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October 27, 2022
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Entering tennis men's Grand Slams within the top-10 and its relationship with the fact of winning the tournament

Publicated to:Ricyde. Revista Internacional De Ciencias Del Deporte. 12 (46): 411-422 - 2016-10-01 12(46), DOI: 10.5232/ricyde2016.04605

Authors: Prieto-Bermejo, Jaime; Angel Gomez-Ruano, Miguel

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Univ Complutense Madrid, Madrid, Spain - Author
Univ Politecn Madrid, Madrid, Spain - Author

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to analyse the relationship between entering tennis men's singles Grand Slams within the top-10 ranking (i.e. title favourites) and the fact of winning the tournament. In order to differentiate between these players in a more powerful way than just considering the ranking number, a cluster algorithm was used to classify the players into two groups depending on their number of ranking points (i.e. higher level top-10 players vs. lower level top-10 players). The possible winners entering the tournament outside the top-10 (if any) were also considered. The sample comprised all the 92 men's singles Grand Slams played between 1990 and 2012. As was expected, the majority of Grand Slams were won by players entering the tournament ranked in the top-10. However, the main result is contrary to the hypothesis that there would be significant differences in the number of titles won in favour of the players entering the tournament from the higher positions of the top-10 when comparing to those won by the players entering from the lower positions of the top-10. Several factors that may influence whether and to what extent a player is more or less favourite to win a Grand Slam title are presented in the discussion.

Keywords

Atp world tourChokingCircuitHome advantagePerformance analysisPressureProfessional tennisRankingsSuccessTop-10 ranking

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Bibliometric impact. Analysis of the contribution and dissemination channel

The work has been published in the journal Ricyde. Revista Internacional De Ciencias Del Deporte due to its progression and the good impact it has achieved in recent years, according to the agency Dialnet (Dialnet Métricas). In the year of publication of the work, 2016, thus managing to position itself as a Q1 (Primer Cuartil).

Notably, the journal is positioned in the Quartile Q3 for the agency Scopus (SJR), in the category Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation, classified as B in other national agencies such as CIRC, classified as C by the agency AGUAR.

Independientemente del impacto esperado determinado por el canal de difusión, es importante destacar el impacto real observado de la propia aportación.

Según las diferentes agencias de indexación, el número de citas acumuladas por esta publicación hasta la fecha 2025-07-16:

  • WoS: 3
  • Scopus: 3

Impact and social visibility

From the perspective of influence or social adoption, and based on metrics associated with mentions and interactions provided by agencies specializing in calculating the so-called "Alternative or Social Metrics," we can highlight as of 2025-07-16:

  • The use of this contribution in bookmarks, code forks, additions to favorite lists for recurrent reading, as well as general views, indicates that someone is using the publication as a basis for their current work. This may be a notable indicator of future more formal and academic citations. This claim is supported by the result of the "Capture" indicator, which yields a total of: 11 (PlumX).

It is essential to present evidence supporting full alignment with institutional principles and guidelines on Open Science and the Conservation and Dissemination of Intellectual Heritage. A clear example of this is:

  • The work has been submitted to a journal whose editorial policy allows open Open Access publication.
  • Additionally, the work has been submitted to a journal classified as Diamond in relation to this type of editorial policy.

Leadership analysis of institutional authors

There is a significant leadership presence as some of the institution’s authors appear as the first or last signer, detailed as follows: First Author (Prieto Bermejo, Jaime) .

the author responsible for correspondence tasks has been Prieto Bermejo, Jaime.