What Is an Unforced Error in Tennis
What is an unforced error in tennis? An unforced error occurs when it is judged a tennis player has full control over his/her swing and commits an error. An error can be hitting the ball into the net, out of bounds, or missing the ball entirely. Unforced errors can be hard to judge and there is no exact science on how to identify them. It's usually a judgement call by an analyist. For a very good description on what is an unforced error in tennis, visit http://www.tennis.com/yourgame/asktheeditors/asktheeditors.aspx?id=1432.
Posted by MikeWill on 8/30/2009
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Here are some basic terms used in the game of tennis. let (1) When the service hits the net and lands in a let is played and the server gets another ball, (2) an error in scoring or lines has occurred and the point is replayed; lob To hit the ball high and sometimes deep, usually an offensive shot, similar to "moonball";
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A. For this one we deferred to the industry expert, the renowned Dr. Leo Levin of IDS Sports, who does or has done statistics for all of the major tennis tournaments and then some. He's also the person who came up with the term "unforced error" in 1982. Here's what he said.
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A. For this one we deferred to the industry expert, the renowned Dr. Leo Levin of IDS Sports, who does or has done statistics for all of the major tennis tournaments and then some. He's also the person who came up with the term "unforced error" in 1982. Here's what he said.
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Unforced error according to the free Tennis Terms dictionary.Glossary of Tennis Terms with the most widely used words and expressions from the tennis jargon, lively and clearly explained. ... Tennis Terms INDEX: ... An error made while under no pressure from the opponent, e.g. mishitting a ball.
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[Archive] definition of unforced error Tennis Tips/Instruction ... Talk Tennis > Miscellaneous > Tennis Tips/Instruction > definition of unforced error...
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Wimbledon Tennis: Daniela Hantuchova Legs = unforced error. Lesbian Tennis players don't serve in box. They munch it. Funny MySpace Pictures. Funny Pictures for Myspace. Myspace jokes.; HOGWILD.NET semi-hilarious comedy;
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BioInfoBank Library :: Unforced errors and error reduction in tennis. Organization of the cerebral cortex. III. A study of aging in the human cerebral cortex. Multiple arterial thromboses in a newborn infant, with particular involvement of an umbilical and hypogastric artery. ... Keywords: tenny; error; error reduction;
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Only at the highest level of tennis is the number of winners comparable to the number of unforced errors. As the average player loses many more points due to unforced errors than due to winners by an opponent, if the rate of unforced errors can be reduced, it should lead to an increase in points won.
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Center court The main court at a tennis arena, where the championship and other major matches are played. ... Error A shot that fails to cross the net or lands out of the court, resulting in loss of the point. See forced error; unforced error.
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