: Under the pressure of a potential break, players often hit their first serves faster but decelerate their second serves to avoid double faults.
This study analyzed over 28,000 points from the 2016 Wimbledon tournament to investigate how mental stress at "big points"—specifically break points (BP)—impacts performance compared to regular points (RP). Key Findings from the Research break of serve
: A critical difference between winning and losing players is their success rate on second serves . Winning players are often able to maintain or even improve their point-win percentage on second serves during break points, while losing players cannot maintain their level. : Under the pressure of a potential break,
: Despite trying to play safer, players produce double faults twice as often at break points ( ) compared to regular points ( Other Notable Research Perspectives Winning players are often able to maintain or