This table contains data behind the story Why Some Tennis Matches Take Forever.
serve_times.csv
| Header | Definition |
|---|---|
server |
Name of player serving at 2015 French Open |
seconds_before_next_point |
Time in seconds between end of marked point and next serve, timed by stopwatch app |
day |
Date |
opponent |
Opponent, receiving serve |
game_score |
Score in the current game during the timed interval between points |
set |
Set number, out of five |
game |
Score in games within the set |
players_time.csv
| Header | Definition |
|---|---|
player |
Player name |
seconds_added_per_point |
Weighted average of seconds added per point as loser and winner of matches, 1991-2015, from regression model controlling for tournament, surface, year and other factors |
events_time.csv
| Header | Definition |
|---|---|
tournament |
Name of event |
surface |
Court surface used at the event |
seconds_added_per_point |
Seconds added per point for this event on this surface in years shown, from regression model controlling for players, year and other factors |
years |
Start and end years for data used from this tournament in regression |
Data source: https://github.com/fivethirtyeight/data/blob/master/tennis-time/serve_times.csv
| rowid | server | seconds_before_next_point | day | opponent | game_score | set | game |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 | Andrey Kuznetsov | 20 | 28-May-15 | Jurgen Melzer | 30-15 | 3 | 2-2 |