Introductions, 2015 Predictions, Aussie Open
Tennis Note #4
Four Reasons to Watch Tennis
Introductions to ByTheMinTennis, Racket Rally, and the ATP/WTA pyramid structure for tournament. Four Reasons: (1)Jaw Dropping Tennis (2) Unexpected Suprises (3)The Drama and (4)The Awkward/Funny Moments.
Tennis Note #6
The March Madness of Tennis
My experience with Davis Cup in Vancouver and a March Masters Update.
Tennis Note #10
“I never thought I was gonna be #1 in the nation!”
Dominic Tinodi’s candid interview of ITA #5 Sebastian Stiefelmeyer from University of Louisville.
Tennis Note #12
“Happy Birthday Rafa! — Your gift: Novak Djokovic”
Divyaraj Singh takes apart Rafael Nadal’s game prior to his quarterfinal match against Novak Djokovic. Featured on FiveThirtyEight’s live blog during Djokovic/Nadal 2015 QF.
Tennis Note #17
ATTN: Tennis Lovin’ Americans!
Quick geographical/timeline guide of the next 7 weeks of tennis in North America!
Tennis Note #18
Light Years Apart: Serena Has No Equal
Tennis Coach Ramon Osa’s Serena Williams appreciation piece after she won Wimbledon, completing the ‘Serena Slam’, and 1 major away from a Career Grand Slam and slam title #22.
Tennis Note #35
The Brick Breaker — Novak Djokovic Finally Wins Roland Garros
Phillip reflects on Novak Djokovic and his journey to lifting a trophy on the Parisian clay.
Tennis Note #3: Courtside Chat
On Miami: Beginning of Federer-Nadal Rivalry
Courtside chat is a special segment on ‘The Tennis Notebook’. This feature will focus on great tennis rivalries and unforgettable matches. We hope to bring to life some of our favorites for new tennis fans as well as allow old ones to reminisce of the past. If you are interested in contributing or have certain requests, please let me know!
Tennis Note #23: Courtside Chat
The story of Black Africa’s ill-fated 1976 Professional Tennis Tournament
Olaojo Aiyegbayo brings to life the Lagos Tennis Classic in 1976 and the events that occurred during that tournament. From Ola: “This longform story is based on archival newspaper research, biographical accounts of key characters, US Embassy/State Department cables plus telephone interviews with Tom Okker, Stan Smith, Harold Solomon, Dick Stockton, Bob Lutz, John McDonald, Ismail El Shafei, Paul Svehlik, and Erik Van Dillen.”
Tennis Note #9
Roland Garros #Drawma
Visual draw analysis (as in Ajay and Nikita scribbled all over the draw) of Roland Garros 2015.
Tennis Note #11
College Action at Roland Garros ‘15
Dominic Tinodi from SmartAthlete takes apart the current and past college players in qualifying and main draw of Roland Garros.
Tennis Note #14
The College Scene at Wimbledon ‘15
Dominic Tinodi from SmartAthlete takes apart the current and past college players in qualifying and main draw of Wimbledon.
Tennis Note #15
The Road to Wimbledon
Visual draw analysis (as in Ajay and Nikita scribbled all over the draw) of Wimbledon 2015.
Tennis Note #20
Flushing the NYC Competition
Visual draw analysis (as in Ajay and Nikita scribbled all over the draw) of US Open 2015.
Tennis Note #21
The College Scene at US Open‘15
Dominic tackles the college players through the qualifying and main draw of the US Open!
Tennis Note #27
Melbourne Forecast: Hot!
Visual/interactive draw analysis (as in Nikita scribbled all over the draw) of Aussie Open 2016 draw.
Tennis Note #28
The College Scene at Australian Open‘15
Dominic tackles the college players through the qualifying and main draw of the Aussie Open!
Tennis Note #34
#RG16 Draw Doodle — Emoji Edition
Tennis Data Visualization
Nikita’s archive of blogs and articles she comes across that she wants to share with you!
Tennis Note #7
The King of Clay — The Numbers
First data driven article about Rafael Nadal. Featured on FiveThirtyEight’s live blog during Djokovic/Nadal 2015 QF. Currently MOST READ article on The Tennis Notebook.
Tennis Note #8
Rafa in Paris — The Numbers
The second part of the data driven piece on Rafael Nadal and his historic record at Roland Garros. Featured on FiveThirtyEight’s live blog during Djokovic/Nadal 2015 QF a la Carl Bialik.
Tennis Note #13
The Drop Shot: Is It Worth Using in Tennis?
Isaac Brute answers this question with data from 42 WTA clay court matches.
Tennis Note #16
Wimbledon’s Maestro: The Numbers
Data driven article about Roger Federer’s consistency and dominance at Wimbledon.
Tennis Note #22
A Visual History of Serena Williams
Nikita, Isaac, and Charles have put together a data tribute to the brilliance of Serena Williams. It includes an audio podcast from Nikita who guides you through each graphic. John Burn-Murdoch of Financial Times loved the audiovisual style, so will you! Also featured on the WTA website! Most VIEWED Note.
Tennis Note #24
IBM Keys Unlocked
Nikita and Stephanie have a conversation about what to expect with IBM Keys in terms of their frequency, their analysis, and their success rate.
Tennis Note #26
Data Digest v. 2015
The end of the year means a look back on some data worthy stories!
Tennis Data Storytelling Challenge
A chance to participate in a sweet competition co-hosted by Tennis Abstract and sponsored by Silk and Tennis Visuals.
Tennis Note #29
Set Scores: Stories Untold
Charles creates a fantastic d3 tool to explore the distribution of points in various set scores. Not all scores are created equal!
Tennis Note #30
Set Scores: The Rally Reality
Charles creates a fantastic d3 tool to explore the length of rallies.
Tennis Note #32
Neutral Points & Point Enders: The Novak Djokovic Edition
How can we determine a dominant shot?
Tennis Note #33
Time Violation Warning Study: Motivation & Preliminary Results
Introduction of an on-going study on time violation warnings.
Tennis Note #36
Crème de la crème — Identifying the best of each tennis cluster
New writer Granger uses k-means cluster analysis to identify different tiers of players and the best of each group.
Tennis Note #2
Let’s have a conversation about tennis.
Q&A between my friends and I about the basics of tennis. Fun read for tennis enthusiasts and potential new ones. Join Us!
Tennis Note #5
The #SocialMediaEra of #Tennis
A look into the history of tennis writing and the transition to social media and crowd-sourced efforts.
Tennis Note #19
Illusions of Inconsistency
Sit down with Dr. Stephanie Kovalchik about her presentation, “Are Women Professional Tennis Players Really Less Consistent Than Male Players?” .
Tennis Note #25
The Complex Networks of Tennis
This is a feature of Prof. Filippo Radicchi’s work on tennis networks and a new ranking system called Tennis Prestige. Based on an algorithm similar to PageRank, he determines the top players of all time. His original paper is showcased and his website provides data for a cool interactive visualization done by Nikita.
Tennis Note #31
Meldonium Demystified: Getting to the Heart of the Science
An exploration of the the science and the scientific research related to meldonium for a general audience.
Tennis Note #31b
“Proof” from an Elusive Meldonium Study
After the publication of Note 31, a fellow reader helped me track down a paper I that I mentioned was cited by many papers but difficult to find. Here is my analysis of this so called ‘proof’.
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