Two aspects of potential unfairness in tennis singles

Several different types of equivalent players are identified in this paper. `Identical`, `symmetrically identical`, and `equal` players are defined. The tie-break game is shown to be unfair for `identical` players but fair for `symmetrically identical` players, whilst the "no-ad game" is shown to be unfair for players who are merely `equal`. Simple solutions to these unfairness problems are given.
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Bibliographic Details
Subjects:
Notations:sport games
Tagging:Fairness
Published in:Medicine and Science in Tennis
Language:English
Published: 2009
Online Access:https://www.semanticscholar.org/paper/Two-aspects-of-potential-unfairness-in-tennis-Pollard-Pollard/a39ca74d0d537d5b0a509bf18fb0c532d7931011
Volume:14
Issue:3
Pages:20-23
Document types:article
Level:advanced