Table 2.
Mean (± SD) percentages of the expert and non-expert tennis players for both forehand shots combined, backhand shots combined and all shots combined.
Accuracy (%) Expert Players
Accuracy (%) Non-Expert Players
Rest
70%
90%
Rest
70%
90%
Forehand Shots
30.38 (11.98)
26.92 (12.34)
12.69 (9.49)
18.53 (17.92)
15.00 (9.52)
7.94 (6.14)
Backhand Shots
19.23 (12.89)
23.08 (9.69)
16.92 (11.64)
14.71 (9.10)
17.35 (12.64)
8.82 (10.08)
All shots combined
24.81 (10.08)
25.00 (8.96)
14.81 (8.51)
16.62 (10.00)
16.18 (8.98)
8.38 (7.23)
Consistency (%) Expert Players
Consistency (%) Non-Expert Players
Rest
70%
90%
Rest
70%
90%
Forehand Shots
49.62 (11.27)
51.92 (15.48)
54.23 (12.22)
45.59 (16.00)
47.35 (12.39)
37.94 (9.85)
Backhand Shots
55.77 (16.94)
50.38 (9.89)
45.77 (13.97)
38.53 (14.77)
45.88 (12.53)
32.94 (13.00)
All shots combined
52.69 (12.50)
51.15 (5.55)
50.00 (10.00)
42.06 (11.57)
46.62 (7.65)
35.44 (6.97)
Out (%) Expert Players
Out (%) Non-Expert Players
Rest
70%
90%
Rest
70%
90%
Forehand Shots
20.00 (9.13)
21.15 (13.10)
33.08 (12.84)
36.18 (18.84)
37.65 (16.87)
54.12 (12.15)
Backhand Shots
25.00 (13.54)
26.54 (10.68)
37.31 (12.18)
46.76 (16.10)
36.76 (17.67)
58.24 (17.76)
All shots combined
22.50 (9.57 )
23.85 (8.70)
35.19 (9.76)
41.47 (13.75)
37.21 (12.08)
56.18 (9.89)