More or Less: Behind the Stats   /     Federer’s 54%: Tennis stats explained

Description

How can tennis star Roger Federer have won only 54% of the points he played, but been the best player in the world? Jeff Sackmann, the tennis stats brain behind tennisabstract.com, explains to Tim Harford how probability works in the sport.Presenter: Tim Harford Producer: Debbie Richford Series producer: Tom Colls Production co-ordinator: Brenda Brown Sound Mix: Nigel Appleton Editor: Richard Vadon

Subtitle
How Federer became the best in the world winning just over half the points he played
Duration
539
Publishing date
2024-07-13 05:00
Link
http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0j9rx35
Contributors
  BBC Radio 4
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