Men Vs Women Tennis

There has always been debate on the differences between men and women in Tennis; especially regarding the prize pools. Nevertheless, not only are they different in shape, size and strength but there are also a series of statistics that support the fundamental differences among them. MEN VS WOMEN There has been a debate... You got served! Men break serve Women break serve 23.5% of the time 164mph 129mph 34.8% of the time Sam Groth in 2012 Venus Williams in 2007 11 hours 05 mins 6 hours 31 mins Longest match for men's Longest match for women's: in Wimbledon 2010 in Central Fidelity Banks Most aces International 1984 Alexandra Stevenson (USA) 1999 Goran Ivanisevic (CRO) 2001212 aces 57 aces Serena Williams (USA) 2008 On average Men's matches have 13.5 Women's matches on average have 4.2 aces per set aces per set. Women play with stronger reliance on the return while men play with stronger reliance on the serve 49% Shoulder, wrist and lower back injuries* What a rally! The longest rally ever lasted 29 minutes and 643 shots between Vicki Nelson and Jean Hepner at a US tournament in 1984 Men report a higher rate of thigh and trunk injuries Women have a higher rate of hip and lower-leg injuries due to increased time spent rallying Rallies in women's singles matches are significantly longer (7.1 seconds per rally) than those in men's singles matches (5.2 seconds per rally) 25%ankle injuries AposTherapy Be yourself again Sources: Wimbledon: Facts and Figures. www.wimbledon.com Intensity of tennis match play. J Fernandez, A Mendez-Vilanueva, and B. M. Pluim. British Joumal of Sports Medicine Common sports injuries in young tennis players. Bylak J, Hutchinson MR. Int. Journal of Sports Medicine. Sports Injury Bulletin, www.sportsinjurybulletin.com *Reported by both men and women