Does Rafael Nadal deserve a Higher Salary BY

Does Rafael Nadal deserve a Higher Salary? BY: MINA YOUSSEF

Why I chose this question • I have played competitive tennis for 5 years • Rafael Nadal is my favourite tennis player • I want to prove he deserves a higher salary

To prove he deserves a higher salary I collected the following stats: • • • ACES DOUBLE FAULTS 1 ST SERVE IN % 1 ST SERVE POINTS WON % 2 ND SERVE POINTS WON % BREAK POINTS WON %

To strengthen my argument, I compared Rafael Nadal’s stats with other players of similar caliber. These players are: • Roger Federer • Novak Djokovic

The data was collected at the following website: atpworldtour. com

Raw Data for Rafael Nadal Aces Double Faults 1 st Serve In% 1 st Serve Points Won% 2 nd Serve Points Won% Break Points Won% 2003 -2005 324 261 70. 6% 69. 3% 55. 6% 43. 3% 2006 -2008 761 253 68. 6% 72. 3% 57. 6% 44% 2009 -2011 796 343 67. 6% 72. 3% 58% 45. 6% 2012 -2014 562 269 72% 79. 3% 56. 3% 48% 2015 -2017 574 353 72% 71. 6% 56. 6% 43%

Raw Data for Roger Federer Aces Double 1 st Faults Serve In% 1 st Serve Points Won% 2 nd Serve Points Won% Break Points Won% 1998 -2002 1585 709 58. 6% 72. 6% 51. 6% 39. 6% 2003 -2005 1762 587 61. 6% 77. 3% 58. 6% 42% 2006 -2008 1948 281 63% 77% 58. 6% 41. 6% 2009 -2011 1819 342 62. 6% 78. 6% 57. 3% 41% 2012 -2014 1691 341 63. 3% 77. 6% 57. 6% 40% 2015 -2017 1325 255 63% 80% 57. 6% 40. 3%

Raw Data for Novak Djokovic Aces Double Faults 1 st Serve In% 1 st Serve Points Won% 2 nd Serve Points Won% Break Points Won% 2004 -2005 114 79 65. 5% 46% 37. 5% 2006 -2008 1296 503 69. 6% 58% 45% 2009 -2011 1149 688 72. 6% 57. 3% 45% 2012 -2014 1416 370 75% 57. 3% 44. 4% 2015 -2017 848 383 73% 56. 3% 44. 4%

Processed Data for Stats

Averages for every year stats for Roger Federer

Averages for every year stats for Novak Djokovic

Averages for every year stats for Rafael Nadal

Averages per Year Aces Double Faults 1 st Serve In% 1 st Serve Points Won% 2 nd Serve Points Won% Break Points Won% Rafael Nadal 201 99 23. 3% 24. 3% 18. 9% 14. 8% Novak Djokovic 345 145 23. 1% 34. 1% 19. 6% 15. 5% Roger Federer 503 126 18. 6% 23. 2% 17. 1% 12. 2%

Average Who is above average in each of these stats? Aces (350) Double Faults (124) 1 ST Serve In% (21. 6%) 1 st Serve Points Won% (27. 2%) 2 nd Serve Points Won% (18. 5%) Break Points Won% (14. 1%) Rafael Nadal no yes yes Novak Djokovic no no yes yes Roger Federer yes no no

How many times each Player is above Average Roger Federer is above average 2 times. Novak Djokovic is above average 4 times. Rafael Nadal is above average 4 times. Nadal and Djokovic are both above average 4 times – what now?

Whose Stats are Higher above Average? Rafael Nadal or Novak Djokovic?

Who is more Above Average? 1 ST Serve In% 1 st Serve Points Won% 2 nd Serve Points Won% Rafael Nadal 1. 7% above average 0. 4% above average 0. 7% above average Novak Djokovic 1. 5% above average 1. 1% above average 1. 4% above average Novak Djokovic is more above average than Rafael Nadal.