Table 2.

Performance differences between winning and losing players according to players’ sex and tournament round.

Performance Variables (N)	Men
	Quarter-Finals				Semi-Finals				Finals
	Winning Pair	Losing Pair			Winning Pair	Losing Pair			Winning Pair	Losing Pair
	M	M	p	d	M	M	p	d	M	M	p	d
Break points won	0.22	0.05	0.00 *	2.10	0.22	0.05	0.00 *	2.29	0.21	0.04	0.00 *	1.97
Break points	0.47	0.29	0.00 *	1.24	0.45	0.22	0.00 *	1.00	0.47	0.20	0.00 *	1.07
Errors	0.77	1.04	0.00 *	0.80	0.79	1.03	0.00 *	0.67	0.76	1.05	0.00 *	0.77
Smash winners	1.00	0.73	0.00 *	0.80	1.01	0.72	0.00 *	0.91	1.07	0.75	0.00 *	0.95
Smashes	1.57	1.40	0.00 *	0.30	1.46	1.39	0.24	0.18	1.72	1.45	0.04 *	0.45
Winners	1.50	1.08	0.00 *	1.11	1.52	1.11	0.00 *	1.02	1.50	1.14	0.00 *	0.67
Volley winners	0.92	0.60	0.00 *	1.08	0.91	0.58	0.00 *	1.16	0.83	0.62	0.00 *	0.83
Performance Variables (N)	Women
	Quarter-Finals				Semi-Finals				Finals
	Winning Pair	Losing Pair			Winning Pair	Losing Pair			Winning Pair	Losing Pair
	M	M	p	d	M	M	p	d	M	M	p	d
Break points won	0.28	0.07	0.00 *	2.32	0.25	0.06	0.00 *	2.18	0.26	0.07	0.00 *	2.10
Break points	0.56	0.25	0.00 *	1.35	0.54	0.29	0.00 *	0.97	0.53	0.31	0.00 *	0.84
Errors	0.92	1.23	0.00 *	0.78	0.95	1.19	0.00 *	0.56	0.96	1.22	0.00 *	0.60
Smash winners	0.63	0.39	0.00 *	0.78	0.70	0.47	0.00 *	0.64	0.68	0.46	0.00 *	0.63
Smashes	1.03	0.85	0.04 *	0.31	1.06	0.98	0.43	0.11	1.18	0.90	0.01 *	0.50
Winners	1.78	1.16	0.00 *	1.33	1.69	1.19	0.00 *	1.15	1.79	1.32	0.00 *	0.93
Volley winners	0.96	0.67	0.00 *	0.90	0.96	0.65	0.00 *	0.86	0.95	0.62	0.00 *	0.94

Note: M = Mean; * = p < 0.05: d = effect size.