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Lots of enraged responses to this poll.
But is it really so unlikely that a mediocre tennis player could win *one single point* against a top professional - male or female, Williams or Federer - over the course of a whole match?
Discuss.
But is it really so unlikely that a mediocre tennis player could win *one single point* against a top professional - male or female, Williams or Federer - over the course of a whole match?
Discuss.
A comedian once said that the Olympics should always have someone mediocre competing alongside professionals to showcase pros' skill.
I'd love some top pro to agree to this experiment. Fwiw, I think people underestimate how likely it is that a pro would mess up *once* in a match
I'd love some top pro to agree to this experiment. Fwiw, I think people underestimate how likely it is that a pro would mess up *once* in a match
Here's an interesting thread from a few months ago that asks a version of this question about Federer.
If people are overestimating the likelihood of being able to score one point, they seem to do it vis-a-vis Federer as well as Williams.
h/t @RLPI80.
reddit.com/r/tennis/comme…
If people are overestimating the likelihood of being able to score one point, they seem to do it vis-a-vis Federer as well as Williams.
h/t @RLPI80.
reddit.com/r/tennis/comme…
Final clarification before I forget this debate forever:
Thinking you could win a game in a set against a pro is insane, since it would require multiple points in succession. But one single point across two or three sets seems to me to be a very different question.
Thinking you could win a game in a set against a pro is insane, since it would require multiple points in succession. But one single point across two or three sets seems to me to be a very different question.
