WINNING STYLE OF PLAY Quads, Men & Women Winning Style of Play defined*

• A taccal, evidence- based conceptualizaon of what it takes to be the best in the world • Measurable taccal outcomes in all areas of compeve play • On going collecon of evidence regarding athletes performances • Allows for objecve internaonal comparave analysis

* Own The Podium definion Evidence is based on

• 9 quad division singles • 9 men division singles • 8 Women division singles matches matches matches • 1 Rio 2016 • 4 Rio 2016 • 3 Rio 2016 Paralympics Final Paralympics Final Paralympics Final Match Match Match • 2 US Open 2017 • 3 US Open 2017 • 1 US Open 2017 matches matches match • 6 • 2 Australian Open • 4 Australian Open 2018 matches 2018 matches 2018 matches • 4 top 5 ranked quad players • 5 top 5 ranked men's players • top 5 ranked quad players (Dylan Alco, David (Gordon Reid, Alfie Hewe, (Yui Kamiji, Jiske Griffoien, Wagner, , Stephane Houdet, Joachim Aniek van Koot, Diede de ) playing Gerard, Shingo Kunieda) Groot, Sabine Ellebrock) each other playing each other playing each other • all matches charted through • all matches charted through • all matches charted Tennis Analycs Tennis Analycs through Tennis Analycs 2 Three data-supported characteristics of the Quad, Men’s & Women’s game

It’s a game It’s a game won or lost It’s an of short through the aacking rallies middle of game the court

GOLD MEDAL PROFILE

3 It’s a game of short rallies

QUADS MEN WOMEN q 69 % of points are q 64% points are decided q 66 % of points are decided in rallies 1-4 in rallies 1-4 decided in rallies 1-4 q 94 % of points are q 90% in 1-8 rallies q 87 % of points are decided in rallies 1-8 decided in rallies 1-8 q The player who won at q The player who won at q The player who won at least 54% of the 1 - 4 least 50% of the 1 - 4 least 52% of the 1 - 4 shot rallies won the shot rallies won the shot rallies won the match (independently match (independently match (independently on his result in the the on his result in the the 5 on his result in the the 5 5 and above rallies) and above rallies) and above rallies) q 72 % of all unforced q 66 % of all unforced q 69 % of all unforced errors are commied errors are commied in errors are commied in in rallies 1-4 rallies 1-4 rallies 1-4 q 62 all winners are q 58% all winners are q 64 all winners are scored in rallies 1-4 scored in rallies 1-4 scored in rallies 1-4 4 Quad rally length Men rally length Women rally length

QUADS MEN WOMEN

1-4 Shots 68.67% 1-4 Shots 63.89% 1-4 Shots 65.75%

5 - 8 Shots 25.44% 5 - 8 Shots 26.44% 5 - 8 Shots 21.25%

9 -12 Shots 4.89% 9 -12 Shots 6.67% 9 -12 Shots 8.88%

13+ Shots 0.50% 13+ Shots 1.11% 13+ Shots 5.19%

5 It’s a game won or lost through the middle of the court

QUADS MEN WOMEN q 40% of all last shots q 36% of all last shots q 34.2% of all last shots (winners and errors) are (winners and errors) are hit (winners and errors) are hit from 3 quadrants from 3 quadrants: C2, C3, C4 hit from 3 quadrants C2,C3,C4 q 58% of all Serve + 1 winners C2,C3,C4 q 68.4 % of all Serve + 1 are hit from 3 quadrants: q 63 % of all Serve + 1 winning shots are hit C2, C3, C4 winning shots are hit from 3 quadrants: C2, C3, q 44% of all Return + 1 from 3 quadrants: C2, C3, C4 winners are hit from 3 C4 q 39% of all Return + 1 quadrants: C2, C3, C4 q 41.8% of all Return + 1 winninig shots are hit q 41.9% of all + 5 shot winners winninig shots are hit from 3 quadrants are hit from 4 middle from 3 quadrants C2,C3,C4 quadrants: C1, C2, C3, C4 C2,C3,C4 q 50.3% of all +5 winninig q 47.6% of all +5 winninig shots are hit from 4 shots are hit from 4 middle quadrants C1, middle quadrants C1, C2,C3,C4 C2,C3,C4

6 Quad Quadrant Analysis All last shots (winning or losing)

40% of all last shots (winners and errors) are hit from Quadrant C2,C3 or C4

All Serve + 1 winners

68.4% of all serve + 1 winners are hit from 3 quadrants: C2, C3, C4 All Return + 1 winners

39.5 % all return + 1 winners are hit from 3 middle quadrants (C2,C3,C4) All +5 Winners

50.3 % all 5+ last shot winners are hit from 4 middle quadrants (C1, C2,C3,C4) Men’s Quadrant Analysis

All last shots (winning or losing)

36% of all last shots (winners and errors) are hit from 3 quadrants: C2, C3, C4

13 All Serve + 1 winners

58% of all Serve + 1 winners are hit from 3 Quadrants:C2, C3 & C4

14 All Return + 1 winners

44% of all Return + 1 winners are hit from 3 Quadrants:C2, C3 & C4

15 All +5 Winners

41.9% of all + 5 winners are hit from 4 middle quadrants:C1, C2, C3 & C4

16 Women’s Quad Quadrant Analysis All last shots (winning or losing)

34.2% of all last shots (winners and errors) are hit from Quadrant C2,C3 or C4

All Serve + 1 winners

63% of all serve + 1 winners are hit from 3 quadrants: C2, C3, C4 All Return + 1 winners

41.8 % all return + 1 winners are hit from 3 middle quadrants (C2,C3,C4) All +5 Winners

47.6 % all 5+ last shot winners are hit from 4 middle quadrants (C1, C2,C3,C4) It’s an aacking game

QUADS MEN q Higher Winner to Error rao than WOMEN q 45% (winners) to 55% q 44% (winners) to 56% in the able bodied game: q 31% (winners) to 58% (errors) (errors) (errors) q *30/70 raon in abled *30/70 raon in abled q Quads: 45% (winners) to 55% q *30/70 raon in abled bodied tennis bodied tennis (errors) bodied tennis q Men: 44% (winners) to 56% q Forehand v backhand q Forehand clear weapon (errors) q Forehand v backhand winners: of choice: *30/70 raon in abled bodies winners: • 51% of all • 80% of all • 65% of all groundstroke winners groundstroke tennis groundstroke were forehands winners were winners were • 49% of all forehands q Forehand clear weapon of choice: forehands groundstroke winners • 20% of all • 80% of all groundstroke • 35% of all were backhands groundstroke winners were forehands groundstroke winners were • 20% of all groundstroke winners were backhands winners were backhands

backhands 22 Service & Break Points Serve/Break point stascs QUAD/MEN/WOMEN

QUADS MEN WOMEN 1st Serve % 66.1 61.4 59.83 1st serve points won % 55.0 59.4 47.12 2nd serve points won % 40.9 44.5 31.21 Break points converted % 45.4 62.7 56.69 Break points Saved % 52.6 42.4 35.29 Service Games won % 53.1 56.7 32.13

24 From Winning Style of Play to Gold Medal Profile ‘Gold Medal Profile’ defined*

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TACTICAL ‘Game based approach’ TECHNICAL

4 key taccal situaons should It’s a 3 key technical components be priorized: game of should be addressed: short

st rallies 1. Serve: (1 serve %, hit the spots) 1. Racquetwork

2. Return of Serve winners 2. Bodywork

3. Serve +1 Winner 3. Mobility 4. Return + 1 Winner It’s a game won or lost through the middle of PHYSIOLOGICAL the court PSYCHOLOGICAL 1. Anthropometry 1. Work ethic/Discipline/Grit 2. Flexibility 2. Independence & Problem 3. Accelaraon & Speed Solving approach 4. Strength & Power It’s an 3. Resilience 5. Change of Direcon aacking 4. Emoonal Control game 6. Cardiovascular fitness: 5. Focus anaerobic & aerobic 6. Confidence

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From Winning Style of Play to Gold Medal Profile

TACTICAL ‘Game based approach’ TECHNICAL

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For a detaled breakdown of For a detaled breakdown of these PHYSIOLOGICAL GMP these PSYCHOLOGICAL GMP characteriss cited in the It’s an characteriss cited in the aacking previous slide, please refer to game previous slide, please refer to word document ‘ GMP word document GMP Physiological Profile – FINAL’ Psychological Profile – FINAL 28