Machine Learning Powers Australian Open Tennis Stars

What's the difference between the best tennis players in the world and those striving to reach the top five, or even the coveted number one ranking? The ability to execute the perfect forehand or deliver an ace at a crucial moment isn't merely about having the best skills. And, as players are trying to improve their games, machine learning is starting to influence how they make those split-second decisions. If you watch professional sports, the one things that stands out is that all the best players, such as those on show at the Australian Open being held at Melbourne Park at the moment, is that all the players are capable of producing incredible shots and, notwithstanding those carrying injuries, all are in peak physical condition. So, if all the players are highly skilled and physically fit, what's the difference?