KEN ROSEWALL
Complete Game Analysis
Date of Birth:
11/02/1934
Birthplace:
Sydney, Australia
Residence:
N/A
Height:
5'9'' / 175 cm
Weight:
150 lbs / 68 kg
Last Update:
September 2019
Number of Points Analyzed for this Study:
708
Ken Rosewall's Strengths
Serve
2 Stars
Strengths:
Weaknesses:
- * First & Second Serve Won Points in the Average (70%/49%)
- * 2 times fewer Aces/Service Winners than his Rivals on Average
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- * First & Second Serve Won Points in the Average (70%/49%)
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- * Ratio of Aces/Service Winners on First Serve (13%)
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- * Ratio of Aces/Service Winners on Second Serve (0%)
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Return
5 Stars
Strengths:
- * 50% more Points & 30% fewer Errors with the Return than his Rivals on Average
- * High Ratio of Points with the Forehand & Backhand Return
- * Low Ratio of Errors with the Forehand Return
- * First Serve Return Won Points (37%)
- * Second Serve Return Won Points (56%)
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Weaknesses:
- * High Ratio of Errors with the Backhand Return
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Forehand
4 Stars
Strengths:
- * 20% fewer Errors for the same Ratio of Points with the Forehand than his Rivals on Average
- * Forehand Touch on a short ball
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Weaknesses:
- * Baseline Forehand (not really played)
- * Forehand Drop Shot (not really played)
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Backhand
5 Stars
Strengths:
Weaknesses:
- * 20% more Points & 40% fewer Errors with the Backhand than his Rivals on Average
- * Baseline Backhand (not really played)
- * Backhand Touch on a short ball (when serving & volleying)
- * Backhand Drop Shot (not really played)
- * Backhand Pass
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Volley
5 Stars
Strengths:
- * 2 times fewer Errors with the Volley than his Rivals on Average
- * Total of Points won at the Net (48%)
- * Serve & Volley (34% of his total points won)
- * 1-2 Punch Approach (5% of his total points won), Baseline Approach (7% of his total points won)
- * Volley Points/Errors Ratio (72%)
- * Chip & Charge (3% of his total points won)
Weaknesses:
- * 20% fewer Points with the Volley than his Rivals on Average
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Ken Rosewall's Game Style
Server
Low
Ken Rosewall wasn't a Server at all because only 12% of his first serve in were unreturned and this result was below all the other Australian stars of his era. He dominated with this shot and had to find more solutions on his return games to counterbalance it.
Puncher
Low
Ken Rosewall didn't play enough baseline rallies (as did most of his rivals) to really represent the Punchers. Besides, his backhand was mainly played with slice which is much more the trademark of the Offensive players or the Retrievers. The only time he Punched a bit his forehand is when he used the forehand approach.
Tempo Player
Very low
At the time of Ken Rosewall and the other Australian stars, the Tempo players didn't really exist. It was all about serving & volleying and from the back of the court they had much more a Punching technique than a Tempo one. The take backs were rather big and the two-handed backhand (trademark of the Tempo players) weren't often used.
Offensive Player
Very high
Ken Rosewall was a serve & volleyer but in comparison with the other Australian stars of his era he varied much more the other net approaches than them. He could play the 1-2 punch approach right after his serve, the baseline approach or the chip & charge and his results were excellent. However, because of this lack of serve & volley (in comparison with his rivals), he made on average 20% less points with the volley than them.
