The Serve: Creating Racket Speed

In the blur of the serve, there can seem to be a variety of techniques used, but for the world’s best players, the essential components are the same. Here is a look at how all the body’s segments intricately combine to produce tremendous racket-head speed.

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Wimbledon Tennis Tracker – Interactive Graphics

Charting how top players are performing at Wimbledon.

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Wimbledon: The grass is always greener – Interactive Graphic

Defending champion Rafael Nadal, fresh off a record-tying sixth title at Roland Garos, is seeded No. 1 at Wimbledon, while Serena Williams looks to secure a third successive crown after an 11-month absence.

Features:

• 3D video analysis on tennis surfaces and their impact on tennis balls (clay, grass and hard courts)
• Interactive timeline with profile images of players
• Player fact and bio boxes

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Twitter, Anyone?

Interactive graphic highlighting several of the biggest names in tennis who will be offering instant analysis of the U.S. Open — along with plenty of less serious discussion — on their Twitter feeds.

Below are 16 of the most interesting feeds belonging to players and coaches participating in or watching the tournament. Click on the tabs to see the men’s and women’s feeds.

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Wozniacki Plays the Odds and the Angles

Caroline Wozniacki, the top-seeded player at the United States Open, has used a patience and great shot selection to climb to the upper tier of women’s tennis. Geoff Macdonald, women’s tennis coach at Vanderbilt University, takes a look at her high-percentage shotmaking.

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