Analysis of Serve and Serve-Return Strategies in Elite Male and Female Padel
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Sample and Variables
- Serve shots were analyzed regarding the serve number (1st and 2nd serve), court side (right and left), serve direction (side wall, middle and T) and effectiveness indicator (winner, error and continuity) (Figure 1).
- Return statistics were analyzed regarding the court side (right and left), stroke direction (down the line, middle and cross court), stroke height (straight and lob), stroke type (forehand and backhand) and effectiveness indicator (winner, error and continuity) (Figure 1).
- Point outcome: strokes were classified according to the winning or losing pair of the point (serving players win and returning players win).
- Total shots: number of total shots in the points were counted.
2.2. Procedure
2.3. Data Analysis
3. Results
3.1. Serve and Return Performances of Professional Padel Players Regarding Gender
3.2. Serve and Return Performances of Professional Padel Players Regarding Court Side
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Conflicts of Interest
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Male n (%) | Female n (%) | Sig. | ||
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Serve statistics | ||||
Serve Number | ||||
1st serve | 378 (92.9)a | 229 (87.7)b | 0.025 * | |
2nd serve | 29 (7.1)a | 32 (12.3)b | ||
Court side | ||||
Right | 211 (51.8) | 133 (51.0) | 0.823 | |
Left | 196 (48.2) | 128 (49.0) | ||
Serve direction | ||||
Side wall | 263 (64.6) | 163 (62.5) | 0.101 | |
Middle | 45 (11.1) | 19 (7.3) | ||
T | 99 (24.3) | 79 (30.3) | ||
Effectiveness | ||||
Winner | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.00) | 0.085 | |
Error | 36 (8.8) | 34 (13.0) | ||
Continuity | 371 (91.2) | 227 (87.0) | ||
Return statistics | ||||
Stroke direction | ||||
Down the line | 213 (57.4)a | 103 (45.0)b | 0.008 ** | |
Middle | 95 (25.6) | 69 (30.1) | ||
Cross court | 63 (17.0)a | 57 (24.9)b | ||
Stroke height | ||||
Straight | 242 (65.2)a | 122 (53.3)b | 0.009 ** | |
Lob | 129 (34.7)a | 107 (46.7)b | ||
Stroke type | ||||
Forehand | 156 (42.0)a | 77 (33.6)b | 0.040 * | |
Backhand | 215 (58.0)a | 152 (64.4)b | ||
Effectiveness | ||||
Winner | 0 (0.0) | 1 (0.4) | 0.323 | |
Error | 20 (5.4) | 9 (3.9) | ||
Continuity | 351 (94.96) | 219 (95.6) | ||
Point outcome | ||||
Serve pair win | 232 (62.5)a | 111 (48.5)b | 0.001 ** | |
Returner pair win | 139 (37.5)a | 118 (51.5)b |
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Sánchez-Alcaraz, B.J.; Muñoz, D.; Pradas, F.; Ramón-Llin, J.; Cañas, J.; Sánchez-Pay, A. Analysis of Serve and Serve-Return Strategies in Elite Male and Female Padel. Appl. Sci. 2020, 10, 6693. https://doi.org/10.3390/app10196693
Sánchez-Alcaraz BJ, Muñoz D, Pradas F, Ramón-Llin J, Cañas J, Sánchez-Pay A. Analysis of Serve and Serve-Return Strategies in Elite Male and Female Padel. Applied Sciences. 2020; 10(19):6693. https://doi.org/10.3390/app10196693
Chicago/Turabian StyleSánchez-Alcaraz, Bernardino J, Diego Muñoz, Francisco Pradas, Jesús Ramón-Llin, Jerónimo Cañas, and Alejandro Sánchez-Pay. 2020. "Analysis of Serve and Serve-Return Strategies in Elite Male and Female Padel" Applied Sciences 10, no. 19: 6693. https://doi.org/10.3390/app10196693
APA StyleSánchez-Alcaraz, B. J., Muñoz, D., Pradas, F., Ramón-Llin, J., Cañas, J., & Sánchez-Pay, A. (2020). Analysis of Serve and Serve-Return Strategies in Elite Male and Female Padel. Applied Sciences, 10(19), 6693. https://doi.org/10.3390/app10196693