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THE DIFFERENCE IN THE PARAMETERS OF SITUATIONAL EFFICIENCY OF SERVE AND RETURN OF SERVE BETWEEN WINNERS AND DEFEATED MEN PLAYERS ON THE ROLAND GARROS 2018

Serve is the only shot in a tennis match on which the opponent has no impact, meaning that the player who is serving has an advantage over the player who receives and returns the serve. When returning the serve, the player does not have much time to react, but at the same time, he must return with control in order to continue the play. Since Grand Slam tournaments represent the top level of competition, feedback about a player’s performance in such tournaments is the most relevant indicator for direction in planning and programming the training process. The aim of this research is to determine the differences in parameters of situational efficiency of serve and return of the serve between winners and defeated players during Roland Garros 2018. The sample of participants consists of 128 players. The sample of variables includes 16 statistical parameters (9 regarding serve and 7 regarding return of the serve). For the detection of differences between the winners and defeated players, the paired t-test was used. Based on the results it can be concluded that the winners and defeated players in the 1st and 2nd set differ in few important variables for winning the set. Due to a lapse in concentration and appearance of fatigue, defeated players lose serve quality, unlike the winners. In the 3rd set, winners are able to maintain the high quality of observed variables. Based on the results, it can be concluded that the return of serve is most probably one of the key determinants for success in tennis.

tennis serve ; return of serve ; situational efficiency

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