End)
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