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Pro@reddthat.com to Science@lemmy.ml · 2 months ago

The psychological (ab)use of timeouts in professional tennis: Tennis players who take a bathroom break are likely to gain an advantage over their opponent.

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The psychological (ab)use of timeouts in professional tennis: Tennis players who take a bathroom break are likely to gain an advantage over their opponent.

www.manchester.ac.uk

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Game, set, and splash? Player’s timeout confers advantage, data shows
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Data analysis by a University of Manchester psychologist has confirmed the suspicion that tennis players who take a bathroom break are likely to gain an advantage over their opponent. In the first ever study of its kind, tennis fan Dr Liam Blything analysed the impact of timeouts using data from the world’s top 250 players between 2013 and 202...
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    So… mandatory adult diapers for all tennis players?

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