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Tag Archives: tennis maths

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Tennis maths: how long should a deuce point last?

Matthew Wright

30 June 2016

Summer is upon us, and we’re almost halfway through Wimbledon, so there’s no better time to look at some tennis maths!

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Posted in Blog, Front page feature | Tagged deuce point, tennis maths, tennis stats

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