Analysis of the game characteristics of a final juniors (male) match U14 at World Junior Tennis Finals in 2017 (case study) Cover Image

Analysis of the game characteristics of a final juniors (male) match U14 at World Junior Tennis Finals in 2017 (case study)
Analysis of the game characteristics of a final juniors (male) match U14 at World Junior Tennis Finals in 2017 (case study)

Author(s): Ondřej Janák, Jiří Pačes, Jiří Zháněl
Subject(s): Sports Studies
Published by: Masarykova univerzita nakladatelství
Keywords: analysis; game characteristics; juniors; software Dartfish; tennis

Summary/Abstract: The aim of this study, based on the reasearch data analysis, was find out the differences in the level of 13 chosen game characteristics of the winners and defeated junior finalists (n=4) and also to verify whether there are significant differences between the junior and adult players´ results at Roland Garros 2017. The research data were obtained from the recording of each match by the observation method using the Dartfish 9.0 software. We found out that differences between winning and defeated players were insignificant in this case. When comparing the level of game characteristics of juniors and adult players, it was found that there were significant differences in the importance of return points won and the breakpoints won.

  • Issue Year: 12/2018
  • Issue No: 2
  • Page Range: 46-55
  • Page Count: 10
  • Language: English