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Why the tennis “serve clock” may be a waste of time
Author(s) -
Kovalchik Stephanie
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
significance
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.123
H-Index - 21
eISSN - 1740-9713
pISSN - 1740-9705
DOI - 10.1111/j.1740-9713.2018.01173.x
Subject(s) - pace , timer , computer science , shot (pellet) , simulation , real time computing , telecommunications , geography , chemistry , geodesy , organic chemistry , wireless
At the US Open this year, tennis players will be faced with a serve clock, giving them 25 seconds to take their first shot. The clock is intended to speed up pace of play. However, analysis by Stephanie Kovalchik suggests the timer will make little difference