Jeff Sackmann

Tennis stats expert Jeff Sackmann joins Tim Harford to explain how Roger Federer's 54% point win rate translates to a 60% chance of winning a tennis game. They discuss the importance of consistency in point victories for overall match success and explore the correlation between points won and success in tennis, comparing statistics of top players like Federer and Serena Williams.

Jeff Sackmann, founder of Tennis Abstract and expert in tennis analytics, joins the conversation with insights into the power of data in sports. He discusses his predictive models for the U.S. Open and highlights the impressive performances of rising stars like Jannik Sinner and Carlos Alcaraz. Jeff explains how tennis analytics is revolutionizing strategies, including serve variability and real-time match adjustments. The talk also touches on trends in golf and MLB, intertwining the impact of statistics across various sports.