Tag: grass vs clay

Tennis – Grass vs Clay

What statistical evidence is there to support the differences between grass and clay court Tennis?

Yesterday we highlighted some ATP data that told you the difference in how much shorter a point is on grass. Winning a point on grass is an average of 1/3rd the time on clay. My first instinct on reading this statistic was that a match on grass must be shorter than on clay.

Ever curious, I downloaded and analysed ten years worth of grand slam …