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Tennis photographers shoot tens of thousands of player images each year. Whittling that library down to just a handful of favourite photos is perhaps the hardest job of all.
But we tasked three of the best shooters in the sport - Getty Images trio Clive Brunskill, Julian Finney and Matthew Stockman - to do just that. Below is the back story to each photographers favourite image of the year and at bottom is a link to a gallery of more of their favourites from a memorable 2018 season.
Enjoy!
Clive...
Should more second serves be directed to the forehand return
Second serves are slower than first serves, and forehand returns are more potent than backhand returns, hence the typical match-up of second serves directed to the backhand body-jam location.
While the theory makes perfect sense, the supporting analytics of blindly hitting second serves to the backhand return simply dont add up.
An Infosys ATP Beyond The Numbers analysis of players inside the 2018 year-end Top 10 reveals that they over...
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Continuing our Season In Review series, ATPWorldTour.com looks at the top five comebacks in Grand Slam matches in 2018.
5. David Goffin d. Gael Monfils, Third Round, Roland Garros (Match Stats)
The French faithful were roaring, “Allez! Allez!&rdquo...
The ATP, governing body of men’s professional tennis, has announced the final shortlist of candidates bidding to host the ATP Finals. The cities of Manchester, England, Singapore, Tokyo, Japan, and Turin, Italy, have been selected by the ATP to progress and will now be assessed alongside London in the final phase of the bidding process to host the ATP Tour’s crown jewel event from 2021 to 2025.
The announcement of the final shortlist follows an extensive bid application process that ...
We count down the 10 most memorable shots on the ATP Challenger Tour in 2018....
They were the six most jaw-dropping doubles shots from the 2018 ATP Challenger Tour season. Watch the magic moments of the year on the dubs circuit....