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. 2006 Aug;40(8):696–699. doi: 10.1136/bjsm.2005.021253

Table 3 Combined data from all three tournaments on the number of strokes and stroke distribution (see results section for statistical analysis). Service and return games.

Service games Return games
Stroke type Stroke type
Serves First 6.4 (2.9) Returns Fore 2.3 (1.7)
Second 2.5 (1.9) Back 3.0 (1.9)
Topspin Fore 4.4 (4.2) Topspin Fore 3.0 (3.4)
Back 3.0 (3.6) Back 2.6 (3.1)
Slice Fore 0.2 (0.8) Slice Fore 0.2 (0.7)
Back 0.5 (1.0) Back 0.8 (1.2)
Half volley Fore 0.2 (0.5) Half volley Fore 0.1 (0.3)
Back 0.1 (0.4) Back 0.1 (0.2)
Volley Fore 0.3 (0.7) Volley Fore 0.1 (0.3)
Back 0.4 (1.0) Back 0.1 (0.4)
Overhead 0.2 (0.5) Overhead 0.02 (0.2)

See results section for statistical analysis. Values are mean (SD).