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This isn't about keeping score, but about tracking detailed statistical information about every play. Tennis scoring is quite standardized, as any player will
by dublinben 12y ago
This isn't about keeping score, but about tracking detailed statistical information about every play. Tennis scoring is quite standardized, as any player will tell you.[0]
[0]https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tennis#Scoring https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tennis#Scoring
- sp332 12y agoThere's a standard for scoring, but not keeping score. There's no standardized notation for recording a game of tennis.
- CanSpice 12y agoRecording a 4-6-3 double play isn't about keeping score either, it's about tracking detailed statistical information about every play. That's kind of the point of the article: baseball has standardized notation whereas tennis does not. It's as if different baseball stats trackers gave different field positions different numbers. One guy starts counting from left field, one guy starts at the catcher, one guy starts at the pitcher. Or maybe they use letters instead of numbers. Or maybe they use 2O for a double play (it's two outs, after all). Or STO for strike-outs. That's the state that tennis is in, and that's the point of the article.