Continuing our Season In Review series, ATPWorldTour.com presents the second part of its two-part series on the year's most notable statistics. There is little doubt that 2017 was highlighted by the return of Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer to the top two spots in the Emirates ATP Rankings. The rivals combined to produce an astonishing 119-16 record in 2017. So it is not surprising that they would hold the two longest winning streaks by anyone on the ATP World Tour. What may be surprising, however, is that Nadal and Federer combined to create the five longest winning streaks on tour this year, with the Spaniard having the longest unbeaten run (17 matches) of any player in the world. Longest Winning...
Continuing our Season In Review series, ATPWorldTour.com looks at the most intriguing statistics of the year. In part one of our two-part series, we look at champions by age, country and more. Every week on the ATP World Tour, players have one goal — winning the title. So inevitably, besides their year-end Emirates ATP Ranking, one of the most important statistics a player can excel in is titles won. While he was the 17th seed at the first event he won this year (Australian Open), Roger Federer won seven titles to rocket up the rankings back to No. 2 in the world. The Swiss was one of three players to capture at least five titles in 2017, with World No....
Infosys ATP Beyond The Numbers shows how Grigor Dimitrov's improved performance on break points helped the Nitto ATP Finals champion soar to a career-best in the Emirates ATP Rankings. Photo: Peter Staples / ATP World Tour
Infosys ATP Beyond The Numbers shows what Roger Federer did better in 2017 than he has ever before, and how that helped propelled him to No. 2 in the Emirates ATP Rankings in 2017.
It’s normally the return, but this season it was the serve that carried Rafael Nadal back to the pinnacle of our sport. Nadal finished 2017 as World No. 1 for the fourth time in his career. An Infosys ATP Beyond The Numbers analysis of his service patterns reveals a key change that took him from personal worst-to-first marks from 2016 to 2017. The Spaniard finished first on tour with second serve points won this season at 61.5 per cent (1076/1749), recording his personal best in this specific metric since emerging onto the tour in 2003. It’s a remarkable improvement, considering he won a career low (tied with 2004) 54 per cent in 2016. [ALSO LIKE] Nadal’s second serve dominance in...