What is it?

In close sets, pressure points identifies the winner of the set more accurately than other commonly used or more traditional stats like total points won. All break points and points that can lead to a break point are counted as pressure points (0-40, 15-40, 30-40, 40- Ad, 0-30, 15-30, 30-30, 40-40). In addition, all tiebreak points where the players are within two points of each other are defined as pressure points off the back of consultation with industry experts.

Why we like it?

As the experts well know, the margins separating victory from defeat are incredibly fine and can often be found by narrowing in on what happens in the moments that matter. Best called on when the player ahead on pressure points won is level/trailing on total points won but has the marginal advantage on the scoreboard – indicating superior performance on the points that matter most.

When we use it?

Ideally used when the player that has their nose in front on the scoreboard has won fewer total points than their opponent (so can call on the total points won stat firstly) and then immediately follow that call with the pressure point no's which (when opposite to total points won, favour the leading player) demonstrating the superior performance on pressure points being a decisive factor in the match.