Tennis has neglected for too long the stories that data tells. Jeff Sackmann has picked up that mantle to change the game.
My deep love of tennis has moved me to re-connect with various aspects of the game: coaching, playing, watching, reading, etc. What I could not have anticipated was the discovery of data that would capture my attention...
I am so grateful to Jeff Sackmann for his work in collecting and organizing decades-worth of tennis statistics. He has artfully turned that collection into a fascinating data set that has become the go-to resource for people like myself, as well as world-class professionals such as Iga Swiatek and her team.
Having followed his work throughout this year, I knew I had to have him on the podcast to indulge some of my questions as a tennis and baseball fan, and to better comprehend his massive undertaking to be the pioneer of modern data capture.
In this wide-ranging intersation, Jeff and I discuss:
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