THE BOOK--Playing The Percentages In Baseball

Does this mean we have to endure theories about Nadal’s pythag overperformance?

I think the scoring system in tennis is not optimal.  The vast majority of games are won by the server—as a result, most points won by the player not serving are “wasted”.

What if tennis followed the rules of table tennis?  Each player would serve five times, then switch.  You could play up to something like 31 points.  That would be the equivalent of a set. 

Then maybe have 4 out of 7 sets—I think that would be pretty similar to a current match.