How Technology Has Revolutionized Tennis

1 Racket Technology 1100 The Evolution of Hand TENNIS 1300 TECHNOLOGY The Palla Paddle 1874 Wooden 1967 Rackets Metal 1980 - present Rackets Court Technology Tournaments are now able to tailor Composite specific courts to play at a particular speed and bounce depending on the materials being used. Rackets Graphite, titanium and carbon fibre 1978 - present Comprising layers of acrylic, rubber, silica, and other materials on top of an asphalt or concrete base. Used at the US Open since 1978. Decoturf 2008 - present A blend of latex, rubber, and plastic particles and the 1o0% acrylic Plexipave surface. Used at the Australian Open since 2008, Ball 3. Tracking Technology Plexicushion 1994 - present 263 KM-H) Radar Guns • Australlan Samuel Groth currently has the fastest recorded tennis serve at detect serve speed -1980 - 2008 263km/h during a tournament at Busan South Korea. Cyclops Machine is a system of infra-red beams which helps determine whether serves are in or out and was ousted by Hawk Eye in 2006. Cyclops Machine The Hawk-Eye system performs with an average error of 3.6 mm 2006 - present which equates to a 5% error relative to ball dlameter. This is roughly equivalent to the fluff on the ball. • The system is able to display the outcome of any bounce within 5 seconds Hawk Eye of the ball landing. Hawk Eye tracks the movement of the ball and generates a digital image of where it landed. It can also determine the spin and speed of every shot and help determine the movement of the players throughout the rally. 30% On average of calls are overturned. 4 Match Technology IBM's PointStream technology 2008 2012 2012 SlamTracker™ Keys to the Momentum Match SlamTrackerTM is an online Momentum enables scores and dashboard that serves up statistics and information for IBM analyzed 41 million data points covering Grand Slam matches over the past eight years to provide analytic assessments of players and what they need to do to succeed. statistics of matches to come to life. Data is aggregated into a momentum meter, which shows which player has a current statistical edge. every match being played - point by point. 5 3D Technology ----- 3D motion tracking hardware com- bined with new software that looks into the movement of the spine during a serve can also determine a players risk of lower back injury before they've felt any pain. The US Open, French Open and Wim- bledon also offer 3D coverage of their events for home viewers with a 3D television and access to HD TV. 6 Social Media Interaction @AndyRoddick racked up 91,475 Twit- ter mentions during his loss to Juan Martin Del Potro in the final game of his pro career, making Roddick the most-Tweeted-about participant in the tournament. IBM's Social Sentiment index measures what fans are saying and expressing about the tournament on Twitter How Do the Four Grand Slams Stack Up in the Social Media? Wimbledon is the king of Facebook and Twitter Facebook Likes Twitter Followers 881.000.000 888.391.000 WIMBLEDON 888.842.000 888.131.000 AUSTRALIAN OPEN 888.739.000 888.186.000 FRENCH OPEN 888.571.000 US OPEN 888.215.000 = 50,000 ETwitter King of Twitter f Facebook Rafael Nadal 3.5 million fans Queen of Facebook Maria Sharapova 8.9 million fans King of Facebook Roger Federer Queen of Twitter 12 million fans Serena Williams 3.3 million fans Most Popular Tennis Players on Social Media Did you know? 150 35km 20° In 2010 the Australlian Open launched a special augmented reality app for iPhone users, letting them see Information on current matches by pointing their phone anywhere at the of cables are wired through Melbourne Olympic Park for the 150 people work on the technology for the Australian Open during the tourna- At Wimbledon, spare balls are kept at 20 degrees celslus to keep them in perfect condition at the side Australlan Open each year. ment. of the court. venue. Sources HotelClub http://www.hawkeyeinnovations.co.uk/page/sports-officiating/tennis http://www.australianopen.com/en_AU/ibmrealtime/index.html http://www.open-tennis.com/davis-cup/evolution-of-the-tennis-racquet/ http://www.lifehacker.com.au/201/01/10-tech-facts-from-the-australian-open/ http://news.bbc.co.uk/sportacademy/hi/sa/tennis/features/newsid_2997000/2997504.stm http://illumin.usc.edu/printer/50/the-quest-for-the-perfect-racket-advances-in-tennis-racket-design/ http://www-07.ibm.com/innovation/au/ausopen/pdf/IBMNCA0766_A_CaseStudy_PDF_(CxO_-_Final).pdf http://www.lboro.ac.uk/service/publicity/news-releases/2012/125_Tennis-Charnwood-Dynamics.html http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/sony/8610033Wimbledon-in-3D-behind-the-scenes.html http://asmarterplanet.com/blog/2012/09/us-open-tennis-demonstrating-the-value-of-social-sentiment-analysis.html http://www.smh.com.au/sport/tennis/aussie-smashes-tennis-serve-speed-record-20120513-1ykfk.html 1 Racket Technology 1100 The Evolution of Hand TENNIS 1300 TECHNOLOGY The Palla Paddle 1874 Wooden 1967 Rackets Metal 1980 - present Rackets Court Technology Tournaments are now able to tailor Composite specific courts to play at a particular speed and bounce depending on the materials being used. Rackets Graphite, titanium and carbon fibre 1978 - present Comprising layers of acrylic, rubber, silica, and other materials on top of an asphalt or concrete base. Used at the US Open since 1978. Decoturf 2008 - present A blend of latex, rubber, and plastic particles and the 1o0% acrylic Plexipave surface. Used at the Australian Open since 2008, Ball 3. Tracking Technology Plexicushion 1994 - present 263 KM-H) Radar Guns • Australlan Samuel Groth currently has the fastest recorded tennis serve at detect serve speed -1980 - 2008 263km/h during a tournament at Busan South Korea. Cyclops Machine is a system of infra-red beams which helps determine whether serves are in or out and was ousted by Hawk Eye in 2006. Cyclops Machine The Hawk-Eye system performs with an average error of 3.6 mm 2006 - present which equates to a 5% error relative to ball dlameter. This is roughly equivalent to the fluff on the ball. • The system is able to display the outcome of any bounce within 5 seconds Hawk Eye of the ball landing. Hawk Eye tracks the movement of the ball and generates a digital image of where it landed. It can also determine the spin and speed of every shot and help determine the movement of the players throughout the rally. 30% On average of calls are overturned. 4 Match Technology IBM's PointStream technology 2008 2012 2012 SlamTracker™ Keys to the Momentum Match SlamTrackerTM is an online Momentum enables scores and dashboard that serves up statistics and information for IBM analyzed 41 million data points covering Grand Slam matches over the past eight years to provide analytic assessments of players and what they need to do to succeed. statistics of matches to come to life. Data is aggregated into a momentum meter, which shows which player has a current statistical edge. every match being played - point by point. 5 3D Technology ----- 3D motion tracking hardware com- bined with new software that looks into the movement of the spine during a serve can also determine a players risk of lower back injury before they've felt any pain. The US Open, French Open and Wim- bledon also offer 3D coverage of their events for home viewers with a 3D television and access to HD TV. 6 Social Media Interaction @AndyRoddick racked up 91,475 Twit- ter mentions during his loss to Juan Martin Del Potro in the final game of his pro career, making Roddick the most-Tweeted-about participant in the tournament. IBM's Social Sentiment index measures what fans are saying and expressing about the tournament on Twitter How Do the Four Grand Slams Stack Up in the Social Media? Wimbledon is the king of Facebook and Twitter Facebook Likes Twitter Followers 881.000.000 888.391.000 WIMBLEDON 888.842.000 888.131.000 AUSTRALIAN OPEN 888.739.000 888.186.000 FRENCH OPEN 888.571.000 US OPEN 888.215.000 = 50,000 ETwitter King of Twitter f Facebook Rafael Nadal 3.5 million fans Queen of Facebook Maria Sharapova 8.9 million fans King of Facebook Roger Federer Queen of Twitter 12 million fans Serena Williams 3.3 million fans Most Popular Tennis Players on Social Media Did you know? 150 35km 20° In 2010 the Australlian Open launched a special augmented reality app for iPhone users, letting them see Information on current matches by pointing their phone anywhere at the of cables are wired through Melbourne Olympic Park for the 150 people work on the technology for the Australian Open during the tourna- At Wimbledon, spare balls are kept at 20 degrees celslus to keep them in perfect condition at the side Australlan Open each year. ment. of the court. venue. 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