15-30 A Tennis Podcast (ATP)

Happy Holidays from us at 15-30! The New Year is around the corner. That means more tennis. Many players are busy training preparing for glory at the Aussie Open. What will 2019 have in store? Djokovic’s continued return to dominance or a Fedal repeat of 2017? Or maybe just maybe the dawn of a new era will be formed by the minting of new champions – young and old. We have made our bold tennis predictions for 2019.

The final tournaments have ended. Victors have been crowned and upsets scored. Join us as we analyze the numbers behind the Paris Masters and the ATP World Tour Finals. Djokovic, Federer, Zverev, and Khachanov all made their moves as the season ended. How did Del Potro play statistically in 2018 compared to his peak, 2009? How does 2018 Federer stack up to 2007 Fed? These answers and more on Episode 8 of 15-30.

Theme music brought to by: Kevin MacLeod. With excerpts from his song, “Cool Rock”.

Federer triumphed for the ninth time at his home tourney of Basel and Nishikori lost another final, this one to Anderson at Vienna. Wimbledon introduced a new rule regarding a tiebreaker in the 5th set. How many matches will it affect? What do we have to look forward towards the end of another exhilarating tennis season? And the quest for year end world No. 1 continues…

Theme music brought to by: Kevin MacLeod. With excerpts from his song, “Cool Rock”.

Dr. Kovalchik obtained her PhD in statistics from UCLA and now works at Tennis Australia as a data scientist immersed in tennis. We talk about her findings including applying the Pythagorean win theorem to tennis, pressure ratings, and many other cutting-edge analytics that can help us better understand the modern game of tennis. Two rounds into the US Open she even gives her group’s picks for the men and women’s singles champions…

Novak Djokovic triumphed at the US Open. Is he back to his top form that he exhibited in 2015-2016? What about the young up and coming Next Gen players? What was the match of the 2018 US Open? Listen to the episode to find out.

Tsistpas made it all the way to the final, and upset four top 10 players en route, until his eventual defeat to Rafa Nadal in Canada. Djokovic finally defeated Federer to win the only masters that eluded him in Cincy. We bring you all the stats behind the matches as well as the preview to this year’s US Open. No male has defended his title in 10 years at the open, will Nadal defend his title?

In episode 3 we cover the basis for elo its power in providing statistics for match ups. We also dive into the ATP’s “Next Gen” players. The young guns: Zverev, Tsitsipas, and Kyrgios are discussed. With players like these tennis has a bright future. Zverev’s woes at the major tournaments are also discussed.

15-30 A Tennis Podcast (ATP) covers the statistics of ATP tour throughout the year. The various matches Wimbledon are covered with special attention to the Federer-Anderson quarterfinal and the two record breaking semi-final matches that exhilarated tennis fans around the world. Each match is broken down by the statistical categories that had the greatest impact on the outcome. IBM keys to the match are discussed as a tool to better understand a given match. Federer and Nadal are supplanted by a rejuvenated Djokovic 10 years after their epic 5 set final that saw Nadal reach world number 1 for the first time.