@@jeannemarddelislam1631 No, you are wrong. If 200 points were played. And I won 54.5% percent of the points. I won 109. You won 91. I won 18 more points than you.
@@verlatenwolf Nah that's not true. Nobody wins more than half of return points. Federer won 32% of first serve returns and 51% of 2nd serve returns in his career.
This has to be by far the most astonishing statistic I've ever heard on any RUclips video. That's only a small smidge over half, and these guys are legends!
It's a case of the law of large numbers: small margins in the point count create larger margins in the game count, still larger ones in the set count, yet larger ones in the match count and even larger ones in the tournament count. Add to this that the stat includes their bad years and it's even closer.
Another similar interesting statistic is that in the head-to-head between Federer and Djokovic, Roger won more points, more games and more sets. But Djokovic won more matches. So you could say that Federer was a slightly better "player" but Djokovic was a slightly better "champion", which in the end is what counts.
@molybdaenmornell123hopp5 reminiscent of early-day transocean sailors. One degree difference in direction can yield thousands of kilometers of difference between the intended destination VS the arrived destination.
@@christiannovak-zemplinski9749 I see your point. But, no you can't say that. Not at all. Djokovic is a better player because he won more matches. For example, if I can beat you 0-6, 7-6, 7-6 all the time, does that mean you are a better player than me because you won more points? Or because you had more love games? Tennis is a marathon match and you choose to push more in some points. It's part of the game to be able to win the crucial, under pressure and clutch points. So that makes you a better player too. That's what makes it a really really difficult sport, and I know cause I've been playing it since I was born.
Novak is quite possibly the best at winning the crucial points. He's won so many matches even while playing worse than the opponent. His Wimbledon wins in 2018 and 19 against Rafa and Roger are the perfect examples
This perception is flawed though. Tennis is about being consistent on all the points. Because you only need to win a few more than the opponent it may look like it's about peaking at the right moment but it's really not. All those other points get you to have the crucial b points in the first place. Consistency and 'percentage tennis' are the key. There is hardly such a thing as being a clutch player, you have some that choke at big points and just some that can stay really consistent throughout.
@@markvanderwerf8592 you are quite right , people use to talk only about BP ... Federer loool BP looser ... forgetting they did not came alone ! a game is 4 points ( or more) if you don't have the first you don't have the fourth :o)
@@markvanderwerf8592 but by this stat Moura forget to say that mainly before the semis of final, Djoko Fed or Nadal don't have to push more that necessary. they just choose the own good moment to break and win some set ..match. they are so over others that they play mainly by " sleeping"... focusing fully on just the crucial points.
@@antoinev9733 that's just not true. They just play any point like it's any other. Especially Nadal and Djokovic. Federer did have a bit more of a hand of losing concentration here and there.
@@markvanderwerf8592 yes it is ;) and that is the reason why they are superiors to others on importants points. Easy to see with Nadal , the difference beetween his " regulation " game and " extra shots ". the same for Djokovic or any player even you if you play ( and think about ) ;) if you feel confortable on a match you don't put the same attention that when you are really challenged !
Break points, tiebreaker points match points. Win those and win matches/titles. Pressure points! Who plays those the best? Strokes are only tools. How they are executed under pressure determines who wins.
Just doing your best to stay close keep it tight and make it count when it matters the most. Just had a match where I saved 8 match points because after the first 3 he mentally collapsed unfortunately the deficit was too big for me to come back, but this goes to show that had I been closer, in those key moments mentality can make a huge difference
@@Turbulencemodehe didn't collapsed completely if he got another 5 match point and converted the last one. it's always "possible" to come back in tennis even after match points, you can increase you level, opponent can start making mistakes , can find tactical solution against opponent game or win thanks to better stamina, or making opponent run more. it just takes 2 or 3 points in a row to win a decisive and disputed game, then sometimes make a second or even third break in a row. once you win the set, you have your chances
@patrickmouratoglou_official by preserving their energies and concentration for these moments? while trying to waste the other's in not important points
This is why I love tennis so much-it embodies heart, soul, competitiveness, and incredible skill, all unfolding in real time. I’m captivated by the mental strength of athletes, especially in tennis, where every moment is a test of focus, resilience, and determination. It gives me so much joy!! Especially when I'm watching a match and I keep thinking, how did they do that? How is all this talent possible??
54% is still way above 50 and that's a career percentage which means they had matches with much less than 50%. You can win a set while winning less points than your opponent. If your opponent wins his serve games every time after 40-0 and you are fighting every service game, but also win every single one, getting one break will be enough to win the set even though your opponent won way more points than you.
yes they had matches much less than 50% usually when they would lose. But if you consider their win percentage is like 80%+ with 1000+ matches won the point stands
@@superiorkaos You are still missing the point, the 50% of how much you win is almost irrelevant its focus on winning the big points. Citing the big 3 is to demonstrate that 3 players who have won over 60 GS in the last 20 years have only won less than 55% of the points they play when you would think they win way way more because they dominate. You win in tennis by winning the important points.
@@maxpowers4436yeah but this is just what was said in the video, I think the person you're arguing with just thought that op was trying to argue against what was said in the video
54% is a lot , considering they are 50-50 in between them and they played 150 matches between them and if you add in murray , vs the field they will win like 56/57% wich is huge , nadal on clay he is winning close to 60% in tennis score system its very big edges
One of the cooler tennis aspects. Some pts are worth significantly more: game pt., break pt., Set pt., Match pt. All those pts you won in that 7 deuce game were meaningless bc you lost all the break pts. Same for games & sets if you didn't win the set or the match.
When young there’s another factor. Players can win from technical better ones by just being fast and only “put” their racket against the ball. Playing defensive by hitting moonballs and let the attacking player make mistakes. Fortunately this advantage goes away when they get bigger, stronger and learn the skills to overcome such way of playing.
It’s honestly not all that surprising considering tennis is structured around alternating service games. The more surprising thing is that these guys manage a ratio of 54/46 points won when half of those points are on their opponents’ serves?! His point still stands, and I think it can apply generally to most sports at the top level. Success is about managing the crucial moments more than anything else.
He's spot on. Murray is a perfect example. Technically, he's on par with the other three. During the 15+ years the big four dominated tennis, he's been in 14 odd slam finals (incl Olympics) and countless semis (with a large number going to five sets) but only won 3. Yet, look how many the other three have won. The difference has been how those crucial points were handled. Look how calm the other three have been compared to Murray constantly shouting at himself and unnecessarily expending mental and emotional energy that would have assisted him in being able to deal with those pivotal points the same way as the others. That is the difference
@@theriac.well m’y friend fédérér nadal and nole were better than murray its not Just question of mental There are better player that is they dominâted And more talented too Its not a opinion its a fact
@@theriac. no its the fact Roger novak and Nadal are superior player i think the data say that At their best They were always supérior above all in gc Dude its just they are more talented That is all 🤦♂️
its called mentality Mentality helps you play technically good in crucial moments That is why when Roger is mentally unstable his technicality fails and Novak and Nadal dominated against him That is why Goat is the person that can play under pressure = Novak in practise i am sure Roger is the Goat between big 3 but when all matters and it is 1-2 points Novak dominates 😅
When federer nadal djokovic play they don't think about wining the 54% of points to win a match. They think about playing incredibly well and put all their talent to win the match. They win because they play better than the average using their skills. The percentage is only a consequence knowing that 54% in tennis is also a huge number.
Blake once said that his coach stated you win 51% of the points you win the match. What's not mentioned is that, you absolutely need an insanely big serve to bail you out.
what Patrick forget to say is that top players , most of the time ( before semies on a GC) just have to focus on a few points to win a set ! it's means that, out of thoses crucial points ... it can be 50/50or even less .... they don't care :) ..
I feel that it's the same in badminton too. A 21-15 win is considered pretty comfortable, but that's only 58% of the points that you actually won. These sports are won and lost on tiny margins and only the best of the best can do it time and time again.
and also that's why a small injury or handicap for a player could be a death sentence, since the other player will exploit your weakness as much as possible and you'll for sure lose.
Dont think this is true. When you win 6:26:0 first round they defently win more than 52% of the Points. So there must be losses where this is equal so the Overall is 52%. In Close Matches He is right, a few points decieds who is winning
The stat is true bro. I have seen some drtailed analysis of Federer's 2007 or 2006 season on a TV show when he literally won almost everything, but percentage wise he won only 55-56% of overall points.
Well... actually Patrick, since you just break your opponent 2 to 4 times in an entire match (more or less) and even sometimes losing match, it's just a normal stat for any player...
its not football or Basketball. On every point played one player will win a point. if you have a strong service game you usually only require one break of serve. so quite naturally both players will usually win more points on their serve. so unless you completely blow your opponent off the court this percentage is kind of expected i guess. they are still incredible competitors of course. probably all top players will be in the 54%-50.5% range is my guess. btw. in 2019 wimbledon final Federer won more points (218 to 204) and still lost the match
Wow!! Such a beautiful insight.. he understands tennis much more deeper than most.. I am shocked with the fact that big 3 won just 50-55% of points yet dominated
Completely disagree the statistics are misinterpreted here. Winning 50-54 percent of points in a career is like playing every set to 4-4 getting a break and winning 6-4 every set you play or 7-5 for example. Winning every set averagely 6-4 or 7-5 is a major skill difference especially against top 100 players. If you are skilled you can be an amazing player without mental strength or competitiveness examples include tomic and kygrios. Skill is the number one asset in tennis, these are my thoughts after playing for 10 years and also playing division 1 tennis for two years. Lmk if you agree or disagree…
The big 3 won total of 66 grd slams combines for the span of 18 yrs of their pick period average, say from 2004 to 2022, means they won 3.5 grand slams per year!! and remaining 0.5 grand slams a year equivalent 9 grnd slams distributed amongst other contenders players! This is not not dominations, its a dope!
This statistic would only be relevant if points started off neutral, but they don't; players serve. So when every average player wins 50% of his points, then 54% is actually an extraordinary achievement. It's 99th percentile stuff
Just today Jannik Sinner won more total points than Carlos Alcaraz in the Roland Garros 1/2 Final, but Alcaraz won the match. Just another example, like this video, of how small the margins are in elite tennis and that you can win matches by only winning the % of points played mentioned above - and those are for the all-time greats!! Or like Alcaraz today, you can win fewer than 50% of points played and win. I’m sure it’s happened many, MANY times. I wonder what is the lowest % of points won in a match victory (a- in a grand slam and b- not limited to a grand slam and c- for both men and women.) They must track that, right?
At about 5 mins the video starts to make sense. Peterson teaches clinical psychology and he's instructing a class of students who are learning the same. His videos when shared like this seem like some sort of motivational hyperbole, and that gathers a fair amount of attention of the internet. What this point as indicated in the video showcases is a teacher giving instructions for future psychotherapists to deal with a patient who is agreeable vs disagreeable. Which is based on behavioral science and his personal experience working with clients over decades. Its absolutely incorrect to treat these videos as some direct messages to individuals wanting to be alpha or sigma or some bull shit like that. It has taken me so many videos to realise this. A student in clinical psychology is not expecting political correctness or any such thing from their professor. They are building a tool kit to deal with diverse individuals.
imagine you are in confort with your own serve ( 40/15 every time on a set) you reach the early break ... you focus on your own serve ... the opponent can win further serves (40/0, game) who care ?? he will even reach 52% of the points ... you won the set in full confort :o)
wrong. its 55%. For the three of them. Federer, Nadal and Djokovic. Serena also. It is a number which these greats share. Mouratoglou should really know this. Bit poor from him.
Biggest problem with tennis is the ridiculous second serve. Tennis would be alot less boring with only 1 serve. Why do professional tennis players get a second serve? Even table tennis doesn't have a second serve.
Evert won more of her matches 90 percent of all matches played over 19 years .mincredible. She did so believing she would. That at any given time she figure out how to handle a point. She believed in herself. That takes courage. Whenever she stepped on the court she acted as though she had already won the match.
It is absolutely fascinating. The number of lessons from this example. Life. Life can be like this. Fighting can be like this. Shows how hard we can be on ourselves for not being perfect. Yet, it's not perfection. It's the fight, the struggle, the perseverance, the studying, and execution. This takes faith and courage. It takes training.
I dont disagree with the general claim that a lot tennis matches are decided by a small number of important points.. but I also wonder how the statistic of ~54% varies from the first round game to the finals?
That's impossible. Murray's match win % has barely dropped because he had such a dominant career, so it would be no different with Rafa's point percentage. He has played well over 1000 matches, and he is old and wouldn't play 15 tournaments in a year anyways, so his statistic will barely change regardless.
@tomr6955 My guy do you know how many thousands upon thousands of points Rafa has played in his career? He would have to lose points at a drastic rate to even lose 0.1% of his total percentage. Even if he is only winning 50% of his points from here on it would take forever for his percentage to even budge.
If you win 51% of points and it took 1000 points to determine a match then you would win 72% of your matches. With 54% it's 99%. Though tennis matches are between 100-350 points to decide the winner.
Considering the total number of matches and points the big 3 have played in their careers (which is massive), a 9 % difference is actually enormous! Also, most male players would win at least 60 % of the points on their serves, so there you go.
52/54% then it shows all are above, such dumb statement, the difference between having 52% to 54% is huge. The fact the % dont look that impressive is just because they are still playing againt top players most of the times not agains beginners. having 54%+ is insane. Only fools will be shocked by this statistic.
Don't know about the 52/4% of average points won by all the big three , but must be some truth in this this. I've read a section of Andre Agassi's biography "Open" , in which he talks about the brick wall he often faced playing Sampras. He said , Sampras was often inconsistent, would play a string of games winning one or two points only , only to reach a certain point in their matches when, Sampras fired down a few winners at a particular time - next thing , Sampras would streak ahead and was not catchable..... Brilliant read is his book - highly recomend it
First off, the actual cited numbers for three are all over 54% (54.1, 54.5 & 54.5) so it makes zero sense to say "between 52 and 54%". Second, tennis is a zero-sum game. Any point you don't win, is won by your opponent. These 3 guys all won ~9% more points than their opponents for their careers, which is a massive difference in the long run, ESPECIALLY in the context of a match being decided on just a few points, as the guy describes.
I've been lucky enough to sit court side to watch Borg, McEnroe, Conners, Agassi, Lendl, Sampras, Etc in big matches. As great as they all were, the jump in excellence when Federer, Nadal and Djokovic came on the scene. For me, all 3 have reached levels of greatness that are near impossible to imagine. Normally, it would take 5-7 years for another crop of greats to come up. With these guys, it took 20 years for an Alcaraz to emerge. They have been that great. I'm already mourning their retirements. It's only been a few years and people are starting to forget how unstoppable Fed was.
they give up some point' like opponent lob or dropshot point' so they can save more energy at some deciding point' like break point' or set point' . there is no need to push yourself so hard just to achieve a love game 😂
Combining career points of top rivals for the analysis doesn't make sense as many points would be against each other! A better approach would be to compare each of them (Roger/Rafa/Novak) against let's say top 5 players and then see how they fare.
I cannot believe I waited all this time to realise that : you can win a tennis match with almost half as many points as the player you just beat (62-110 for a two set match) 😂
No it’s not. It’s just statistics. If you flip a coin 500 times but he has a 55% chance to land on heads, then you’re very likely to flip more heads overall.
Just 52-54%....that's astonishing!
Well, the 52 is nonsense since it shows them at 54.5% but still the point stands.
@@teppo9585 it's a misleading stat... 54.5% of 200 is 109, so they would be up 109-91 or +18 points.
@@00100Matt no
54.5 %/100 points= 4.5 points won more
54.5%/200 =9 points
@@jeannemarddelislam1631 No, you are wrong. If 200 points were played. And I won 54.5% percent of the points. I won 109. You won 91. I won 18 more points than you.
@@verlatenwolf Nah that's not true. Nobody wins more than half of return points. Federer won 32% of first serve returns and 51% of 2nd serve returns in his career.
This has to be by far the most astonishing statistic I've ever heard on any RUclips video. That's only a small smidge over half, and these guys are legends!
It's a case of the law of large numbers: small margins in the point count create larger margins in the game count, still larger ones in the set count, yet larger ones in the match count and even larger ones in the tournament count. Add to this that the stat includes their bad years and it's even closer.
Another similar interesting statistic is that in the head-to-head between Federer and Djokovic, Roger won more points, more games and more sets. But Djokovic won more matches. So you could say that Federer was a slightly better "player" but Djokovic was a slightly better "champion", which in the end is what counts.
@@christiannovak-zemplinski9749 Completely blows my mind. I know it's entirely possible, but to have to actually happen fascinates me
@molybdaenmornell123hopp5 reminiscent of early-day transocean sailors. One degree difference in direction can yield thousands of kilometers of difference between the intended destination VS the arrived destination.
@@christiannovak-zemplinski9749 I see your point. But, no you can't say that. Not at all. Djokovic is a better player because he won more matches. For example, if I can beat you 0-6, 7-6, 7-6 all the time, does that mean you are a better player than me because you won more points? Or because you had more love games? Tennis is a marathon match and you choose to push more in some points. It's part of the game to be able to win the crucial, under pressure and clutch points. So that makes you a better player too. That's what makes it a really really difficult sport, and I know cause I've been playing it since I was born.
Novak is quite possibly the best at winning the crucial points. He's won so many matches even while playing worse than the opponent. His Wimbledon wins in 2018 and 19 against Rafa and Roger are the perfect examples
This perception is flawed though. Tennis is about being consistent on all the points. Because you only need to win a few more than the opponent it may look like it's about peaking at the right moment but it's really not. All those other points get you to have the crucial b points in the first place. Consistency and 'percentage tennis' are the key. There is hardly such a thing as being a clutch player, you have some that choke at big points and just some that can stay really consistent throughout.
@@markvanderwerf8592 you are quite right ,
people use to talk only about BP ... Federer loool BP looser ... forgetting they did not came alone !
a game is 4 points ( or more) if you don't have the first you don't have the fourth :o)
@@markvanderwerf8592 but by this stat Moura forget to say that mainly before the semis of final, Djoko Fed or Nadal don't have to push more that necessary. they just choose the own good moment to break and win some set ..match. they are so over others that they play mainly by " sleeping"... focusing fully on just the crucial points.
@@antoinev9733 that's just not true. They just play any point like it's any other. Especially Nadal and Djokovic. Federer did have a bit more of a hand of losing concentration here and there.
@@markvanderwerf8592 yes it is ;)
and that is the reason why they are superiors to others on importants points.
Easy to see with Nadal , the difference beetween his " regulation " game and " extra shots ". the same for Djokovic or any player even you if you play ( and think about ) ;)
if you feel confortable on a match you don't put the same attention that when you are really challenged !
Very interesting! Gotta fight in those big points!
I would like him to elaborate on HOW we strengthen the mental part of our games!
@@sandybreen8947 adderall
Most likely have to be born with it.
Break points, tiebreaker points match points. Win those and win matches/titles. Pressure points! Who plays those the best? Strokes are only tools. How they are executed under pressure determines who wins.
How can understanding small margins help players win against superior opponents?
Just doing your best to stay close keep it tight and make it count when it matters the most. Just had a match where I saved 8 match points because after the first 3 he mentally collapsed unfortunately the deficit was too big for me to come back, but this goes to show that had I been closer, in those key moments mentality can make a huge difference
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@@FootballEditz-i8flol you are a 🤡
@@Turbulencemodehe didn't collapsed completely if he got another 5 match point and converted the last one. it's always "possible" to come back in tennis even after match points, you can increase you level, opponent can start making mistakes , can find tactical solution against opponent game or win thanks to better stamina, or making opponent run more. it just takes 2 or 3 points in a row to win a decisive and disputed game, then sometimes make a second or even third break in a row. once you win the set, you have your chances
@patrickmouratoglou_official by preserving their energies and concentration for these moments? while trying to waste the other's in not important points
This is why I love tennis so much-it embodies heart, soul, competitiveness, and incredible skill, all unfolding in real time. I’m captivated by the mental strength of athletes, especially in tennis, where every moment is a test of focus, resilience, and determination. It gives me so much joy!! Especially when I'm watching a match and I keep thinking, how did they do that? How is all this talent possible??
The key statistic would be what percentage of “important” points (BPs, set points, tiebreaks) those three won; I imagine it’s incredibly high.
The beauty is you don't need to be the best 24/7, you just need to be better off the opposite side of the court
54% is still way above 50 and that's a career percentage which means they had matches with much less than 50%. You can win a set while winning less points than your opponent. If your opponent wins his serve games every time after 40-0 and you are fighting every service game, but also win every single one, getting one break will be enough to win the set even though your opponent won way more points than you.
yes they had matches much less than 50% usually when they would lose.
But if you consider their win percentage is like 80%+ with 1000+ matches won the point stands
@tomr6955 no i know your point but its very rare... Djokovic federer 2019 was 48- 52% nowhere near 40%
@@superiorkaos You are still missing the point, the 50% of how much you win is almost irrelevant its focus on winning the big points.
Citing the big 3 is to demonstrate that 3 players who have won over 60 GS in the last 20 years have only won less than 55% of the points they play when you would think they win way way more because they dominate. You win in tennis by winning the important points.
You're basically rephrasing the argument in the video...
@@maxpowers4436yeah but this is just what was said in the video, I think the person you're arguing with just thought that op was trying to argue against what was said in the video
54% is a lot , considering they are 50-50 in between them and they played 150 matches between them and if you add in murray , vs the field they will win like 56/57% wich is huge , nadal on clay he is winning close to 60% in tennis score system its very big edges
One of the cooler tennis aspects. Some pts are worth significantly more: game pt., break pt., Set pt., Match pt. All those pts you won in that 7 deuce game were meaningless bc you lost all the break pts. Same for games & sets if you didn't win the set or the match.
When young there’s another factor. Players can win from technical better ones by just being fast and only “put” their racket against the ball. Playing defensive by hitting moonballs and let the attacking player make mistakes. Fortunately this advantage goes away when they get bigger, stronger and learn the skills to overcome such way of playing.
not only bigger stronger, but also waymore consistent, so that pushers have less chances of winning points on unforced errors
@@geemy9675 you’re right, that’s why I mentioned the learning of skills besides more power
It’s honestly not all that surprising considering tennis is structured around alternating service games. The more surprising thing is that these guys manage a ratio of 54/46 points won when half of those points are on their opponents’ serves?! His point still stands, and I think it can apply generally to most sports at the top level. Success is about managing the crucial moments more than anything else.
He's spot on. Murray is a perfect example. Technically, he's on par with the other three. During the 15+ years the big four dominated tennis, he's been in 14 odd slam finals (incl Olympics) and countless semis (with a large number going to five sets) but only won 3. Yet, look how many the other three have won. The difference has been how those crucial points were handled. Look how calm the other three have been compared to Murray constantly shouting at himself and unnecessarily expending mental and emotional energy that would have assisted him in being able to deal with those pivotal points the same way as the others. That is the difference
Murray is technically on par with Federer, Nadal or Djokovic? I disagree by a country mile.
@@John-t5q4hThat's why the word opinion exists 👍
@@theriac.well m’y friend fédérér nadal and nole were better than murray its not Just question of mental
There are better player that is they dominâted
And more talented too
Its not a opinion its a fact
@@victorito07 That's your opinion. My belief and the belief of most other professionals and those involved with the sport say different
@@theriac. no its the fact Roger novak and Nadal are superior player i think the data say that
At their best They were always supérior above all in gc
Dude its just they are more talented
That is all 🤦♂️
It is amazing how statistically similar Nadal and Novak are...
Its all a mental fortitude the difference between the top 10 and the 500 in atp.
This is because you only need one break to win a set. Much more energy efficient to break once and cruise.
Very intersting.
its called mentality
Mentality helps you play technically good in crucial moments
That is why when Roger is mentally unstable his technicality fails and Novak and Nadal dominated against him
That is why Goat is the person that can play under pressure = Novak
in practise i am sure Roger is the Goat between big 3
but when all matters and it is 1-2 points Novak dominates 😅
A Link to the full talk ? Thank you!
He speaks like Guardiola
He’s French tho
@@slamdunk2270 so?
No no, Guardiola would say _good ebening_
When federer nadal djokovic play they don't think about wining the 54% of points to win a match. They think about playing incredibly well and put all their talent to win the match. They win because they play better than the average using their skills. The percentage is only a consequence knowing that 54% in tennis is also a huge number.
50% is really reinforced by server's advantage though.. But still a very good statistic
Totaly right, there arent around equal chances in every single point, because of serve.
True since there is like most likely one break per set
Some serious knowledge of Tennis. Patrick thank you for this educational bomb shell ❤️
I wish I knew these stats when I was younger. I was always a so hard on myself when I made errors.
Only one stat matters. 24, 22 & 20.
They beat players that might be playing better than them on a given day. But they are still the overall better players.
Blake once said that his coach stated you win 51% of the points you win the match.
What's not mentioned is that, you absolutely need an insanely big serve to bail you out.
what Patrick forget to say is that top players , most of the time ( before semies on a GC) just have to focus on a few points to win a set !
it's means that, out of thoses crucial points ... it can be 50/50or even less .... they don't care :)
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I feel that it's the same in badminton too. A 21-15 win is considered pretty comfortable, but that's only 58% of the points that you actually won.
These sports are won and lost on tiny margins and only the best of the best can do it time and time again.
and also that's why a small injury or handicap for a player could be a death sentence, since the other player will exploit your weakness as much as possible and you'll for sure lose.
Dont think this is true. When you win 6:2 6:0 first round they defently win more than 52% of the Points. So there must be losses where this is equal so the Overall is 52%. In Close Matches He is right, a few points decieds who is winning
he sad the whole career
if he really knows the percentage why would he not give a percentage. He gives a percentage range!
11:52 11:53 11:58 i love ❤️ the way you knew the truth you know tennis a lot you are a true tennis fan 12:04
I don't believe this. After turning pro, it must be at least 57% of career points. Does he really have enough stats to know exactly?
The stat is true bro. I have seen some drtailed analysis of Federer's 2007 or 2006 season on a TV show when he literally won almost everything, but percentage wise he won only 55-56% of overall points.
Craig O’shaunessy mentioned similar stats. Each of the big 3’s most dominant season had them winning 55% of points. Amazing stat.
Well... actually Patrick, since you just break your opponent 2 to 4 times in an entire match (more or less) and even sometimes losing match, it's just a normal stat for any player...
So true. I saw some stats on Lendl once and he had a high winning percentage on break points against him than game points for him.
Super video! wow!
its not football or Basketball. On every point played one player will win a point. if you have a strong service game you usually only require one break of serve. so quite naturally both players will usually win more points on their serve. so unless you completely blow your opponent off the court this percentage is kind of expected i guess. they are still incredible competitors of course. probably all top players will be in the 54%-50.5% range is my guess.
btw. in 2019 wimbledon final Federer won more points (218 to 204) and still lost the match
Tennis is tougher than football 💯 am a football fan my favourite player is messi in tennis is djokovic the way he plays attitude.....
if you just look at break points and set points, their %s go up massively. Clutch.
Mind blowing stat!
Wow!! Such a beautiful insight.. he understands tennis much more deeper than most.. I am shocked with the fact that big 3 won just 50-55% of points yet dominated
Completely disagree the statistics are misinterpreted here. Winning 50-54 percent of points in a career is like playing every set to 4-4 getting a break and winning 6-4 every set you play or 7-5 for example. Winning every set averagely 6-4 or 7-5 is a major skill difference especially against top 100 players. If you are skilled you can be an amazing player without mental strength or competitiveness examples include tomic and kygrios. Skill is the number one asset in tennis, these are my thoughts after playing for 10 years and also playing division 1 tennis for two years. Lmk if you agree or disagree…
Missing the point entirely.
Yeah but you have to look at how many serve points are played also. Im sure the big 3 are serving less than the people they are playing??
The big 3 won total of 66 grd slams combines for the span of 18 yrs of their pick period average, say from 2004 to 2022, means they won 3.5 grand slams per year!! and remaining 0.5 grand slams a year equivalent 9 grnd slams distributed amongst other contenders players!
This is not not dominations, its a dope!
This statistic would only be relevant if points started off neutral, but they don't; players serve. So when every average player wins 50% of his points, then 54% is actually an extraordinary achievement. It's 99th percentile stuff
Just today Jannik Sinner won more total points than Carlos Alcaraz in the Roland Garros 1/2 Final, but Alcaraz won the match.
Just another example, like this video, of how small the margins are in elite tennis and that you can win matches by only winning the % of points played mentioned above - and those are for the all-time greats!!
Or like Alcaraz today, you can win fewer than 50% of points played and win. I’m sure it’s happened many, MANY times.
I wonder what is the lowest % of points won in a match victory (a- in a grand slam and b- not limited to a grand slam and c- for both men and women.)
They must track that, right?
At about 5 mins the video starts to make sense. Peterson teaches clinical psychology and he's instructing a class of students who are learning the same. His videos when shared like this seem like some sort of motivational hyperbole, and that gathers a fair amount of attention of the internet.
What this point as indicated in the video showcases is a teacher giving instructions for future psychotherapists to deal with a patient who is agreeable vs disagreeable. Which is based on behavioral science and his personal experience working with clients over decades.
Its absolutely incorrect to treat these videos as some direct messages to individuals wanting to be alpha or sigma or some bull shit like that.
It has taken me so many videos to realise this. A student in clinical psychology is not expecting political correctness or any such thing from their professor. They are building a tool kit to deal with diverse individuals.
I love listening to whatever he says about tennis!
It is not how many points you've won, it is how many last points you've won! It's all that matters - who wins the last point of the match!
I learned a lot wow it’s how you handle the big things like break point
I would like to think their percentages are low because of each other. 😂
@tomr6955They are "low" in a sense that we all thought they were so dominant at their peaks that they would have at least 60-70%.
"They beat players that are better than them all the time." This assessment is phenomenal in the bigger picture.
I don't understand the statistic, someone could explain it to me?
That’s an incredible stat. Wow.
imagine you are in confort with your own serve ( 40/15 every time on a set)
you reach the early break ... you focus on your own serve ... the opponent can win further serves (40/0, game) who care ?? he will even reach 52% of the points ... you won the set in full confort :o)
wrong. its 55%. For the three of them. Federer, Nadal and Djokovic. Serena also. It is a number which these greats share. Mouratoglou should really know this. Bit poor from him.
His argument makes no sense. The best players have the best winning %, they don't win the most important points overall they just win more points
And they can win less points in a match and still win.
Can I get the full link?
55 % for Nadal, 54 % for Fed and Nole
same with djokovic federer wimb 2019 final, nole won less points than roger but still took the win
The points won by each player in that match was widely spoken about, because it was very rare.
Biggest problem with tennis is the ridiculous second serve. Tennis would be alot less boring with only 1 serve. Why do professional tennis players get a second serve? Even table tennis doesn't have a second serve.
Matches would last 7 hours+ if they have only one serve.
@@Henman5 Matches would be shorter without the time lost for the second serve
Evert won more of her matches 90 percent of all matches played over 19 years .mincredible. She did so believing she would. That at any given time she figure out how to handle a point. She believed in herself. That takes courage. Whenever she stepped on the court she acted as though she had already won the match.
Who are you?
It is absolutely fascinating. The number of lessons from this example. Life. Life can be like this. Fighting can be like this. Shows how hard we can be on ourselves for not being perfect. Yet, it's not perfection. It's the fight, the struggle, the perseverance, the studying, and execution. This takes faith and courage. It takes training.
This is shocking to me. I thought it would have been much higher.
The most important "40 seconds message" that any tennis player can get! 🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽
warm water is warm... great discovery
Why do I feel he is talking to a mirror... and not an interviewer
😂😂
I dont disagree with the general claim that a lot tennis matches are decided by a small number of important points.. but I also wonder how the statistic of ~54% varies from the first round game to the finals?
54% and some of them wins it against each other. What a stats
If Nadal plays one more year year his percentage might drop below 54%
That's impossible. Murray's match win % has barely dropped because he had such a dominant career, so it would be no different with Rafa's point percentage. He has played well over 1000 matches, and he is old and wouldn't play 15 tournaments in a year anyways, so his statistic will barely change regardless.
@tomr6955 My guy do you know how many thousands upon thousands of points Rafa has played in his career? He would have to lose points at a drastic rate to even lose 0.1% of his total percentage. Even if he is only winning 50% of his points from here on it would take forever for his percentage to even budge.
And then you managed to destroy Simona's career.
This is perfect exsample of the individual who does not understand statistics. As matter of fact I'm not sure if he even knows basic calculus?
If you win 51% of points and it took 1000 points to determine a match then you would win 72% of your matches. With 54% it's 99%. Though tennis matches are between 100-350 points to decide the winner.
He’s an overrated coach.
Muy entretenido pero no he oído una definición de felicidad...lo cual ensombrece todo en ligar de arrojar liz sobre el tema
And swiatek on clay ?
Crazy stat !
I've always thought that was Djokovic's best talent
Considering the total number of matches and points the big 3 have played in their careers (which is massive), a 9 % difference is actually enormous! Also, most male players would win at least 60 % of the points on their serves, so there you go.
52/54% then it shows all are above, such dumb statement, the difference between having 52% to 54% is huge. The fact the % dont look that impressive is just because they are still playing againt top players most of the times not agains beginners. having 54%+ is insane. Only fools will be shocked by this statistic.
You should also note that often some players win more points but still lose the match, this is so frustrating at times, Patrick is right is here.
Don't know about the 52/4% of average points won by all the big three , but must be some truth in this this.
I've read a section of Andre Agassi's biography "Open" , in which he talks about the brick wall he often faced playing Sampras. He said , Sampras was often inconsistent, would play a string of games winning one or two points only , only to reach a certain point in their matches when, Sampras fired down a few winners at a particular time - next thing , Sampras would streak ahead and was not catchable.....
Brilliant read is his book - highly recomend it
First off, the actual cited numbers for three are all over 54% (54.1, 54.5 & 54.5) so it makes zero sense to say "between 52 and 54%".
Second, tennis is a zero-sum game. Any point you don't win, is won by your opponent. These 3 guys all won ~9% more points than their opponents for their careers, which is a massive difference in the long run, ESPECIALLY in the context of a match being decided on just a few points, as the guy describes.
I've been lucky enough to sit court side to watch Borg, McEnroe, Conners, Agassi, Lendl, Sampras, Etc in big matches. As great as they all were, the jump in excellence when Federer, Nadal and Djokovic came on the scene. For me, all 3 have reached levels of greatness that are near impossible to imagine. Normally, it would take 5-7 years for another crop of greats to come up. With these guys, it took 20 years for an Alcaraz to emerge. They have been that great. I'm already mourning their retirements. It's only been a few years and people are starting to forget how unstoppable Fed was.
they give up some point' like opponent lob or dropshot point' so they can save more energy at some deciding point' like break point' or set point' . there is no need to push yourself so hard just to achieve a love game 😂
Really? Obviously Rune who is coached by him is stupid enough not to learn from him...
Simpson's Paradox.
Combining career points of top rivals for the analysis doesn't make sense as many points would be against each other! A better approach would be to compare each of them (Roger/Rafa/Novak) against let's say top 5 players and then see how they fare.
Wow
Je n'y crois pas
54 % of the points but more of 80% of the matches. Proves that what mouroglatou says is right
I cannot believe I waited all this time to realise that : you can win a tennis match with almost half as many points as the player you just beat (62-110 for a two set match) 😂
The only game where you can score less points than your opponent and still win.
Bla bla bla bla
It’s all about how you handle the big moments
No it’s not. It’s just statistics. If you flip a coin 500 times but he has a 55% chance to land on heads, then you’re very likely to flip more heads overall.