Uploaded November 2021 | Updated September 2026, 1 day ago
Tennis has a problem, particularly in the men's game, of becoming a little … dull. In the last 30 years, the average number of aces fired down in best-of-three matches on the ATP Tour has increased by 60 per cent, from 7.6 to 12.2.
This era of 'servebots' make breaks of serve, which provide swings of momentum and essentially decide the outcome of matches, harder to come by. It has also resulted in fewer winners and forced errors in that same 30-year period, while the number of unforced errors has remained constant. All of this damages the sport's entertainment value.
Fans want to see two things – long rallies, where each player is manoeuvred around the court, stretching their physical capabilities, and clean winners, often from tight or wide angles. They don't want to see serve-dominant games or rallies with little to no movement.
So how can we encourage more prolonged, more varied rallies, more winners from unlikely spots and reduce the effectiveness of the serve – and thus provide more interesting tennis?
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Tennis has a problem, particularly in the men's game, of becoming a little … dull. In the last 30 years, the average number of aces fired down in best-of-three matches on the ATP Tour has increased by 60 per cent, from 7.6 to 12.2.
This era of 'servebots' make breaks of serve, which provide swings of momentum and essentially decide the outcome of matches, harder to come by. It has also resulted in fewer winners and forced errors in that same 30-year period, while the number of unforced errors has remained constant. All of this damages the sport's entertainment value.
Fans want to see two things – long rallies, where each player is manoeuvred around the court, stretching their physical capabilities, and clean winners, often from tight or wide angles. They don't want to see serve-dominant games or rallies with little to no movement.
So how can we encourage more prolonged, more varied rallies, more winners from unlikely spots and reduce the effectiveness of the serve – and thus provide more interesting tennis?
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Watch our most recent videos: youtube.com/playlist?list=PLCj0NjN1EnBmSyGqOq--PJz8S0ReoBYPW
Watch our most popular videos: youtube.com/playlist?list=PLCj0NjN1EnBmSyGqOq--PJz8S0ReoBYPW
Subscribe to the 'Baseline Exchanges' Podcast:
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About Baseline Tennis:
Baseline Tennis adds colour and context to the stories behind the game – both familiar and lesser-known.
Standing apart from the maelstrom of the 24/7 news cycle, Baseline Tennis provides informative, engaging and intelligent content on the past, present and future of the game, focusing on the stories that matter.
Our videos combine 3D imagery, motion graphics, archive footage, graphical illustrations and sound, to create rich and vivid storytelling, bringing the viewer immersive profiles of players, tournaments, key moments from history, the skills of the game and major discussion points.
It's tennis. But viewed differently.
#tennis #tenniscourt #servebots
