tennis

Wimbledon grass patterns

Infographics / grass, Reuters, tennis, Wimbledon

This might surprise you, but the grass at the Wimbledon tennis tournament is…
Serena Williams beat every Grand Slam champion

Infographics / Athletic, Grand Slam, Serena Williams, tennis

Serena Wiliams’ tennis career is impressive for its success and longevity, which are…
Science of the tennis toss

Infographics / New York Times, tennis, toss

To serve the ball in tennis, a player first tosses the ball in…
Losses and comebacks of Serena Williams

Infographics / Serena Williams, tennis, Washington Post

We tend to celebrate the wins in sports and often forget about or…
Serena Williams’ career rankings

Statistical Visualization / New York Times, ranking, Serena Williams, tennis

Serena Williams announced her retirement from professional tennis. As is required for any…
Questioning Novak Djokovic’s Covid tests, based on data

Statistical Visualization / BBC, coronavirus, Novak Djokovic, tennis

Tennis player Novak Djokovic is not vaccinated against the coronavirus, and as a…
Roger Federer career in rankings and wins

Statistical Visualization / Roger Federer, sports, tennis

Professional tennis player Roger Federer won his 20th Grand Slam title recently. He’s…
Serena Williams, greatest of all time

Infographics / Los Angeles Times, Serena Williams, sports, tennis

Serena Williams, who plays tonight in the U.S. Open semifinal, might be the…
Maps to understand tennis

Maps / cartography, sports, tennis

Damien Saunder, a cartographer at ESRI, likes to use mapping methods to evaluate…
Be a tennis line judge: Interactive tests your skills

Infographics / game, tennis, Wall Street Journal

Watch video clips from the judge’s point of view and try to make the call.
See a 150mph tennis serve to your face

Infographics / New York Times, sports, tennis

Hawk-Eye is a collection of technologies that allows high-granularity sports tracking, most notably…