Tennis Basic

The bracket, and every completed result.

• DrawTournament drawSeeds, byes and qualifiers, several rounds ahead.
• OOPOrder of playCourt, session and roughly when.
• ScoreSet by set scoreIncluding tiebreak points.
• LiveIn progress scoreSet, game and point while it is played.
• RET / W/ORetirement and walkoverFlagged, so they are not read as ordinary wins.
• SurfaceCourt surfaceHard, clay, grass or indoor.
• ChampionsPast championsWith draw size and category.

The box score, where a scoreline becomes an explanation.

• AcesServes the returner never touched.
• DFDouble faultsPoints handed over for nothing.
• 1st%First serve percentage inHow much gets played on the weaker second.
• BPBreak pointsWon out of faced, for both players.
• W / UEWinners and unforced errorsAggressive, or just wild.
• SpeedServe speedAverage and fastest, where the court records it.
• TPWTotal points wonOccasionally the loser won more of them.

Who they are, and where the tour ranked them each week.

• RankRanking historyWeekly, back through a career.
• Rank ptsRanking pointsWhether a number is solid or about to fall off.
• BioPlayer profileAge, height, country, turned pro year.
• PlaysHandedness and backhandDrives most of the stylistic matchups.
• Career W-LCareer win loss recordOverall and by surface.

How fresh they are, and who has already tested them.

• Last 10Recent match recordIn order.
• Rest daysDays since last matchMatters enormously in a best of five.
• Sets playedRecent workloadSets and games over recent days.
• H2HHead to head recordSplit by surface, which often changes it.
• Common opponentsShared opponent logCompares two careers that never crossed.