Minimax Play at Wimbledon
利用经典职业网球比赛数据检验混合策略均衡理论,发现顶级球员的接发球行为符合均衡,而实验数据则拒绝该假设。
We use data from classic professional tennis matches to provide an empirical test of the theory of mixed strategy equilibrium. We Þnd that the serve-andreturn play of John McEnroe, Bjorn Borg, Boris Becker, Pete Sampras and others is consistent with equilibrium play. The same statistical tests soundly reject the assumption of equilibrium play in experimental data, including the data from Barry O’Neill’s celebrated experiment.