Lead Article
What gets tracked
Serve Patterns
Target, plus-one intent, miss direction, and how often the returner can remove the server's first look.
Rally Shape
Crosscourt tolerance, direction changes, approach triggers, and the first player forced away from structure.
Risk
Stake size, drawdown, closing-line movement, and whether a model edge is big enough to deserve action.
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A tennis journal for notes that outlive the score.
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